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Dr. William R. Alex, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

4000 14th Street Suite 306
Riverside, CA 92501

(951) 682-2036

Dr. William R. Alex, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Riverside, CA specializing in thoracic surgery, trauma surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine).

Office Locations

4000 14th Street Suite 306
Riverside, CA 92501

(951) 682-2036

(951) 682-2942

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William R. Alex, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. William R. Alex, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Alex, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Alex, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Alex, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Alex, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	30

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	16
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	41
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	29
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	17
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	44
Dementia	46
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	47
Dementia	50
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Alex, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Alex, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	12
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	30
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	50
Dementia	32
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Alex, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Alex, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	13
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	13
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	18
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	54
Dementia	39
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Alex, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Alex, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	54
inpatient care	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	51
Dementia	30
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Alex, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Alex, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	86
inpatient care	86

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	17
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	52
Dementia	28
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Alex, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Alex, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	75
inpatient care	75

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	17
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	37
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Alex, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Alex, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	50
Dementia	43
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Alex, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Alex, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	63
inpatient care	63

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	34

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	17
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	44
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Alex, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William R. Alex, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Riverside, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and emergency care.

catheterization	13
emergency care	12
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	34
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	13
85 and over	12
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	15

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Alex, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	33
Cancer	1

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Acute Innovations, LLC	$8,838 ACUTIE $8,838
BIOTRONIK INC.	$66 Bradycardia products $66
Baxter Healthcare	$23 BioTherapeutics - GAMMAGARD-KIOVIG $23

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,499
Travel and Lodging	$2,428

Biography

Dr. William Alex is a specialist in trauma surgery, thoracic surgery, and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine.