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Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD

Accepting New Patients

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1986)

1909 E Ray Road Suite 9-154
Chandler, AZ 85225

(480) 706-6151

Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD is a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ specializing in general surgery. He graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, MERCY HEALTH PHYSICIANS NORTH SPECIALTY CARE LLC and Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.

Office Locations

1909 E Ray Road Suite 9-154
Chandler, AZ 85225

(480) 706-6151

(480) 706-8908

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2755 Silver Creek Road Suite 111
Bullhead City, AZ 86442

(928) 704-7163

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Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

845 E Warner Road
Chandler, AZ 85225

(480) 706-6151

(480) 844-7603

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., 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 75% of providers in related specialties within Arizona. 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. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	72
inpatient care	72

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	173
inpatient care	173

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	38

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	297
inpatient care	297

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	66

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	24
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	269
inpatient care	269

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	110

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	54
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	196
inpatient care	196

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	56

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	22
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	19
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	23
hospital care	205
inpatient care	205

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	38
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	26
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	235
inpatient care	235

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	27
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	31
Dementia	21
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	137
inpatient care	137

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	47
inpatient care	47

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	99
gastrointestinal procedures	27
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
minimally invasive procedures	27
preventive care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Chandler, AZ were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	50
gastrointestinal procedures	27
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
minimally invasive procedures	27
preventive care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	55
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	30
85 and over	15
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	37

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1986. He is certified by the Surgery General Surgery and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1986)

Board Certification: Surgery General Surgery

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

MERCY HEALTH PHYSICIANS NORTH SPECIALTY CARE LLC

Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD has an average of 1.6 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chandler, AZ.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$24 PREZCOBIX $24

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$24

Biography

Dr. Robert Kistner's medical specialty is general surgery. The average patient rating for Dr. Kistner is 1.5 stars (out of 5). He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Kistner is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health. He welcomes new patients at his office inChandler, AZ as reported by Dignity Health.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Kistner JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

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General Payments

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