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Dr. Michael Schuster, MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Professional interests include: body imaging

2546 Balltown Road Suite 100
Niskayuna, NY 12309

(518) 372-1344

Dr. Michael Schuster, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY specializing in diagnostic radiology. He graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Michael Schuster, MD is affiliated with Albany Medical Center, Community Care Physicians, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY and Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson, NY.

Office Locations

1019 New Loudon Road
Cohoes, NY 12047

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11835 Route 9w Suite 166
Coxsackie, NY 12051

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Albany Medical Center

1301 River Street Suite 104, Valatie Medical Arts
Valatie, NY 12184

(518) 828-8224

(518) 758-7840

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1400 Altamont Avenue
Rotterdam, NY 12303

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Albany Medical Center

159 Jefferson Heights Suite D-106
Catskill, NY 12414

(518) 943-0212

(518) 828-8167

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1769 Union Street
Niskayuna, NY 12309

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Albany Medical Center

25 Hackett Boulevard
Albany, NY 12208

(518) 262-1244

(518) 262-1243

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Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson, NY

2546 Balltown Road Suite 100
Niskayuna, NY 12309

(518) 372-1344

(518) 372-9848

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Albany Medical Center

2976 Route 9w
Saugerties, NY 12477

(518) 264-9000

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329 Glenmont Road
Glenmont, NY 12077

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Albany Medical Center

43 New Scotland Avenue James J. Barba Physicians Pavilion (a Building), Basement
Albany, NY 12208

(518) 262-3856

(518) 262-8526

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5 New Karner Road
Guilderland, NY 12302

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71 Prospect Avenue
Hudson, NY 12534

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711 Troy Schenectady Road Suite 114
Latham, NY 12110

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730 Hoosick Road
Brunswick, NY 12180

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98 Wolf Road
Colonie, NY 12205

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In The News

“Albany Medical Center radiologist Michael Schuster explained that the medical scans for mummies differ from scans of contemporary patients, since the organs are not there.”—"Scans may reveal mummies' secrets", The Saratogian, March 2012

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

abdominal imaging

central DEXA

neck ultrasound

By Affordability:

renal transplant duplex ultrasound

renal ultrasound

spine imaging

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Michael Schuster, MD performed more abdominal imaging, central DEXA, and neck ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for renal transplant duplex ultrasound, renal ultrasound, and spine imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. 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:

pelvic imaging

ultrasound

X-rays

By Affordability:

gastrointestinal imaging

gastrointestinal X-ray

non-obstetric transvaginal ultrasound

pelvic MRI

transvaginal ultrasound

women's imaging

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Michael Schuster, MD performed more pelvic imaging, ultrasound (sonogram), and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for gastrointestinal imaging, gastrointestinal X-ray, non-obstetric transvaginal ultrasound, pelvic MRI, transvaginal ultrasound, and women's imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY during 2012 were abdominal imaging, CT scan, pelvic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	905
CT scan	679
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hip imaging	24
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	97
musculoskeletal imaging	72
neck imaging	25
pelvic imaging	503
thoracic (chest) imaging	334
ultrasound (sonogram)	379
urologic procedures	18
vascular procedures	48
women's imaging	14
X-rays	260

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY during 2013 were abdominal imaging, CT scan, pelvic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	1133
CT scan	802
gastrointestinal procedures	26
hip imaging	32
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	102
musculoskeletal imaging	71
neck imaging	29
pelvic imaging	662
thoracic (chest) imaging	376
ultrasound (sonogram)	508
urologic procedures	22
vascular procedures	76
women's imaging	28
X-rays	380

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	799
Female	950

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1496
Black	154
Hispanic	52
Asian	18
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	587
From 75 to 84	426
85 and over	220
Less than 65	516

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY during 2014 were abdominal imaging, CT scan, pelvic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	1224
CT scan	778
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hip imaging	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	99
musculoskeletal imaging	25
neck imaging	45
pelvic imaging	674
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	484
ultrasound (sonogram)	640
vascular procedures	74
women's imaging	21
X-rays	548

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	946
Female	1031

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1675
Black	196
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	644
From 75 to 84	466
85 and over	269
Less than 65	598

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY during 2015 were abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram), CT scan and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	1532
CT scan	796
gastrointestinal procedures	77
hip imaging	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	179
musculoskeletal imaging	26
neck imaging	72
pelvic imaging	741
thoracic (chest) imaging	340
ultrasound (sonogram)	848
urologic procedures	14
vascular procedures	116
women's imaging	31
X-rays	524

