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Massachusetts General Physician55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 map
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Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Inc.55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 map
As a cardiologist in Boston, MA, Dr. George Dec offers treatment plans for conditions affecting your heart & cardiovascular system, such as hypertension.
Massachusetts General Physician
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Accepting New Patients?
Yes, Dr. George W. Dec is accepting new patients at this office.
Phone
Address
55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
Office Details
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Inc.
Please Note: This link will direct you to a third-party website unaffiliated with MD.com (http://www.massgeneral.org/appointments/), where you're able to request or schedule an appointment online with Dr. George Dec.
Accepting New Patients?
Yes, Dr. George W. Dec is accepting new patients at this office.
Phone
Fax
(617) 726-7653
Address
55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114-2696
Office Details
Insurance Accepted
- Medicare
Bio
Dr. George Dec graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1978.
Dr. Dec has two offices in Massachusetts where he specializes in Cardiology and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Dec works with one thousand doctors including Dr. Nada Farhat and Dr. Sarah Murphy.
Specialties
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Cardiology
Dr. Dec is a cardiologist in Boston, trained to deliver extensive treatment for the heart and cardiovascular system. Dr. Dec may see patients for symptoms like shortness of breath, chest pains or dizziness, among others. Heart conditions that may be diagnosed and remedied by a cardiologist may include arrhythmia, angina, heart aneurysms, heart failure, coronary artery disease, congenital heart defects and rheumatic heart disease, to name a few.
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Internal Medicine
An internist in Boston, MA, Dr. George Dec specializes in the primary care of adults through diagnosis and treatment of cross-system illnesses that may affect multiple organic systems. Dr. Dec may also refer patients to specialists when medically needed. For example, patients experiencing severe breathing problems would be referred to a pulmonologist for further diagnostic tests or therapies.
Education & Training
Hospital Affiliations
- General Hospital Corporation
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital
- North Shore Medical Center
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Boston Medical Center
Languages Spoken
- English
Dr. Dec's Medicare Fee‑for‑Service Data (2014)
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Dec, but only those who participate in Medicare.
Overview
- Doctor participates in Medicare?: Yes
- Number of HCPCS Codes: 16
- Number of Services: 945
- Medical Suppress Indicator:
- Number of HCPCS Associated With Medical Services: 16
- Number of Medical Services: 945
- Number of Medicare Patients with Medical Services: 534
Medicare Patient Demographics
- Total Number of Medicare Patients: 534
- Average Age of Medicare Patients: 74
- Number of Patients Under Age 65: 69
- Number of Patients Age 65 to 74: 200
- Number of Patients Age 75 to 84: 163
- Number of Patients Over Age 84: 102
- Number of Female Patients : 224
- Number of Male Patients: 310
- Number of Non-Hispanic White Patients: 477
- Number of Black or African American Patients: 17
- Number of Asian Pacific Islander Patients: 0
- Number of Hispanic Patients: 18
- Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients: 0
- Number of Patients with Race Not Elsewhere Classified: 0
- Number of Patients with Medicare Only Entitlement: 412
- Number of Patients with Medicare & Medicaid Entitlement: 122
Medicare Patient Condition Demographics
- Percent of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: 31%
- Percent of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia: 13%
- Percent of Patients with Asthma: 13%
- Percent of Patients with Cancer: 16%
- Percent of Patients with Heart Failure: 56%
- Percent of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: 45%
- Percent of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: 22%
- Percent of Patients with Depression: 34%
- Percent of Patients with Diabetes: 36%
- Percent of Patients with Hyperlipidemia: 75%
- Percent of Patients with Hypertension (High Blood Pressure): 75%
- Percent of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease: 68%
- Percent of Patients with Osteoporosis: 13%
- Percent of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis / Osteoarthritis: 45%
- Percent of Patients with Schizophrenia / Other Psychotic Disorders: 8%
- Percent of Patients with Stroke: 13%
Medicare Payments Data
- Total Submitted Charge Amount: $198,894.00
- Total Medicare Allowed Amount: $59,318.54
- Total Medicare Payment Amount: $44,015.21
- Total Medicare Standardized Payment Amount: $41,962.47
- Total Medical Submitted Charge Amount: $198,894.00
- Total Medical Medicare Allowed Amount: $59,318.54
- Total Medical Medicare Payment Amount: $44,015.21
- Total Medical Medicare Standardized Payment Amount: $41,962.47
Medicare Prescription Drug Data
- Drug Suppress Indicator: n/a
- Number of HCPCS Associated With Drug Services: 0
- Number of Drug Services: 0
- Number of Medicare Beneficiaries With Drug Services: 0
- Total Drug Submitted Charge Amount: $0.00
- Total Drug Medicare Allowed Amount: $0.00
- Total Drug Medicare Payment Amount: $0.00
- Total Drug Medicare Standardized Payment Amount: $0.00
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