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Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1997)

10 Kruger Road
Plains, MT 59859

(406) 826-4800

Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD is affiliated with QUEENS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP.

Office Locations

10 Kruger Road
Plains, MT 59859

(406) 826-4800

(406) 826-4811

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449 Kapahulu Avenue Suite 104
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(808) 735-0007

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

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rapid flu test

In 2023, Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD performed more rapid flu test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Montana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lab tests

urinalysis

By Affordability:

urinalysis

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Montana, Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD performed more lab tests, and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	252
diagnostic procedures	127
doctor visit	1417
hip imaging	13
hospital care	334
inpatient care	334
lab tests	35
musculoskeletal imaging	72
preventive care	85
thoracic (chest) imaging	44
vaccines	85
X-rays	116

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53
hospital care	155
inpatient care	155

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	67

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	22
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	25
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	27
breathing treatment	11
doctor visit	170
hospital care	247
inpatient care	247
lab tests	45
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
X-rays	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	35
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
breathing treatment	14
doctor visit	236
hospital care	587
inpatient care	587
lab tests	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	22
X-rays	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	112
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	30
breathing treatment	16
doctor visit	193
hospital care	248
inpatient care	248
lab tests	53
thoracic (chest) imaging	24
X-rays	24

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	166

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	41
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	12
hospital care	231
inpatient care	231

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	19
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	274
inpatient care	274

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	30
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	245
inpatient care	245

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	59

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	30
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	358
inpatient care	358

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	78

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	29
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	34
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	389
inpatient care	389

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	36
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	138
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171
lab tests	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	64
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plains, MT were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and preventive care.

blood draw	82
diagnostic procedures	127
doctor visit	317
hip imaging	13
hospital care	294
inpatient care	294
lab tests	44
musculoskeletal imaging	72
preventive care	85
thoracic (chest) imaging	26
vaccines	85
X-rays	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	122
Native American / Alaskan Native	2
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	62
85 and over	23
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	73

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1997. He has a state license in Montana.

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1997)

Licensed In: Montana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

QUEENS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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Biography

Dr. Ronald Black's specialty is family medicine. He studied medicine at Loma Linda University School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2013

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald A. Black, MD From 2012 - 2022

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