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Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) and Diagnostic Radiology

Penn State College of Medicine

Professional interests include: diagnostic imaging, CT scan

6386 Alvarado Court Suite 121
San Diego, CA 92120

(619) 229-2299

Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD is a radiologist in San Diego, CA specializing in interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (ir/dr) and diagnostic radiology. He graduated from Penn State College of Medicine. Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD is affiliated with Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, Scripps Health, Imaging Healthcare Specialists and Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.

Office Locations

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

150 W Washington Street
San Diego, CA 92103

(858) 658-6500

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6386 Alvarado Court Suite 121
San Diego, CA 92120

(619) 229-2299

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

musculoskeletal imaging

In 2023, Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD performed more musculoskeletal imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

In 2012, Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD performed more central DEXA, nuclear scan, women's imaging, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	273
aspiration	14
bone marrow tests	28
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	63
breast procedures	95
cardiac procedures	34
catheterization	50
CT scan	329
device removal	13
diagnostic procedures	42
hip imaging	52
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
minimally invasive procedures	28
minor procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	622
neck imaging	15
nuclear scan	127
open surgery	16
pelvic imaging	178
preventive care	95
spinal procedures	87
stress testing	34
thoracic (chest) imaging	474
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	16
thoracostomy	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	288
vascular procedures	115
women's imaging	111
X-rays	1082

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	202
anastomosis	14
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	55
breast procedures	79
cardiac procedures	37
catheterization	70
CT scan	255
diagnostic procedures	13
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hip imaging	18
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
minimally invasive procedures	56
minor procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	394
nuclear scan	74
pelvic imaging	133
pleural drainage	15
preventive care	79
spinal procedures	31
stress testing	37
thoracic (chest) imaging	322
thoracostomy	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	172
vascular procedures	63
women's imaging	92
X-rays	709

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	647
Female	1102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1135
Black	79
Hispanic	389
Asian	108
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	799
From 75 to 84	525
85 and over	222
Less than 65	203

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	59
anastomosis	11
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	17
breast procedures	68
cardiac procedures	45
catheterization	41
CT scan	104
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	12
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
minimally invasive procedures	41
minor procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	206
nuclear scan	127
pelvic imaging	47
pleural drainage	18
preventive care	68
stress testing	45
thoracic (chest) imaging	175
thoracostomy	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
women's imaging	68
X-rays	327

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	513
Female	757

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	920
Black	64
Hispanic	182
Asian	83
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	573
From 75 to 84	356
85 and over	178
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	42
breast procedures	70
cardiac procedures	43
catheterization	12
CT scan	36
diagnostic procedures	15
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	35
minor procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	199
nuclear scan	99
pelvic imaging	11
pleural drainage	20
preventive care	70
stress testing	43
thoracic (chest) imaging	131
thoracostomy	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	58
vascular procedures	27
women's imaging	70
X-rays	330

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	868
Female	1354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1546
Black	156
Hispanic	312
Asian	160
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1018
From 75 to 84	614
85 and over	294
Less than 65	296

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	84
anastomosis	13
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	36
breast procedures	76
cardiac procedures	51
catheterization	38
CT scan	109
device removal	11
diagnostic procedures	27
dialysis access procedures	11
gastrointestinal procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	51
minor procedures	27
musculoskeletal imaging	160
nuclear scan	141
pelvic imaging	47
preventive care	76
stress testing	51
thoracic (chest) imaging	249
ultrasound (sonogram)	49
vascular procedures	34
women's imaging	76
X-rays	394

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	606
Female	828

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	826
Black	75
Hispanic	421
Asian	75
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	593
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	217
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were X-rays, women's imaging, breast procedures and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	31
anastomosis	11
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	16
breast procedures	519
cardiac procedures	35
catheterization	42
CT scan	16
diagnostic imaging	80
gastrointestinal procedures	11
image guided procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	59
musculoskeletal imaging	55
nuclear scan	90
pleural drainage	16
preventive care	396
stress testing	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	97
thoracostomy	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	74
vascular procedures	16
women's imaging	519
X-rays	573

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	477
Female	911

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1012
Black	69
Hispanic	185
Asian	70
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	676
From 75 to 84	415
85 and over	153
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2018 were X-rays, breast procedures, women's imaging and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	26
anastomosis	11
breast procedures	690
cardiac procedures	26
catheterization	46
CT scan	28
diagnostic imaging	145
diagnostic procedures	30
gastrointestinal procedures	11
image guided procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	52
minor procedures	30
musculoskeletal imaging	194
nuclear scan	108
pelvic imaging	15
pleural drainage	11
preventive care	455
stress testing	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
thoracostomy	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	88
women's imaging	677
X-rays	712

