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Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

1301 Grundman Boulevard
Nebraska City, NE 68410

(402) 873-8931

Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD is a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD is affiliated with CHI Health, Bryan Health, CHI Health Nebraska Heart, CHI Health St. Elizabeth, LINCOLN NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION PC, METHODIST FREMONT HEALTH, NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA HOSPITAL CORPORATION, BRYAN HOSPITAL KEARNEY and CHI HEALTH CLINIC SPECIALTY LLC.

Office Locations

CHI Health St. Elizabeth

1301 Grundman Boulevard
Nebraska City, NE 68410

(402) 873-8931

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7401 O St Lincoln Ne
Lincoln, NE 68510

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In The News

“Michael Aaronson is a nephrologist who blogs at his self-titled blog, Michael L. Aaronson M.D. Submit a guest post and be heard on social media's leading physician voice.”—"Common things are common, except when the diagnosis is rare", KevinMD, January 2011

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska. 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. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	342
doctor visit	581
hemofiltration	93
hospital care	902
inpatient care	902
lab tests	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	273
doctor visit	621
hemofiltration	39
hospital care	1079
inpatient care	1079

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	67
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	98
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	56
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	333
doctor visit	582
hemofiltration	35
hospital care	1322
inpatient care	1322

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	606
Black	110
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	97
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	60
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	268
doctor visit	809
hemofiltration	30
hospital care	1645
inpatient care	1645

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	854
Female	876

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1374
Black	252
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	642
From 75 to 84	532
85 and over	224
Less than 65	332

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	59
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	270
doctor visit	1035
hemofiltration	42
hospital care	2103
inpatient care	2103

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	503
Female	521

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	806
Black	166
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	363
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	150
Less than 65	217

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	58
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	14
dialysis	195
doctor visit	844
hospital care	1707
inpatient care	1707

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	464
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	764
Black	150
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	126
Less than 65	167

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	58
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	27
dialysis	170
doctor visit	693
hospital care	1456
inpatient care	1456

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	445
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	714
Black	124
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	280
85 and over	134
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	56
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	157
doctor visit	426
hemofiltration	17
hospital care	1396
inpatient care	1396

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	653
Black	19
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	108
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	58
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	243
doctor visit	525
hemofiltration	27
hospital care	1285
inpatient care	1285

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	685
Black	19
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	106
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	57
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	130
doctor visit	624
hospital care	1060
inpatient care	1060

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	395
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	679
Black	22
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	106
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	58
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	125
doctor visit	524
hospital care	1016
inpatient care	1016

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	662
Black	22
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	102
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	59
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nebraska City, NE were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

blood draw	20
dialysis	227
doctor visit	660
hemofiltration	40
hospital care	1361
inpatient care	1361
lab tests	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	86
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	680
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	17
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	258
85 and over	113
Less than 65	143
65 to 74	298

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD graduated from University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. He has a state license in Nebraska.

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Residency: University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview

Licensed In: Nebraska

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael L. Aaronson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHI Health

Bryan Health

CHI Health Nebraska Heart

CHI Health St. Elizabeth

LINCOLN NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION PC

METHODIST FREMONT HEALTH

NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA HOSPITAL CORPORATION

BRYAN HOSPITAL KEARNEY

CHI HEALTH CLINIC SPECIALTY LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$113,978 LUPKYNIS $99,929	$14,049
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$61,616 FARXIGA $52,425	LOKELMA $8,903	XIGDUO $53	BREZTRI $15	$220
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$28,820 Kerendia $28,820
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$27,305 JARDIANCE $27,086	$219
Lilly USA, LLC	$12,960 JARDIANCE $10,800	$2,160
Other	$5,894 Tavneos $3,581	ACTHAR $552	Velphoro $205	SAMSCA $133	Renal - PD $114	Other $1,309

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$231,587
Food and Beverage	$9,341
Travel and Lodging	$5,920
Honoraria	$3,500
Education	$224

Biography

Dr. Michael Aaronson is a medical specialist in adult nephrology. After completing medical school at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, he performed his residency at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. He is professionally affiliated with CHI Health Nebraska Heart and Bryan Health.