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Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD

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(Steven M. Luster, MD)

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Specializes in: General Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (1979)

12 Bokum Road
Essex, CT 06426

(860) 767-9053

Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD is a general surgeon in Essex, CT specializing in general surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD is affiliated with CONNECTICUT ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS PC and Connecticut Orthopedics - Essex.

Office Locations

12 Bokum Road
Essex, CT 06426

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

By Affordability:

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Connecticut, Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD performed more ankle MRI, hip MRI, knee MRI, and lower extremity MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for ankle MRI, hip MRI, knee MRI, lower extremity MRI, and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Connecticut.

Top 25%

By Volume:

musculoskeletal imaging

In 2012, Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD performed more musculoskeletal imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Connecticut.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT during 2012 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	347
doctor visit	677
hip imaging	38
injections	404
musculoskeletal imaging	80
pelvic imaging	19
spinal procedures	21
X-rays	120

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	328
doctor visit	762
hip imaging	42
injections	382
musculoskeletal imaging	107
pelvic imaging	19
spinal procedures	39
X-rays	165

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	86
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT during 2014 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	400
doctor visit	797
hip imaging	51
injections	454
musculoskeletal imaging	121
pelvic imaging	23
spinal procedures	47
X-rays	191

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	81
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT during 2015 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	456
doctor visit	754
hip imaging	53
injections	495
musculoskeletal imaging	124
pelvic imaging	26
spinal procedures	25
X-rays	175

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	540

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	818
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	158
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT during 2016 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	394
doctor visit	758
injections	433
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	39
spinal procedures	26
X-rays	65

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	73
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	407
doctor visit	784
injections	407
musculoskeletal imaging	256
pelvic imaging	20
spinal procedures	30
X-rays	306

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	71
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	18
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	303
doctor visit	681
injections	303
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	226
pelvic imaging	12
spinal procedures	30
X-rays	268

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	67
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	17
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	252
doctor visit	617
hip imaging	18
injections	252
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	185
spinal procedures	22
X-rays	189

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	62
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	230
doctor visit	518
injections	230
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	149
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	27
X-rays	179

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	56
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	235
doctor visit	517
hip imaging	14
injections	235
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
musculoskeletal imaging	112
pelvic imaging	16
spinal procedures	21
X-rays	135

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	54
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	207
doctor visit	449
hip imaging	23
injections	207
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
musculoskeletal imaging	123
pelvic imaging	15
spinal procedures	23
X-rays	138

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	43
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Essex, CT were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	323
doctor visit	664
hip imaging	34
injections	345
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
musculoskeletal imaging	138
pelvic imaging	18
spinal procedures	28
X-rays	175

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	340
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	127
85 and over	68
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	139

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1979. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (1979)

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CONNECTICUT ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS PC

Connecticut Orthopedics - Essex

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Steven M. Luster, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Essex, CT.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$521 Regeneten $144	Hip Positioning System $116	REGENESORB $74	LENS Surgical Imaging System $63	Q-FIX $48	Other $76
Horizon Pharma plc	$129 Duexis $111	PENNSAID $18
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$109 XIAFLEX $109
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$104 MICRORAPTOR Knotless Shoulder $104
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$103 PEAK $43	ORTHOVISC $40	Early Intervention $20
Other	$491 Osteoarthritis of the knee $77	HIPS $46	GELSYN 3 $44	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $38	BUTRANS $33	Other $253

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,456

Biography

Dr. Steven Luster works as a general practice, general surgery, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Essex, CT. Dr. Luster is a graduate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.