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Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1988)

243 North Road Suite 304
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

(845) 471-9410

Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD is a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD is affiliated with PREMIER MEDICAL GROUP OF THE HUDSON VALLEY PC.

Office Locations

243 North Road Suite 304
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

(845) 471-9410

(845) 451-7757

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

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

phlebotomy for lab tests

therapeutic EGD

ultrasound

By Affordability:

blood count tests

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD performed more abdominal ultrasound, blood draw, diagnostic EGD, lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, therapeutic EGD, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood count tests, blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, complete blood count (CBC), FibroScan (transient elastography), liver elastography, liver imaging, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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 Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	171
doctor visit	483
gastrointestinal procedures	302
hospital care	399
inpatient care	399
lab tests	53
minimally invasive procedures	302
preventive care	100
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	171

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	166
doctor visit	453
gastrointestinal procedures	257
hospital care	372
inpatient care	372
lab tests	66
minimally invasive procedures	257
preventive care	75
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	166

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	42
Hispanic	26
Asian	12
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	59
Less than 65	94

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	217
doctor visit	539
gastrointestinal procedures	271
hospital care	428
inpatient care	428
lab tests	58
minimally invasive procedures	271
preventive care	54
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	217

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	549
Black	49
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	296
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	74
Less than 65	88

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

diagnostic procedures	218
doctor visit	522
gastrointestinal procedures	307
hospital care	295
inpatient care	295
lab tests	36
minimally invasive procedures	307
preventive care	71
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	218

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD.

**Gender**
Male	536
Female	634

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	990
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	118
Less than 65	172

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

abdominal imaging	67
blood draw	13
diagnostic procedures	253
doctor visit	535
gastrointestinal procedures	308
hospital care	311
inpatient care	311
minimally invasive procedures	308
pelvic imaging	28
preventive care	42
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	253
ultrasound (sonogram)	67
vascular procedures	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD.

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	55
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	74
Less than 65	74

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

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

abdominal imaging	44
anastomosis	11
blood draw	51
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	174
doctor visit	475
gastrointestinal procedures	264
hospital care	296
inpatient care	296
lab tests	67
minimally invasive procedures	264
pelvic imaging	14
preventive care	54
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	174
ultrasound (sonogram)	44
vascular procedures	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	66
Less than 65	92

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

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

abdominal imaging	23
balloon dilation	17
diagnostic procedures	229
doctor visit	537
esophageal dilation	17
gastrointestinal procedures	338
hospital care	234
hydrogen breath test	16
inpatient care	234
lab tests	111
methane breath test	16
minimally invasive procedures	404
preventive care	70
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	229
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	71
Less than 65	55

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2019 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

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

abdominal imaging	58
anastomosis	13
balloon dilation	13
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	211
doctor visit	566
esophageal dilation	13
gastrointestinal procedures	344
hospital care	292
inpatient care	292
lab tests	268
liver imaging	23
minimally invasive procedures	344
pelvic imaging	23
preventive care	88
pulmonary testing	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	211
ultrasound (sonogram)	81
vascular procedures	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	68
Less than 65	58

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2020 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and diagnostic procedures.

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

abdominal imaging	42
diagnostic procedures	165
doctor visit	546
gastrointestinal procedures	235
hospital care	157
inpatient care	157
lab tests	229
liver imaging	21
minimally invasive procedures	235
pelvic imaging	13
preventive care	54
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	165
ultrasound (sonogram)	63
vascular procedures	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	27
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	51
Less than 65	45

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2021 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

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

abdominal imaging	59
diagnostic procedures	179
doctor visit	610
gastrointestinal procedures	228
hospital care	254
inpatient care	254
lab tests	146
liver imaging	24
minimally invasive procedures	228
pelvic imaging	20
preventive care	49
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	179
ultrasound (sonogram)	83
vascular procedures	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	471
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	60
Less than 65	65

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2022 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

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

abdominal imaging	63
blood draw	141
CT scan	15
diagnostic procedures	227
doctor visit	722
gastrointestinal procedures	310
hospital care	235
inpatient care	235
lab tests	206
liver imaging	25
minimally invasive procedures	310
pelvic imaging	31
preventive care	70
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	227
ultrasound (sonogram)	73
vascular procedures	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	56
Less than 65	47

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Poughkeepsie, NY were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

abdominal imaging	50
anastomosis	12
balloon dilation	15
blood draw	68
catheterization	12
CT scan	15
diagnostic procedures	200
doctor visit	544
esophageal dilation	15
gastrointestinal procedures	287
hospital care	297
hydrogen breath test	16
inpatient care	297
lab tests	124
liver imaging	23
methane breath test	16
minimally invasive procedures	293
pelvic imaging	21
preventive care	66
pulmonary testing	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	200
ultrasound (sonogram)	62
vascular procedures	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	40
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	498
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	19

**Age**
75 to 84	176
85 and over	63
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	277

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

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1988. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1988)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

PREMIER MEDICAL GROUP OF THE HUDSON VALLEY PC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$43,630 Harvoni $13,201	Epclusa $9,655	Vosevi $4,371	Sovaldi $973	$15,431
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$16,212 Epclusa $12,682	$3,530
AbbVie, Inc.	$15,580 Lupron $8,933	Viekira $516	Humira $482	Creon $182	Moderiba $70	Other $5,397
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$7,216 DAKLINZA $6,166	$1,050
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$1,832 LINZESS $1,832
Other	$5,212 Ocaliva $333	Alinia $320	LINZESS $311	Rinvoq $292	VICTRELIS $285	Other $3,671

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$52,040
Consulting Fee	$12,550
Travel and Lodging	$11,510
Food and Beverage	$11,504
Honoraria	$2,000
Other	$77

Research Payments

Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, MD has received 197 research payments totaling $758,239.

Biography

Dr. Peter Varunok specializes in adult gastroenterology and practices in Poughkeepsie, NY. Dr. Varunok is a graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine.

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