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Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD

(Dr. Rose Arabella Shorter, MD)

(396 Ratings)

Specializes in: Primary Care and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (1999)

100 Rosebrook Way
Wareham, MA 02571

(508) 273-4950

Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD is a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA specializing in primary care and internal medicine (adult medicine). She graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD is affiliated with Southcoast Health and SOUTHCOAST PHYSICIANS GROUP INC.

Office Locations

100 Rosebrook Way
Wareham, MA 02571

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA during 2012 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	501
doctor visit	572
lab tests	414
musculoskeletal imaging	12
preventive care	50
thoracic (chest) imaging	28
vaccines	50
X-rays	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA during 2013 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	474
doctor visit	612
ear procedures	13
lab tests	332
musculoskeletal imaging	15
preventive care	69
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
vaccines	69
X-rays	34

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	66
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	277
diabetes management	27
doctor visit	822
lab tests	648
preventive care	152
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
thyroid function tests	89
vaccines	17
X-rays	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	464

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	619
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	101
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	573
chronic care	116
diabetes management	105
doctor visit	1318
lab tests	1929
preventive care	460
thyroid function tests	316
vaccines	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	1040

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1366
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	658
From 75 to 84	412
85 and over	232
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA during 2016 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	793
preventive care	140
vaccines	122

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	47
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1110
lab tests	18
preventive care	202
vaccines	182

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	54
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA during 2018 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1110
preventive care	211
vaccines	188

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	52
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	11
doctor visit	997
preventive care	198
vaccines	165

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	51
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	16
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA during 2020 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	872
preventive care	45
vaccines	45

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	51
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA during 2021 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	921
preventive care	48
vaccines	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	482
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	49
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	16
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA during 2022 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	729
preventive care	45
vaccines	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	47
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Wareham, MA were lab tests, blood draw, thyroid function tests and preventive care.

blood draw	456
cardiac procedures	11
chronic care	116
diabetes management	66
doctor visit	896
ear procedures	13
lab tests	668
musculoskeletal imaging	13
preventive care	147
thoracic (chest) imaging	20
thyroid function tests	202
vaccines	84
X-rays	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	490
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	161
85 and over	68
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	251

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

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1999. She is certified by the internal medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (1999)

Board Certification: internal medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Southcoast Health

SOUTHCOAST PHYSICIANS GROUP INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 396 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Rose A. Shorter, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Wareham, MA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$930 TANZEUM $345	ADVAIR $165	BREO $125	LEVITRA $105	ANORO $25	Other $165
AbbVie Inc.	$214 UBRELVY $211	VRAYLAR $3
Abbott Laboratories	$87 Freestyle Libre 2 $87
Novo Nordisk Inc	$86 Ozempic $60	RYBELSUS $15	Tresiba $11
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$71 TOUJEO $71
Other	$147 DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER $25	ZENPEP $22	Myrbetriq $20	ZETIA $18	PREVNAR 20 $17	Other $45

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$930
Food and Beverage	$605

Biography

Dr. Rose Shorter works as a primary care. Dr. Shorter has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. She is affiliated with Southcoast Health. She graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.