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Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD

(484 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

1400 E. Boulder Street Suite 700
Colorado Springs, CO 80909

(719) 365-7668

Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD is a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD is affiliated with UCHealth.

Office Locations

1400 E. Boulder Street Suite 700
Colorado Springs, CO 80909

(719) 365-7668

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301 Kendall Drive
Lamar, CO 81052

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

By Affordability:

cardiac imaging

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

Doppler ultrasound

echocardiogram

spectral Doppler echocardiography

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Colorado, Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD performed more myocardial perfusion SPECT, and nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for cardiac imaging, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, Doppler ultrasound, echocardiogram (echo), spectral Doppler echocardiography, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

transthoracic echocardiography

By Affordability:

cardiac procedures

myocardial perfusion SPECT

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Colorado, Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD performed more cardiac procedures, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for cardiac procedures, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), SPECT scan, vascular imaging, and vascular procedures 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. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2012 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1319
catheterization	115
diagnostic procedures	115
doctor visit	1966
hospital care	156
inpatient care	141
minimally invasive procedures	115
nuclear scan	343
outpatient care	15
stress testing	687
ultrasound (sonogram)	606
vascular procedures	204

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2013 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	752
catheterization	63
diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	1641
hospital care	46
inpatient care	30
minimally invasive procedures	63
nuclear scan	198
outpatient care	16
stress testing	413
ultrasound (sonogram)	334
vascular procedures	121

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	530
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	870
Black	32
Hispanic	131
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	463
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	140
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	672
catheterization	47
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	1741
minimally invasive procedures	47
nuclear scan	179
stress testing	238
ultrasound (sonogram)	490
vascular procedures	124

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	532
Female	557

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	901
Black	25
Hispanic	125
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	434
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	167
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	637
catheterization	35
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	1540
minimally invasive procedures	35
nuclear scan	245
stress testing	263
ultrasound (sonogram)	362
vascular procedures	58

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1056
Female	1016

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1718
Black	44
Hispanic	258
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	848
From 75 to 84	716
85 and over	290
Less than 65	218

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	703
catheterization	55
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	1446
minimally invasive procedures	55
nuclear scan	225
stress testing	254
ultrasound (sonogram)	467
vascular procedures	99

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	487
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	822
Black	21
Hispanic	109
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	129
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	740
catheterization	62
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	1434
minimally invasive procedures	62
nuclear scan	215
stress testing	264
ultrasound (sonogram)	488
vascular procedures	98

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	534
Female	505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	881
Black	17
Hispanic	113
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	423
From 75 to 84	359
85 and over	145
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	583
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1211
minimally invasive procedures	22
nuclear scan	130
stress testing	182
ultrasound (sonogram)	458
vascular procedures	49

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	794
Black	11
Hispanic	104
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	331
85 and over	128
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	635
doctor visit	1069
nuclear scan	185
stress testing	208
ultrasound (sonogram)	476
vascular procedures	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	482
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	782
Black	0
Hispanic	93
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	121
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	615
doctor visit	1002
nuclear scan	173
stress testing	197
ultrasound (sonogram)	442

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	717
Black	14
Hispanic	91
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	285
85 and over	114
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	591
doctor visit	938
nuclear scan	190
stress testing	190
ultrasound (sonogram)	401

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	475
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	773
Black	0
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	133
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	582
doctor visit	950
nuclear scan	155
stress testing	193
ultrasound (sonogram)	444
vascular procedures	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	454
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	738
Black	0
Hispanic	87
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	335
85 and over	125
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2023 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	580
doctor visit	952
nuclear scan	163
stress testing	182
ultrasound (sonogram)	436
vascular procedures	19

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	709
Black	0
Hispanic	79
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	331
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	106
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO during 2024 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	551
doctor visit	906
nuclear scan	165
stress testing	165
ultrasound (sonogram)	401
vascular procedures	15

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	416
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	0
Hispanic	93
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	115
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated as a cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

cardiac procedures	689
catheterization	57
diagnostic procedures	57
doctor visit	1292
hospital care	101
inpatient care	85
minimally invasive procedures	57
nuclear scan	197
outpatient care	15
stress testing	264
ultrasound (sonogram)	446
vascular procedures	75

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	486
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	797
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	104
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	335
85 and over	131
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	386

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Colorado.

Licensed In: Colorado

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.63 out of 5 stars based on 484 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. George C. Gustafson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Colorado Springs, CO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$3,359 Pacemakers $2,121	Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $913	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $266	Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $60
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$89 SHINGRIX $46	BREO $27	ANORO $17
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$73 PRALUENT $73
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$62 Inspire $62
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC	$25 Aptima $25
Other	$168 HeartMate II $24	FreeStyle Libre Pro $22	Ozempic $18	VAXELIS $16	STENDRA $16	Other $72

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,343
Food and Beverage	$1,421
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. George Gustafson specializes in adult cardiology and practices in Colorado Springs, CO. His patients gave him an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Gustafson is affiliated with UCHealth.