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Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD

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(Vern A. Keller, MD)

(97 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Practice and Cardiothoracic Surgery

155 Hospital Drive Suite 201
Lafayette, LA 70503

(337) 289-7999

Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD is a general practitioner in Lafayette, LA specializing in general practice and cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

155 Hospital Drive Suite 201
Lafayette, LA 70503

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

aortic valve replacement

fully percutaneous transfemoral TAVR

heart valve replacement

minimally invasive aortic valve replacement

minimally invasive heart valve treatment

minimally invasive valve replacement

non-surgical aortic valve replacement

non-surgical heart valve treatment

non-surgical valve replacement

percutaneous valve treatment

transcatheter aortic valve replacement

transcatheter valve treatment

transfemoral TAVR

In 2023, Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD had a list price for aortic valve replacement, fully percutaneous (incisionless) transfemoral TAVR, heart valve replacement, minimally invasive aortic valve replacement, minimally invasive heart valve treatment, minimally invasive valve replacement, non-surgical aortic valve replacement, non-surgical heart valve treatment, non-surgical valve replacement, percutaneous valve treatment, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter valve treatment, and transfemoral TAVR (through the groin) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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 25%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

endovascular procedures

In 2012, Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD performed more cardiac procedures, and endovascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD treated as a general practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2012 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	28
cardiac procedures	56
doctor visit	19
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
open surgery	56
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	23

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD treated as a general practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2014 were vascular procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
bypass surgery	58
cardiac procedures	162
doctor visit	325
endarterectomy	22
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
neck surgery	22
open surgery	116
pelvic imaging	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	150
vascular procedures	203

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	45
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD treated as a general practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	57
cardiac procedures	208
doctor visit	425
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	114
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	114
ultrasound (sonogram)	111
vascular procedures	125

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	456
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	594
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	72
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD treated as a general practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	82
cardiac procedures	292
doctor visit	417
endarterectomy	12
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145
minimally invasive procedures	23
neck surgery	12
open surgery	164
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	164
ultrasound (sonogram)	91
vascular procedures	126

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	54
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD treated as a general practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, vascular procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	59
cardiac procedures	248
doctor visit	593
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	30
open surgery	118
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	118
ultrasound (sonogram)	97
vascular procedures	127

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	51
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD treated as a general practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	47
cardiac procedures	315
doctor visit	516
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
minimally invasive procedures	44
open surgery	94
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	141
vascular procedures	112

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	55
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD treated as a general practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	94
doctor visit	188
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	40
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	55
vascular procedures	34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	19
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	83

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	30

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	47
Dementia	28
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD treated as a general practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	15
cardiac procedures	66
doctor visit	29
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
minimally invasive procedures	18
open surgery	30
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	30
vascular procedures	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	59
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	58
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD treated as a general practitioner in Lafayette, LA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

abdominal imaging	13
bypass surgery	45
cardiac procedures	180
doctor visit	241
endarterectomy	17
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
minimally invasive procedures	23
neck surgery	17
open surgery	91
pelvic imaging	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	91
ultrasound (sonogram)	107
vascular procedures	106

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	205
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	96
85 and over	26
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	122

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	13
Dementia	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.84 out of 5 stars based on 97 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lafayette, LA.

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Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$97,651 COREVALVE EVOLUT R $53,136	CoreValve Evolut $30,374	Avalus $3,451	3F $772	ENDURANT IIS $143	Other $9,776
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$95,710 CoreValve Evolut $82,684	Mosaic $2,476	Octopus $2,081	Aortic Stent Graft $1,830	Hancock $1,649	Other $4,990
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$71,650 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $18,267	Minimal Incision Valve Surgery $3,001	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $2,341	Transcatheter Heart Valves $1,230	INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $692	Other $46,119
Stryker Corporation	$39,587 Dall-Miles $16,305	Colorado Needle $14,888	New Product Development $3,696	NA $2,193	MEDPOR $1,781	Other $724
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$18,311 SternaLock Blu $8,940	CMF & Thoracic Product Portfolio $6,022	SternaLock 360 $1,126	CMF Non $934	Thoracic $446	Other $843
Other	$59,039 Da Vinci Surgical System $9,545	Vascular $5,689	Cardiovascular $3,777	TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $2,195	EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $2,154	Other $35,680

**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	$105,246
Consulting Fee	$101,636
Travel and Lodging	$88,276
Food and Beverage	$68,162
Honoraria	$12,500
Other	$6,127

Research Payments

Dr. Vern Antoine Keller, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $85,696.

Biography

Dr. Vern Keller sees patients in Lafayette, LA. His medical specialties are general practice and cardiothoracic surgery. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He attended medical school at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Keller is affiliated with Ochsner Health. According to Ochsner Health, Dr. Keller is currently accepting new patients at his office in Lafayette, LA.