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Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS

Accepting New Patients
(Esther Rhei, MD)
Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Professional interests include: breast cancer surgery, breast cancer, benign breast disease
300 Boylston Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS is a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS is affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC, BRIGHAM AND WOMENS PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Breast Surgery.

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Office Locations

300 Boylston Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
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75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
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450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
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In The News 

“Epstein combined his skills with Dr. Esther Rhei, a cancer surgeon, to put together a complex three-hour operation, to transfer the pacemaker, and then remove the cancer.”—"Brigham surgery is miracle for New York woman", Boston Herald, March 2013

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

breast procedures
excisional breast biopsy without margin

In 2023, Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS performed more breast procedures, and excisional breast biopsy without margin (surrounding tissue) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Top 10%

By Volume:

open biopsy
partial mastectomy

In 2023, Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS performed more open biopsy, and partial mastectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Top 25%

By Volume:

biopsy
breast cancer surgery
excision
lymph node procedures

In 2012, Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS performed more biopsy, breast cancer surgery, excision, and lymph node procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA during 2012 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 58
cancer surgery 47
diagnostic procedures 36
doctor visit 155
excision 83
lymph node procedures 50
open surgery 36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA during 2013 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 40
cancer surgery 28
diagnostic procedures 27
doctor visit 144
excision 55
lymph node procedures 31
open surgery 27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 129
Black 0
Hispanic 12
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 99
From 75 to 84 32
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS in 2013

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 9
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 20
Dementia 0
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA during 2014 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 23
cancer surgery 23
diagnostic procedures 16
doctor visit 176
excision 39
lymph node procedures 31
open surgery 16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 0
Female 188
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 155
Black 12
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 120
From 75 to 84 41
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS in 2014

Hypertension 53
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 15
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 7
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 20
Dementia 0
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA during 2015 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 22
cancer surgery 22
diagnostic procedures 14
doctor visit 152
excision 36
lymph node procedures 30
open surgery 14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 0
Female 324
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 282
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 214
From 75 to 84 68
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS in 2015

Hypertension 50
High Cholesterol 46
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 14
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 8
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 16
Dementia 0
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA during 2016 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 33
cancer surgery 33
diagnostic procedures 15
doctor visit 149
excision 48
lymph node procedures 31
open surgery 15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 0
Female 162
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 145
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 99
From 75 to 84 37
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS in 2016

Hypertension 50
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 15
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 14
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 14
Dementia 0
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA during 2017 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 37
cancer surgery 37
diagnostic procedures 16
doctor visit 134
excision 53
lymph node procedures 32
open surgery 16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 127
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 80
From 75 to 84 47
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS in 2017

Hypertension 51
High Cholesterol 33
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 15
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 14
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 11
Dementia 0
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA during 2018 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 38
cancer surgery 25
diagnostic procedures 28
doctor visit 146
excision 53
lymph node procedures 30
open surgery 28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 135
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 83
From 75 to 84 40
85 and over 11
Less than 65 18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS in 2018

Hypertension 52
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 18
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 14
Dementia 0
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA during 2019 were breast procedures, excision, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 45
cancer surgery 29
diagnostic procedures 16
doctor visit 99
excision 45
open surgery 16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 0
Female 116
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 101
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 72
From 75 to 84 26
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS in 2019

Hypertension 51
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 13
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 14
Dementia 0
Cancer 65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA during 2020 were excision, breast procedures, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 41
cancer surgery 26
diagnostic procedures 27
doctor visit 81
excision 53
lymph node procedures 24
open surgery 27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 0
Female 90
Age
From 65 to 74 49
From 75 to 84 30
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS in 2020

Hypertension 49
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 17
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 21
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA during 2021 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 37
cancer surgery 24
diagnostic procedures 28
doctor visit 81
excision 52
lymph node procedures 29
open surgery 28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 0
Female 96
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 80
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 51
From 75 to 84 26
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS in 2021

Hypertension 50
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 13
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 21
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 15
Dementia 0
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA during 2022 were breast procedures, excision, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 43
cancer surgery 27
diagnostic procedures 16
doctor visit 101
excision 43
open surgery 16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 97
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 60
From 75 to 84 42
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS in 2022

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 13
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 15
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 28
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 17
Dementia 0
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Chestnut Hill, MA were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

breast procedures 37
cancer surgery 29
diagnostic procedures 21
doctor visit 128
excision 50
lymph node procedures 32
open surgery 21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 0
Female 88
Ethnicity
Black / African American 1
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 113
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 1
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 35
85 and over 1
Less than 65 1
65 to 74 84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 48
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 15
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 11
Asthma 9
Osteoporosis 15
Heart Failure 5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 3
Diabetes 12
Atrial Fibrillation 3
Dementia 0
Cancer 67

Education & Training

Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Massachusetts General Hospital
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC
BRIGHAM AND WOMENS PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Breast Surgery

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicaid, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Blue California, Tufts Health Plan, Medicare, Medicare ACO, MassHealth and Mass General Brigham Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS accepts the following insurance providers:

Medicaid
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Blue California
Tufts Health Plan
Medicare
Medicare ACO
MassHealth
Mass General Brigham Health Plan

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.88 out of 5 stars based on 49 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Esther Rhei, MD, FACS from all over the web to help you find the right in Chestnut Hill, MA. 

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Allergan Inc. $141 AlloDerm
$141
Ethicon US, LLC $119 Megadyne Ace Blade 700
$119
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $260

Biography

Dr. Esther Rhei's areas of specialization are general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). Dr. Rhei's clinical interests include breast cancer surgery, benign breast disease, and breast cancer. Patient ratings for Dr. Rhei average 5.0 stars (out of 5). She accepts Blue California, Medicaid, Medicare, and more. She graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Rhei's residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center. She is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Rhei's practice in Boston, MA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.