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Dr. William J. Durbin, MD

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Specializes in: General Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Disease

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1972)

Professional interests include: MRSA infection, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, lyme disease, and more.

55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA 01655

(774) 442-3947

Dr. William J. Durbin, MD is a pediatrician in Worcester, MA specializing in general pediatrics and pediatric infectious disease. He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1972 and has 54 years of experience. Dr. William J. Durbin, MD is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Memorial Health.

Office Locations

55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA 01655

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Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is a condition caused by bacteria (borrelia burgdorferi) that are transmitted via infected ticks. Most cases of Lyme disease are found in the United States East Coast and parts of the Midwest. The three main vectors of transmission for Lyme disease are:

Blacklegged (deer) ticks, which spread Lyme disease in the Northeastern, North -Central, and mid-Atlantic United States.
Western blacklegged ticks, which spread Lyme disease in the Pacific and Coastal regions of the United States.
A mother infected with Lyme disease may pass it onto a fetus.

As background, ticks lay on the tops of grass and brush, clutching onto leaves with their legs and with their arms outstretched. This formation is called "questing" and allows ticks to quickly latch onto passers-by. Within two hours of biting a person's skin, the tick slowly begins to feed from the blood of its host, which can transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. This tick activity generally occurs seasonally and tick bites mostly occur during the springtime.

After being infected, people with Lyme disease may develop symptoms like fever, exhaustion, headache, joint aches, and skin rash, usually three to thirty days after the tick bite. Lyme disease is characterized by a particular skin rash called erythema migrans, which is an enlarged red rash that starts at the site of the tick bite and expands outwards. The rash is a strong indicator that someone has developed or is at risk of developing Lyme disease.

In the following few months, symptoms may worsen and progress to include:

Facial palsy (facial droop)
Headache and neck pain
Arthritis
Nerve pain and numbness
Spinal and brain inflammation
Abnormal heart rhythm (Lyme carditis)

Most cases of Lyme disease dissipate over a few months. Lyme disease may be cured by a course of oral antibiotics, such as amoxicillin or doxycycline. Other treatments may include:

Nerve blocking drugs for pain, such as gabapentin
Topical ointments for rashes

People can take action to prevent Lyme disease by exercising caution when in environments with ticks. Using insect repellant and wearing long socks and protecting clothing can help prevent tick bites. Outdoor enthusiasts should regularly perform "tick checks," evaluating their skin for small ticks, especially in areas where ticks may easily burrow. Showering within two hours of returning indoors also can reduce the likelihood of developing Lyme disease.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. William Durbin, the pediatric infectious diseases specialist who has been treating Kailyn at UMass Memorial Medical Center since Saturday, told The Boston Globe the dark purple and black colors...”—"Black widow spider bite sends 5-year-old girl to emergency room", CBS News, June 2017

“Dr. William Durbin tells the Boston Globe (https://bit.ly/2sjyOTk) the girl's wound is superficial, and he expects her to make a full recovery.”—"5-year-old bitten by black widow spider in Massachusetts", The Washington Times, June 2017

“Dr. William Durbin, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at UMass Memorial Medical Center who treated Kailyn, said he typically treats a couple of bites a year from black widows, which are...”—"Five-year-old girl recovers from black widow spider bite", New York Post, June 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Durbin, MD treated as a pediatrician in Worcester, MA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2468
inpatient care	2468

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Durbin, MD treated as a pediatrician in Worcester, MA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2733
inpatient care	2733

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	274
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	32
Dementia	49
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Durbin, MD treated as a pediatrician in Worcester, MA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2357
inpatient care	2357

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	256
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	37
Dementia	45
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Durbin, MD treated as a pediatrician in Worcester, MA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2457
inpatient care	2457

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	610

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1022
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	298
85 and over	544
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	30
Dementia	50
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Durbin, MD treated as a pediatrician in Worcester, MA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2327
inpatient care	2327

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	494
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	270
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	30
Dementia	53
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Durbin, MD treated as a pediatrician in Worcester, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	31
hospital care	2794
inpatient care	2794

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	601
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	326
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	34
Dementia	53
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Durbin, MD treated as a pediatrician in Worcester, MA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2144
inpatient care	2144

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	300
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	29
Dementia	54
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Durbin, MD treated as a pediatrician in Worcester, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	27
hospital care	2106
inpatient care	2106

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	598
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	316
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	31
Dementia	50
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Durbin, MD treated as a pediatrician in Worcester, MA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	71
hospital care	2842
inpatient care	2842

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	437

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	692
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	318
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	31
Dementia	49
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Durbin, MD treated as a pediatrician in Worcester, MA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	18
hospital care	1502
inpatient care	1502

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	182
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	48
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William J. Durbin, MD treated as a pediatrician in Worcester, MA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	36
hospital care	2373
inpatient care	2373

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	539
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	164
85 and over	278
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	93

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Durbin, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	18
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Dementia	45
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. William J. Durbin, MD graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1972. He completed residency at Children's Hospital Boston. He is certified by the Board Certification: Pediatrics - General Pediatrics and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1972)

Residency: Children's Hospital Boston

Board Certification: Board Certification: Pediatrics - General Pediatrics

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William J. Durbin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UMass Memorial Medical Center

UMass Memorial Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$36 $36

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$36

Biography

Dr. William Durbin is a pediatric infectious disease and general pediatrics specialist in Worcester, MA. He is a graduate of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and a graduate of Children's Hospital Boston's residency program. He is especially interested in cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, tuberculosis (TB), and lyme disease. Dr. Durbin is professionally affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Worcester, MA.