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Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Ohio State University College of Medicine (1975)

134 Capital Drive Suite E
West Springfield, MA 01089

(413) 733-0010

Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD is a nephrologist in West Springfield, MA specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1975 and has 51 years of experience. Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD is affiliated with Baystate Health, Holyoke Medical Center and Kidney Care and Transplant Services of New England, PC.

Office Locations

134 Capital Drive Suite E
West Springfield, MA 01089

(413) 733-0010

(413) 417-2978

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Holyoke Medical Center

2150 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01104

(413) 733-0010

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In The News

“According to Dr. Gregory Braden, Chief of the Division of Nephrology at Baystate Medical Center,.”—"Baystate Medical Center home dialysis treatments improving lives of renal failure patients", Mass Live, March 2020

“My continued association with Baytstate goes back to 1987, when I lived in West Springfield and met Dr. Gregory L. Braden, who now heads the division of nephrology, that is the department that...”—"Kidney recipient Douglas Goodhue chronicles his journey", Mass Live, April 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Springfield, MA during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	309
diabetes management	18
dialysis	239
doctor visit	629
hospital care	1429
inpatient care	1429
lab tests	3025
preventive care	55
thyroid function tests	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Springfield, MA during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	340
diabetes management	21
dialysis	209
doctor visit	595
hospital care	924
inpatient care	924
lab tests	4167
preventive care	73
thyroid function tests	81

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	461
Black	78
Hispanic	63
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	97
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	62
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Springfield, MA during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	335
diabetes management	34
dialysis	158
doctor visit	551
hospital care	962
inpatient care	962
lab tests	4012
preventive care	97
thyroid function tests	76

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	450
Black	95
Hispanic	79
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	87
Less than 65	198

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	61
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Springfield, MA during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	281
diabetes management	40
dialysis	197
doctor visit	510
hospital care	928
inpatient care	928
lab tests	3506
preventive care	126
thyroid function tests	76

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD.

**Gender**
Male	744
Female	696

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1074
Black	168
Hispanic	158
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	430
85 and over	216
Less than 65	386

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	61
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Springfield, MA during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	329
diabetes management	30
dialysis	117
doctor visit	660
hospital care	579
inpatient care	579
lab tests	4213
minimally invasive procedures	17
preventive care	106
thyroid function tests	52

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	61
Hispanic	70
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	121
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	58
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Springfield, MA during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	144
diabetes management	22
dialysis	33
doctor visit	618
hospital care	169
inpatient care	169
lab tests	2246
preventive care	96
thyroid function tests	44

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	38
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	64
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	55
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Springfield, MA during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	613
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
lab tests	100
minimally invasive procedures	30

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	30
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	43
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	56
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Springfield, MA during 2019 were lab tests and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	634
lab tests	58
minimally invasive procedures	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	21
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	46
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	54
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Springfield, MA during 2020 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	327
lab tests	82

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	24
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	37
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	50
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	352

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	19
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	341

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	11
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	45
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Springfield, MA were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

blood draw	289
diabetes management	27
dialysis	158
doctor visit	530
hospital care	721
inpatient care	721
lab tests	2378
minimally invasive procedures	22
preventive care	92
thyroid function tests	63

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	48
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	344
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	45
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	126
85 and over	67
Less than 65	120
65 to 74	139

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1975. He completed residency at University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (1975)

Residency: University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals (1978)

Board Certification: Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baystate Health

Holyoke Medical Center

Kidney Care and Transplant Services of New England, PC

Ratings & Reviews

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gregory L. Braden, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$140 S-Series SCS Leads $140
Retrophin, Inc.	$133 (815) Thiola $8	$125
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$119 FARXIGA $108	LOKELMA $11
Genentech USA, Inc.	$103 Rituxan $103
Astute Medical, Inc.	$86 NephroCheck Test $86
Other	$66 TSPOT TB TEST $35	NON-PRODUCT $14	$17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$625
Education	$22

Biography

Dr. Gregory Braden specializes in adult nephrology and practices in Springfield, MA and West Springfield, MA. Clinical interests for Dr. Braden include ear problems. His professional affiliations include Baystate Medical Center (BMC) and Holyoke Medical Center. According to Baystate Health, new patients are welcome to contact his office in West Springfield, MA. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan.