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Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD

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Specializes in: Vein Disease (Phlebology), Vascular Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

Harvard Medical School (2001)

1270 S. Winchester Boulevard
San Jose, CA 95128

(669) 201-0667

Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD is a phlebologist in San Jose, CA specializing in vein disease (phlebology), vascular surgery and thoracic surgery. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD is affiliated with El Camino Health and ELLISON MEDICAL GROUP VEIN TREATMENT CENTER.

Office Locations

El Camino Health

1270 S. Winchester Boulevard
San Jose, CA 95128

(669) 201-0667

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

ablation

percutaneous procedures

In 2012, Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD performed more ablation, and percutaneous procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	108

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	106

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	26
Dementia	14
Cancer	66

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	88

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD treated as a phlebologist in San Jose, CA during 2018 were vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	129
doctor visit	103
injections	42
laser treatment	87
minimally invasive procedures	216
ultrasound (sonogram)	144
vascular procedures	273

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	50
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD treated as a phlebologist in San Jose, CA during 2019 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	64
doctor visit	99
injections	13
laser treatment	51
minimally invasive procedures	115
ultrasound (sonogram)	173
vascular procedures	237

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	54
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD treated as a phlebologist in San Jose, CA during 2020 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	84
doctor visit	103
injections	38
laser treatment	46
minimally invasive procedures	130
ultrasound (sonogram)	221
vascular procedures	305

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	24
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD treated as a phlebologist in San Jose, CA during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
vascular procedures	21

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
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

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2022

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
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 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD treated as a phlebologist in San Jose, CA were vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ablation.

ablation	92
doctor visit	92
injections	31
laser treatment	61
minimally invasive procedures	153
ultrasound (sonogram)	139
vascular procedures	209

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	12
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	31

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2001. He completed residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Surgery - Cardiothoracic and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (2001)

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Surgery - Cardiothoracic

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

El Camino Health

ELLISON MEDICAL GROUP VEIN TREATMENT CENTER

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Neomend, Inc.	$121 SURGICAL $121
Tactile Systems Technology Inc	$39 ENTRE $20	ENTRE PLUS $18
Medtronic, Inc.	$23 VenaSeal $23
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$18 Oncology $18
Boston Scientific Corporation	$14 Varithena Administration Pack $14
Other	$13 $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$227

Biography

Dr. Walter Lech is a vein disease (phlebology), vascular surgery, and thoracic surgery specialist. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and then he performed his residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Lech is professionally affiliated with El Camino Health. El Camino Health reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in San Jose, CA.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Lech, MD From 2012 - 2022

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