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Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

208 Ashley Avenue
West Springfield, MA 01089

(413) 747-1817

Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD is a general surgeon in West Springfield, MA specializing in general surgery.

Office Locations

208 Ashley Avenue
West Springfield, MA 01089

(413) 747-1817

(413) 747-6120

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Before coming to Baystate Medical Center, Dr. George Lipkowitz, medical director of the Transplant Division at Baystate, was transplanting kidneys for several years at State University of New York...”—"Baystate Health celebrates 1K kidney transplants with gala at Barney Estate in Springfield (photos)", Mass Live, September 2018

“According to Dr. George Lipkowitz, medical director of the Transplant Division at Baystate it's critical for people seeking transplants, seeking donors - and for the general public - to understand...”—"Organ transplants involve nationwide exchange program", Mass Live, November 2017

“"Your decision to become a donor will make a big difference, and as one donor you can help more than 50 people needing organs or tissues," said Dr. George Lipkowitz, medical director, Transplant...”—"Mother's Day still 2 weeks away, but Joanne Crochiere of Chicopee receives best present ever from 1 of her children", Mass Live, April 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD treated as a general surgeon in West Springfield, MA during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	180
blood draw	1151
catheterization	42
device removal	19
diabetes management	102
dialysis access procedures	235
doctor visit	75
lab tests	9012
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	15
preventive care	379
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	32
thyroid function tests	110
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
vascular procedures	235
X-rays	176

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD treated as a general surgeon in West Springfield, MA during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
anastomosis	11
angioplasty	176
blood draw	837
cardiac procedures	13
catheterization	33
diabetes management	91
dialysis access procedures	204
doctor visit	61
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
lab tests	7026
preventive care	307
thyroid function tests	108
transplant procedures	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
urologic procedures	12
vascular procedures	226
X-rays	172

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	0
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	14
Less than 65	227

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	59
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD treated as a general surgeon in West Springfield, MA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	26
angioplasty	151
blood draw	465
cardiac procedures	18
catheterization	17
diabetes management	80
dialysis access procedures	207
doctor visit	74
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
lab tests	3931
minimally invasive procedures	12
preventive care	195
stent placement (stenting)	12
thyroid function tests	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	22
vascular procedures	219
X-rays	159

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	72
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	21
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	58
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD treated as a general surgeon in West Springfield, MA during 2015 were lab tests, vascular procedures, angioplasty and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	227
blood draw	138
cardiac procedures	18
catheterization	20
diabetes management	34
dialysis access procedures	226
doctor visit	39
lab tests	1067
minimally invasive procedures	18
preventive care	65
stent placement (stenting)	18
vascular procedures	244
X-rays	226

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	128
Hispanic	130
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	32
Less than 65	310

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	65
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD treated as a general surgeon in West Springfield, MA during 2016 were vascular procedures, X-rays, dialysis access procedures and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	174
cardiac procedures	31
catheterization	17
device removal	13
dialysis access procedures	213
doctor visit	48
minimally invasive procedures	19
stent placement (stenting)	19
vascular procedures	232
X-rays	213

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	51
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	13
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	70
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD treated as a general surgeon in West Springfield, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	32
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	48
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	13
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	69
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD treated as a general surgeon in West Springfield, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
doctor visit	33
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	37
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	69
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD treated as a general surgeon in West Springfield, MA during 2019 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	24
doctor visit	46

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	38
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	67
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	22

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD treated as a general surgeon in West Springfield, MA were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vascular procedures.

abdominal surgery	12
anastomosis	18
angioplasty	181
blood draw	647
cardiac procedures	20
catheterization	23
device removal	16
diabetes management	76
dialysis access procedures	217
doctor visit	51
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34
lab tests	5259
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	15
preventive care	236
stent placement (stenting)	16
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	32
thyroid function tests	88
transplant procedures	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	23
urologic procedures	12
vascular procedures	231
X-rays	189

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	41
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	166
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	54
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	10
75 to 84	37
Less than 65	126
65 to 74	99

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	57
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$487 Vascular $264	BPV-Lutonix $81	Oncology $74	BPV-Conquest $35	BPV-Fluency $33
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$292 ACUSEAL Vascular Graft $256	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $25	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $12
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$285 ASTAGRAF XL $110	$175
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.	$35 PROCOL $35
Boston Scientific Corporation	$15 $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$939
Education	$175

Research Payments

Dr. George S. Lipkowitz, MD has received 22 research payments totaling $142,256.

Biography

Dr. George Lipkowitz specializes in general surgery and practices in West Springfield, MA. Dr. Lipkowitz has obtained a license to practice in Connecticut.