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Dr. John C. Lieske, MD

(John C. Lieske, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Nephrology (Kidney Disease) and Adult Nephrology

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (1986)

Professional interests include: end-stage renal disease (ESRD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), hyperoxaluria (excess oxalate in urine), and more.

200 1st Street Southwest
Rochester, MN 55905

(507) 284-9991

Dr. John C. Lieske, MD is a nephrologist in Rochester, MN specializing in nephrology (kidney disease) and adult nephrology. He graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. John C. Lieske, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

Office Locations

200 1st Street Southwest
Rochester, MN 55905

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Some issues Dr. John C. Lieske, MD can help you with:

Kidney Stones

Kidney stones are hard deposits that form in the kidneys, made up of minerals that are normally present in urine. They can vary in size, from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a nickel, occasionally even larger. Sometimes they lodge in the kidney, and sometimes they break free and make their way out through the urinary tract, which can be extremely painful.

Kidney stones can be smooth or jagged and are yellow to brown in color. They are mostly comprised of the minerals calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus. Examining the stones to see what they are made of can show what caused the stone to be formed in the first place. For example, a stone made of mostly calcium, which is the most common type, can happen any time the urine becomes too concentrated due to dehydration or a blockage in the kidney. A uric acid stone forms when acid levels in the urine get too high, usually due to excessive consumption of animal protein such as meat and fish. A struvite stone is a sign of certain infections, and a cystine stone can be due to a genetic disorder that raises the risk of kidney stones.

The most common symptom of kidney stones is pain, either in the back or lower abdomen, or severe pain when urinating. There may also be blood in the urine. Treatment for kidney stones depends on how large the stone is. Very small stones can pass out of the body on their own, and they do not require treatment other than drinking adequate water and taking pain killers. Larger stones need to be broken apart and removed. The main treatment options are:

Shock wave lithotripsy, which uses sound wave vibrations to break apart the stone
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, or the use of a very tiny tool (like a wire inserted through the back) to break apart and remove the stone
Ureteroscopy, a thin tube inserted through the urethra and bladder to the stone, where tiny tools can grasp the stone and remove

People who have had one kidney stone are at risk of developing another. To reduce this risk, patients are given instructions specific to the type of stone they developed. Generally the instructions will include drinking more water to dilute the urine, but it may also involve lowering sodium intake or eating less meat.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John C. Lieske, MD treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2012 were dialysis, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	193
doctor visit	59
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John C. Lieske, MD treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	90
catheterization	24
dialysis	36
doctor visit	70
hospital care	170
inpatient care	170
lab tests	163
urologic procedures	48

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	13
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John C. Lieske, MD treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	124
catheterization	47
dialysis	39
doctor visit	50
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
lab tests	225
urologic procedures	61

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	41
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John C. Lieske, MD treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	117
catheterization	43
dialysis	131
doctor visit	45
hospital care	196
inpatient care	196
lab tests	185
urologic procedures	43

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	26
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	46
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John C. Lieske, MD treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	138
catheterization	35
dialysis	60
doctor visit	46
hospital care	172
inpatient care	172
lab tests	180
urologic procedures	80

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	15
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John C. Lieske, MD treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2017 were lab tests, urologic procedures, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	158
catheterization	52
dialysis	55
doctor visit	48
hospital care	149
inpatient care	149
lab tests	227
urologic procedures	205

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	165

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	11
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John C. Lieske, MD treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	138
catheterization	15
dialysis	130
doctor visit	42
hospital care	155
inpatient care	155
lab tests	166
urologic procedures	101

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	11
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	50
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John C. Lieske, MD treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	85
doctor visit	43
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	57
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John C. Lieske, MD treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	99
doctor visit	32
hospital care	144
inpatient care	144

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	58
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John C. Lieske, MD treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John C. Lieske, MD treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

blood draw	127
catheterization	36
dialysis	92
doctor visit	60
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143
lab tests	191
urologic procedures	89

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	193
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	48
85 and over	6
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	97

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John C. Lieske, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. John C. Lieske, MD graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1986. He completed residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (1986)

Residency: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals (1989)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine (1989)

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John C. Lieske, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mayo Clinic

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$10,553 OXLUMO $9,045	$1,508
Novo Nordisk Inc	$5,100 $5,100
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$3,900 $3,900
Novo Nordisk Health Care AG	$2,828 $2,828
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.	$1,350 $1,350
Other	$1,322 (815) Thiola $1,196	GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE $95	Thiola $1	$30

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$11,495
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$9,274
Travel and Lodging	$3,244
Food and Beverage	$912
Grant	$95
Other	$33

Research Payments

Dr. John C. Lieske, MD has received 147 research payments totaling $1,830,497.

Biography

Dr. John Lieske is a medical specialist in adult nephrology. His areas of expertise include the following: kidney stones, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). He is affiliated with Mayo Clinic. Dr. Lieske's education and training includes medical school at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with Emory University. He has received the following distinctions: Fellow - American Society of Nephrology; Fellow - American College of Physicians; and Robert M. Kark Award for Meritorious Research - Chicago Society of Internal Medicine.