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Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

University of Virginia School of Medicine (1987)

100 N Academy Avenue
Danville, PA 17822

(570) 271-6211

Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1987 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD is affiliated with GEISINGER CLINIC.

Office Locations

100 N Academy Avenue
Danville, PA 17822

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In The News

“Dr. Michael Bresticker, one of the cardiac surgeons, says Haynes can wait some time for a transplant.”—"Man Leaves Hospital With Fully Artificial Heart In Place", CBS News, September 2012

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

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heart surgery

In 2023, Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD performed more heart surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Top 25%

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heart bypass surgery

In 2012, Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD performed more heart bypass surgery (CABG) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	86
cardiac procedures	358
catheterization	70
doctor visit	24
hospital care	146
implant surgery	24
inpatient care	146
minimally invasive procedures	94
open surgery	172
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	172

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	74
cardiac procedures	277
catheterization	11
doctor visit	47
endarterectomy	11
hospital care	155
inpatient care	155
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck surgery	11
open surgery	148
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	148
vascular procedures	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	41
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	42
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	50
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	107
cardiac procedures	274
doctor visit	54
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
open surgery	214
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	214

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	16
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	40
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	75
cardiac procedures	202
doctor visit	32
endarterectomy	12
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
neck surgery	12
open surgery	150
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	150
vascular procedures	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	52
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	55
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	89
cardiac procedures	334
doctor visit	26
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
minimally invasive procedures	32
open surgery	178
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	178
vascular procedures	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	28
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	49
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	87
cardiac procedures	336
doctor visit	137
endarterectomy	14
minimally invasive procedures	30
neck surgery	14
open surgery	174
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	174
vascular procedures	44

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	11
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	42
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	49
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	73
cardiac procedures	278
doctor visit	65
minimally invasive procedures	28
open surgery	146
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	146
vascular procedures	28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	32
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	52
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	66
cardiac procedures	234
doctor visit	52
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	132
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	132
vascular procedures	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	0

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	48
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	33
cardiac procedures	138
doctor visit	85
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
minimally invasive procedures	22
open surgery	66
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	66
vascular procedures	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	20
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	27
cardiac procedures	128
doctor visit	100
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	54
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	54
vascular procedures	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	49

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	16
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	30
cardiac procedures	82
open surgery	60
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	60

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Danville, PA were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

bypass surgery	67
cardiac procedures	240
catheterization	40
doctor visit	62
endarterectomy	12
hospital care	74
implant surgery	24
inpatient care	74
minimally invasive procedures	30
neck surgery	12
open surgery	135
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	135
vascular procedures	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	138
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	82
85 and over	24
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	99

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1987. He completed residency at Northwestern University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1987)

Residency: Northwestern University Affiliated Hospitals (1993)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

GEISINGER CLINIC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$10,210 Transcatheter Heart Valves $4,127	Pericardial Heart Valves $2,487	Heart Valve Repair $1,807	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,555	INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $175	Other $59
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$3,495 CoreValve Evolut $3,426	Mosaic $56	HeartWare HVAD $13
Abbott Laboratories	$2,375 Mitra Clip system $1,955	Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented $322	NAVITOR $90	$8
nContact Surgical, Inc	$1,117 EPi-Sense Guided Coagulation Device with VisiTrax $1,017	Cardiovascular $100
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,068 Structural Heart $662	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $406
Other	$1,067 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $297	ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) $208	Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $143	Cardiovascular $108	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $60	Other $250

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$10,953
Food and Beverage	$6,838
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,500
Education	$39

Biography

Dr. Michael Bresticker practices thoracic surgery. He obtained his medical school training at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and performed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and a hospital affiliated with Northwestern University. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Bresticker's office in DANVILLE, PA.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Andrew Bresticker, MD From 2012 - 2022

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