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Dr. Joseph Franks, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

2911 Chanticleer Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

(831) 477-2350

Dr. Joseph Franks, MD is an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease).

Office Locations

2911 Chanticleer Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

(831) 477-2350

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated as an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2012 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
catheterization	77
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	1182
hormone therapy	29
lab tests	1255
minimally invasive procedures	250
minor procedures	26
neurostimulation	104
potassium test	48
stent placement (stenting)	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
urologic procedures	399

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated as an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2013 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
ablation	28
catheterization	56
cryotherapy	14
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	1306
hormone therapy	40
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
lab tests	1266
laser treatment	14
minimally invasive procedures	323
minor procedures	21
neurostimulation	130
stent placement (stenting)	31
suprapubic catheter replacement	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
urologic procedures	356

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	597
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	16
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	91
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD in 2013

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated as an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2014 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	27
ablation	32
catheterization	86
cryotherapy	13
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1376
hormone therapy	49
lab tests	1348
laser treatment	13
minimally invasive procedures	316
minor procedures	15
neurostimulation	127
stent placement (stenting)	16
suprapubic catheter replacement	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
urologic procedures	442

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	560
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	639
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	368
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	96
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD in 2014

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated as an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2015 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	43
ablation	27
catheterization	112
cryotherapy	11
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1464
hormone therapy	43
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
lab tests	1332
laser treatment	27
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	16
minimally invasive procedures	319
minor procedures	16
neurostimulation	113
potassium test	72
stent placement (stenting)	34
suprapubic catheter replacement	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	43
urologic procedures	563

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1236
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1410
Black	26
Hispanic	88
Asian	28
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	812
From 75 to 84	454
85 and over	220
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated as an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2016 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	39
ablation	27
catheterization	113
cryotherapy	11
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1429
hormone therapy	33
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
lab tests	1275
laser treatment	11
minimally invasive procedures	293
minor procedures	14
neurostimulation	86
potassium test	26
stent placement (stenting)	20
suprapubic catheter replacement	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	39
urologic procedures	566

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	627
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	720
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	13
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	407
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	110
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD in 2016

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated as an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2017 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	46
ablation	16
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	40
catheterization	106
chemotherapy	40
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1487
hormone therapy	35
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
lab tests	1291
laser treatment	20
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	20
minimally invasive procedures	352
minor procedures	14
neurostimulation	132
potassium test	40
stent placement (stenting)	43
suprapubic catheter replacement	84
ultrasound (sonogram)	46
urologic procedures	554

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	752
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	836
Black	12
Hispanic	57
Asian	16
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	463
From 75 to 84	319
85 and over	115
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated as an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2018 were hormone therapy, injections, lab tests and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	25
ablation	15
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	68
catheterization	88
chemotherapy	68
cryotherapy	15
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	1391
hormone therapy	20571
hospital care	18
injections	20500
inpatient care	18
lab tests	1261
laser treatment	15
minimally invasive procedures	421
minor procedures	18
neurostimulation	222
potassium test	89
stent placement (stenting)	27
suprapubic catheter replacement	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	36
urologic procedures	598

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	776
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	873
Black	0
Hispanic	69
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	484
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	123
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD in 2018

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated as an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2019 were hormone therapy, injections, lab tests and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	27
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	44
catheterization	102
chemotherapy	44
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1312
hormone therapy	17175
hospital care	13
injections	17125
inpatient care	13
lab tests	1100
laser treatment	16
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	16
minimally invasive procedures	413
minor procedures	17
neurostimulation	207
potassium test	83
stent placement (stenting)	43
suprapubic catheter replacement	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
urologic procedures	577

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	767
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	871
Black	0
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	469
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	113
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated as an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2020 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, neurostimulation and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	246
hormone therapy	14
lab tests	194
minimally invasive procedures	80
neurostimulation	58
suprapubic catheter replacement	15
urologic procedures	36

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	50
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD in 2020

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated as an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and urologic procedures.

abdominal imaging	29
ablation	24
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	50
catheterization	92
chemotherapy	50
cryotherapy	12
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1243
hormone therapy	4221
hospital care	17
injections	18812
inpatient care	17
lab tests	1146
laser treatment	16
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	17
minimally invasive procedures	307
minor procedures	17
neurostimulation	131
potassium test	59
stent placement (stenting)	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	31
urologic procedures	454

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	610
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	8
Non-Hispanic White	694
Hispanic	47
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	23

**Age**
75 to 84	255
85 and over	102
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	387

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD From 2012 - 2020

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

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	23
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joseph Franks, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joseph Franks, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Santa Cruz, CA.

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Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,338 Da Vinci Surgical System $1,338
Coloplast Corp	$1,195 PENILE RECONSTRUCTION $627	Pelvic Floor Repair $485	FEMALE INCONTINENCE $71	RESTORELLE $12
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$456 Myrbetriq $68	$388
SurgiQuest, Inc.	$205 Air-Seal $205
American Medical Systems Inc.	$93 AMS 700 Series $93
Other	$129 STENDRA $81	BOTOX $12	AirSeal $11	Macroplastique $4	$22

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,378
Education	$1,138
Food and Beverage	$900

Biography

Dr. Joseph Franks specializes in urology (urinary tract disease) and practices in Santa Cruz, CA. Dr. Franks has received a 4.5 out of 5 star rating by his patients. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine.