In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and nursing home care 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. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and bronchoscopy.

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

bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	163
hospital care	593
inpatient care	593
minimally invasive procedures	17
nursing home care	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

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

doctor visit	200
hospital care	630
inpatient care	630
nursing home care	86

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	94
Less than 65	40

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	67
Diabetes	40
Dementia	25
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

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

doctor visit	184
hospital care	562
inpatient care	562
nursing home care	82
pulmonary testing	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	79
Less than 65	50

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

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

doctor visit	182
hospital care	551
inpatient care	551
nursing home care	54

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	632
Black	36
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	134
Less than 65	110

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	41
Dementia	27
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

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

doctor visit	154
hospital care	531
inpatient care	531
nursing home care	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	52
Less than 65	49

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	60
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	42
Dementia	38
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

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

doctor visit	174
hospital care	382
inpatient care	382
nursing home care	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	54
Less than 65	34

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	44
Dementia	37
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

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

doctor visit	283
hospital care	401
inpatient care	401
pulmonary testing	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	44
Less than 65	32

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	38
Dementia	32
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

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

doctor visit	307
hospital care	474
inpatient care	474
nursing home care	51

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	57
Less than 65	38

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	32
Dementia	34
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

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

doctor visit	186
hospital care	379
inpatient care	379
nursing home care	121

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	63
Less than 65	32

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	34
Dementia	38
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

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

doctor visit	273
hospital care	438
inpatient care	438
nursing home care	209

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	22
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	101
Less than 65	40

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	33
Dementia	41
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

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

doctor visit	272
hospital care	364
inpatient care	364
nursing home care	265

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	102
Less than 65	30

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	32
Dementia	33
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Schiffman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and bronchoscopy.

bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	216
hospital care	482
inpatient care	482
minimally invasive procedures	17
nursing home care	100
pulmonary testing	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	304
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	115
85 and over	70
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	123

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	26
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Dementia	29
Cancer	18

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. Robert L. Schiffman, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$2,484 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $928	ANORO $631	NUCALA $404	BREO $228	BREO ELLIPTA $168	Other $125
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,170 FASENRA $572	TEZSPIRE $340	BREZTRI $99	$159
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$432 STIOLTO RESPIMAT $112	STIOLTO $83	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $5	$231
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$244 PROAIR $123	QNASL $121
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$152 ELIQUIS $152
Other	$264 ACTHAR $36	XARELTO $33	Repatha $29	Lenvima $25	DUPIXENT $23	Other $119

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,628
Education	$102
Travel and Lodging	$15

Biography

Dr. Robert Schiffman specializes in adult pulmonology and practices in Cambridge, MA and Boston, MA. Dr. Schiffman graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.