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Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD

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Specializes in: Pain Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

201 N College Drive Suite 101
Santa Maria, CA 93454

(805) 925-9581

Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Santa Maria, CA specializing in pain medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

201 N College Drive Suite 101
Santa Maria, CA 93454

(805) 925-9581

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Santa Maria, CA during 2012 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	520

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Santa Maria, CA during 2013 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	286
nursing home care	716

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	66
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	32
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Santa Maria, CA during 2014 were nursing home care, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	51
doctor visit	1265
injections	51
musculoskeletal imaging	186
nursing home care	553
X-rays	186

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	105
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	82
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	44
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Santa Maria, CA during 2015 were nursing home care, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	65
doctor visit	1382
injections	65
musculoskeletal imaging	26
nursing home care	422
X-rays	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	0
Hispanic	124
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	108
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Santa Maria, CA during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, nursing home care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
doctor visit	1714
injections	46
musculoskeletal imaging	155
nursing home care	117
X-rays	155

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	12
Hispanic	85
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	39
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	41
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Santa Maria, CA during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	89
doctor visit	2528
injections	89
musculoskeletal imaging	264
X-rays	264

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	16
Hispanic	159
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	49
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	36
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Santa Maria, CA during 2018 were X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	732
musculoskeletal imaging	31
X-rays	31

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	28
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Santa Maria, CA were nursing home care, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

aspiration	62
doctor visit	1317
injections	62
musculoskeletal imaging	132
nursing home care	465
X-rays	132

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	240
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	83
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	89
85 and over	53
Less than 65	77
65 to 74	126

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Margaret E. Elfering, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	29
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Education & Training

She has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$76 Prolia $76

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$76

Biography

Dr. Margaret Elfering, who practices in Santa Maria, CA, is a medical specialist in pain medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Elfering has obtained a license to practice in California.