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	484
Female	1102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1209
Black	0
Hispanic	134
Asian	112
Other	65
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	824
From 75 to 84	491
85 and over	150
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	12
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were breast procedures, women's imaging, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
breast procedures	686
cardiac procedures	25
catheterization	21
CT scan	12
diagnostic imaging	139
diagnostic procedures	35
image guided procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	35
minor procedures	35
musculoskeletal imaging	121
neck imaging	17
nuclear scan	100
preventive care	444
stress testing	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	123
urologic procedures	11
women's imaging	673
X-rays	629

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	507
Female	1033

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1150
Black	63
Hispanic	140
Asian	128
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	827
From 75 to 84	466
85 and over	119
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were X-rays, women's imaging, breast procedures and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	92
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	12
breast procedures	324
cardiac procedures	20
catheterization	28
CT scan	57
device removal	12
diagnostic imaging	66
diagnostic procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	139
neck imaging	16
nuclear scan	86
pelvic imaging	37
preventive care	230
stress testing	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	159
urologic procedures	13
vascular procedures	38
women's imaging	324
X-rays	369

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	545
Female	884

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1079
Black	60
Hispanic	127
Asian	104
Other	59
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	738
From 75 to 84	458
85 and over	125
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were X-rays, breast procedures, women's imaging and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	127
breast procedures	932
catheterization	21
CT scan	95
device removal	13
diagnostic imaging	173
diagnostic procedures	25
image guided procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	25
minor procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	175
neck imaging	33
nuclear scan	54
pelvic imaging	78
preventive care	646
spinal procedures	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	305
urologic procedures	12
vascular procedures	85
women's imaging	930
X-rays	956

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	538
Female	1447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1472
Black	0
Hispanic	166
Asian	168
Other	94
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1086
From 75 to 84	603
85 and over	161
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2022 were women's imaging, breast procedures, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	66
breast procedures	792
cardiac procedures	11
CT scan	33
diagnostic imaging	126
diagnostic procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
minor procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	129
neck imaging	14
nuclear scan	74
pelvic imaging	16
preventive care	573
spinal procedures	19
stress testing	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	199
urologic procedures	11
vascular procedures	42
women's imaging	792
X-rays	784

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	592
Female	1314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1435
Black	0
Hispanic	192
Asian	117
Other	91
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	989
From 75 to 84	661
85 and over	162
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA were X-rays, women's imaging, breast procedures and preventive care.

abdominal imaging	92
anastomosis	12
aspiration	14
bone marrow tests	28
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	33
breast procedures	393
cardiac procedures	32
catheterization	36
CT scan	97
device removal	12
diagnostic imaging	121
diagnostic procedures	22
dialysis access procedures	11
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hip imaging	35
hospital care	22
image guided procedures	13
inpatient care	22
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	36
minor procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	217
neck imaging	19
nuclear scan	98
open surgery	16
pelvic imaging	62
pleural drainage	16
preventive care	284
spinal procedures	38
stress testing	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	141
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	16
thoracostomy	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	138
urologic procedures	11
vascular procedures	52
women's imaging	393
X-rays	624

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	525
Female	975

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	51
Asian / Pacific Islander	102
Non-Hispanic White	1071
Hispanic	204
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	31

**Age**
75 to 84	456
85 and over	161
Less than 65	143
65 to 74	738

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	21
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD graduated from Penn State College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals (1983)

Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology (1983)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark S. Schechter, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista

Scripps Health

Imaging Healthcare Specialists

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$496 VENOVO $83	BPV-Marquee $58	Vascular $41	BPV-Aspira $35	BPV-BARD Mission $30	Other $251
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$154 BioSentry Tract Sealant System $14	$140
MAQUET Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.	$74 FLIXENE $74
Cook Incorporated	$57 Cook Medical Zilver PTX $31	Cook Medical IAA $26
Abbott Laboratories	$47 Vascular $47
Other	$177 Endurant $44	AZUR $23	GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo $21	EMBOLICS $19	Interventional Access. $18	Other $53

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,005

Biography

Dr. Mark Schechter's areas of specialization are interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR) and diagnostic radiology; he sees patients in San Diego, CA. His clinical interests include diagnostic imaging and CT scan. Dr. Schechter graduated from Penn State College of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His hospital/clinic affiliations include Imaging Healthcare Specialists and Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista.