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Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD

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Specializes in: Psychiatry, Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

University of Massachusetts Medical School (1980)

42 WRIGHT STREET
PALMER, MA 01069

(413) 370-5285

Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD is a psychiatrist in PALMER, MA specializing in psychiatry, family medicine and emergency medicine. He graduated from University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1980 and has 46 years of experience. Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD is affiliated with Baystate Health and Baystate Behavioral Health - Griswold Center.

Office Locations

42 WRIGHT STREET
PALMER, MA 01069

(413) 370-5285

(413) 370-5384

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40 Wright Street
Palmer Town, MA 01069

(413) 370-5285

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“WARE -- Dr. Paul Gerstein, emergency department physician on staff at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital, has some tips to avoid getting bit by the deer tick, the tiny parasite, particularly active in the...”—"Area doctor offers tips for avoiding deer tick bites", Mass Live, June 2014

“Paul Gerstein, an emergency room physician at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, suggests using repellents containing 20 percent or more of DEET and wearing light-colored clothing to make...”—"Wet weather, mosquitoes and ticks across Western Massachusetts prompt health concerns", Mass Live, July 2013

“On June 5, Emergency Department physician, Dr. Paul Gerstein, will present "Risk Management for EMS Providers" at 6:30 p.m. in the main conference room.”—"Brimfield area notes: memorial handbell concert, book sale and plant swap in Warren and EMS training classes in Ware", Mass Live, May 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in PALMER, MA during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	259

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in PALMER, MA during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	212

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	128

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	41
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in PALMER, MA during 2014 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	216

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	134

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	45
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in PALMER, MA during 2015 were emergency care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	256
lab tests	41

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	304

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	104
Less than 65	198

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in PALMER, MA during 2016 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	146

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	30
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in PALMER, MA during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in PALMER, MA were emergency care and lab tests.

emergency care	184
lab tests	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	97

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

**Age**
75 to 84	33
85 and over	31
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	46

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	9
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD graduated from University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1980. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School (1980)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baystate Health

Baystate Behavioral Health - Griswold Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CeltiCare, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), ConnectiCare, Medicare Advantage, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), Aetna, Railroad Medicare, United Healthcare, Unicare, Great-West Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, Tufts Health Plan, TRICARE, Neighborhood Health Plan, Health Care Value Management (HCVM), Healthy Start, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, First Health, Fallon Navicare, HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP, Connecticare (commercial HMO, PPO only), BMC HEALTHNET ACO, Health New England, CONSOLIDATED, Fallon Health Plan (Direct Care), BLUE SHIELD PPO IND, BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV, Fallon Health Plan (Select Care), Fallon Senior Plan, NORTHEAST DIRECT, Aetna (Commercial plans only), HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY, Children's Medical Security Plan, COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE, Northeast Direct, FALLON ACO, Mass Behavioral Health Partnership, FALLON NON MASS HEALTH, Beacon Health Strategies, SENIOR WHOLE HEALTH, BMC HEALTHNET MCO, BCBSMA (commercial and Medicare products), SERENITY CARE PACE, Commonwealth Care Alliance (OneCare) and Fallon Summit Eldercare.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Paul S. Gerstein, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CeltiCare

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

ConnectiCare

Medicare Advantage

Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

Aetna

Railroad Medicare

United Healthcare

Unicare

Great-West Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Cigna

Tufts Health Plan

TRICARE

Neighborhood Health Plan

Health Care Value Management (HCVM)

Healthy Start

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

First Health

Fallon Navicare

HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP

Connecticare (commercial HMO, PPO only)

BMC HEALTHNET ACO

Health New England

CONSOLIDATED

Fallon Health Plan (Direct Care)

BLUE SHIELD PPO IND

BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV

Fallon Health Plan (Select Care)

Fallon Senior Plan

NORTHEAST DIRECT

Aetna (Commercial plans only)

HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY

Children's Medical Security Plan

COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE

Northeast Direct

FALLON ACO

Mass Behavioral Health Partnership

FALLON NON MASS HEALTH

Beacon Health Strategies

SENIOR WHOLE HEALTH

BMC HEALTHNET MCO

BCBSMA (commercial and Medicare products)

SERENITY CARE PACE

Commonwealth Care Alliance (OneCare)

Fallon Summit Eldercare

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alkermes, Inc.	$13 Vivitrol $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$13

Biography

Dr. Paul Gerstein is a family medicine and emergency medicine specialist in Ware, MA, Palmer Town, MA, and Palmer, MA. His areas of expertise include urgent care and emergency care. Dr. Gerstein is professionally affiliated with Baystate Wing Hospital. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He takes ConnectiCare, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. He welcomes new patients at his office inPalmer, MA as reported by Doctor.com.