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Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology

Penn State College of Medicine (1988)

801 Ostrum Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015

(610) 954-5810

Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD is an anesthesiologist in West Reading, PA specializing in anesthesiology. He graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD is affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network, Tower Health, ANESTHESIA SPECIALISTS OF BETHLEHEM PC and TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP.

Office Locations

Tower Health

420 South 5th Avenue
West Reading, PA 19611

(484) 628-8000

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6th Avenue & Spruce Street
West Reading, PA 19611

(610) 988-8589

(610) 988-5976

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801 Ostrum Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015

(610) 954-5810

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in West Reading, PA during 2013 were nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD for Medicare patients.

nerve block	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	49
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	40
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	748
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	104
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in West Reading, PA during 2016 were nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD for Medicare patients.

nerve block	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	48
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in West Reading, PA during 2017 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	16
nerve block	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	16
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	55
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	36
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated during 2018 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	48
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	25
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	21
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	47
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	461
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	45
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in West Reading, PA were injections and nerve block.

injections	16
nerve block	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Female	235
Male	186

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	378
Hispanic	20
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	47
75 to 84	130
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	194

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at St. Luke's Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine (1988)

Residency: St. Luke's Hospital (1989)

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's University Health Network

Tower Health

ANESTHESIA SPECIALISTS OF BETHLEHEM PC

TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$105 BRIDION $105
Chiesi USA, Inc.	$101 CLEVIPREX $101

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$206

Biography

Dr. William Porter specializes in anesthesiology. Dr. Porter attended Penn State College of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at Temple University Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital for residency. He is affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network and Reading Hospital.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ralph Porter, MD From 2013 - 2023

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