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Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD

Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease
Yale School of Medicine (1980)
3401 N. Broad Street Zone A, Suite A050
Philadelphia, PA 19140

Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD is an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA specializing in adult infectious disease. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1980 and has 46 years of experience. Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD is affiliated with Temple Health and TEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN INC.

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Office Locations

Temple Health

3401 N. Broad Street Zone A, Suite A050
Philadelphia, PA 19140
1-800-836-7536
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In The News 

“Probably not," Dr. Peter Axelrod, an infectious disease specialist at Temple University Hospital, told PhillyVoice. "”—"Millennials may be spreading coronavirus unknowingly - to the detriment of seniors", Philly Voice, March 2020
“Peter Axelrod, an infectious-disease doctor at Temple University Hospital, said influenza A tends to infect the most people in February and sometimes into early March.”—"Coronavirus is big news, but in the Philly area and across the U.S., flu keeps rising", Philadelphia Inquirer, February 2020
“"If I had to go to that campus to pick up a child or give a lecture or see a concert, I would go without a second thought," said Peter Axelrod, a Temple University professor of medicine and expert...”—"At WCU, cleanup but not concern over Legionnaire's", Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care
inpatient care
inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 193
inpatient care 193

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 184
inpatient care 184

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD.

Gender
Male 67
Female 42
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 76
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 49
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 57
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 66
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 42
Diabetes 43
Dementia 0
Cancer 22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 40
hospital care 175
inpatient care 175

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD.

Gender
Male 63
Female 50
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 60
Black 32
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 38
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 57
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 63
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 51
Dementia 14
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 38
hospital care 301
inpatient care 301

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD.

Gender
Male 146
Female 146
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 162
Black 94
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 130
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 60
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 27
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 35
Heart Failure 52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 43
Diabetes 51
Dementia 21
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 39
hospital care 317
inpatient care 317

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD.

Gender
Male 83
Female 85
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 97
Black 42
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 79
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 71
Asthma 49
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 44
Diabetes 51
Dementia 23
Cancer 23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 31
hospital care 323
inpatient care 323

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD.

Gender
Male 111
Female 70
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 114
Black 46
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 83
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 46
Diabetes 49
Dementia 23
Cancer 22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 73
hospital care 202
inpatient care 202

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD.

Gender
Male 82
Female 73
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 92
Black 44
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 76
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 65
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 50
Diabetes 53
Dementia 18
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 48
hospital care 317
inpatient care 317

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD.

Gender
Male 107
Female 72
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 105
Black 51
Hispanic 12
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 74
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 60
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 40
Diabetes 50
Dementia 18
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 40
hospital care 263
inpatient care 263

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD.

Gender
Male 74
Female 90
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 91
Black 46
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 78
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 56
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 46
Diabetes 48
Dementia 25
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 11
hospital care 155
inpatient care 155

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD.

Gender
Male 69
Female 61
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 75
Black 36
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 61
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 56
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 71
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 54
Diabetes 45
Dementia 20
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 38
hospital care 129
inpatient care 129

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD.

Gender
Male 57
Female 62
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 74
Black 26
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 46
From 75 to 84 39
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 22
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 55
Asthma 24
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 40
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 47
Diabetes 45
Dementia 10
Cancer 30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Philadelphia, PA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit 39
hospital care 232
inpatient care 232

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD.

Gender
Male 78
Female 68
Ethnicity
Black / African American 37
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 86
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 1
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 3
85 and over 0
Less than 65 45
65 to 74 64

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 63
Asthma 19
Osteoporosis 10
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 41
Diabetes 44
Atrial Fibrillation 23
Dementia 15
Cancer 18

Education & Training

Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1980. He completed residency at Temple University Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine (1980)

Residency: Temple University Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Temple Health
TEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 61 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Peter Axelrod, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Philadelphia, PA. 

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Insmed, Inc. $7,699 Arikayce
$7,699
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $25 ZERBAXA
$25
Types of Payments
Consulting Fee $6,400
Travel and Lodging $1,037
Food and Beverage $262
Education $25

Biography

Dr. Peter Axelrod's medical specialty is adult infectious disease. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. He is a graduate of Yale School of Medicine and a graduate of Temple University Hospital's residency program. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Axelrod include: Philadelphia magazine and Top Doctors, Infectious Disease. He is affiliated with Temple Health.

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