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2166
Female	2298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3746
Black	438
Hispanic	140
Asian	0
Other	84
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1494
From 75 to 84	1036
85 and over	628
Less than 65	1306

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY during 2016 were abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram), CT scan and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	1467
CT scan	781
gastrointestinal procedures	51
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	153
musculoskeletal imaging	17
neck imaging	94
pelvic imaging	760
thoracic (chest) imaging	321
ultrasound (sonogram)	816
urologic procedures	21
vascular procedures	111
women's imaging	23
X-rays	471

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1055
Female	1205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1874
Black	231
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	787
From 75 to 84	504
85 and over	283
Less than 65	686

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY during 2017 were abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram), pelvic imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	1189
CT scan	665
gastrointestinal procedures	39
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	142
musculoskeletal imaging	25
neck imaging	69
pelvic imaging	670
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	375
ultrasound (sonogram)	813
urologic procedures	33
vascular procedures	172
women's imaging	50
X-rays	466

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	989
Female	1197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1842
Black	186
Hispanic	69
Asian	0
Other	57
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	826
From 75 to 84	507
85 and over	304
Less than 65	549

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY during 2018 were abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram), CT scan and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	1143
CT scan	716
gastrointestinal procedures	35
lab tests	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	150
musculoskeletal imaging	13
neck imaging	60
pelvic imaging	662
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	152
ultrasound (sonogram)	750
urologic procedures	23
vascular procedures	177
women's imaging	17
X-rays	99

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	908
Female	1095

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1717
Black	138
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	62
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	749
From 75 to 84	496
85 and over	266
Less than 65	492

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY during 2019 were abdominal imaging, pelvic imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	1054
CT scan	628
gastrointestinal procedures	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	233
neck imaging	68
pelvic imaging	663
thoracic (chest) imaging	109
ultrasound (sonogram)	609
vascular procedures	132
women's imaging	20
X-rays	76

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	872
Female	883

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1470
Black	140
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	667
From 75 to 84	445
85 and over	232
Less than 65	411

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY during 2020 were abdominal imaging, CT scan, pelvic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	1188
CT scan	784
gastrointestinal procedures	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	200
musculoskeletal imaging	53
neck imaging	93
pelvic imaging	770
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	134
ultrasound (sonogram)	692
urologic procedures	16
vascular procedures	142
women's imaging	23
X-rays	116

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	929
Female	1013

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1620
Black	164
Hispanic	51
Asian	33
Other	74
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	794
From 75 to 84	479
85 and over	249
Less than 65	420

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY during 2021 were abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram), pelvic imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	1058
CT scan	628
gastrointestinal procedures	33
lab tests	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	275
musculoskeletal imaging	82
neck imaging	229
pelvic imaging	710
spinal procedures	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	114
ultrasound (sonogram)	854
urologic procedures	17
vascular procedures	203
women's imaging	23
X-rays	206

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1020
Female	1156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1854
Black	145
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	92
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	922
From 75 to 84	633
85 and over	243
Less than 65	378

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY during 2022 were abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram), pelvic imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	913
CT scan	534
gastrointestinal procedures	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	203
musculoskeletal imaging	194
neck imaging	147
pelvic imaging	629
thoracic (chest) imaging	76
ultrasound (sonogram)	665
vascular procedures	130
women's imaging	26
X-rays	329

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	905
Female	1090

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1730
Black	97
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	90
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	833
From 75 to 84	609
85 and over	230
Less than 65	323

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Schuster, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cohoes, NY were abdominal imaging, CT scan, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

abdominal imaging	1164
CT scan	708
gastrointestinal procedures	31
hip imaging	20
lab tests	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	166
musculoskeletal imaging	57
neck imaging	84
pelvic imaging	676
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	255
ultrasound (sonogram)	688
urologic procedures	20
vascular procedures	125
women's imaging	25
X-rays	315

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	962
Female	1083

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	171
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	1729
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	59
Other	57

**Age**
75 to 84	509
85 and over	265
Less than 65	516
65 to 74	754

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Schuster, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Schuster, MD graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. He completed residency at Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Medical Imaging (Radiology) and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Residency: Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Medical Imaging (Radiology)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Schuster, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Albany Medical Center

Community Care Physicians

Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY

Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson, NY

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$1,091 Kyprolis $1,091
ADC Therapeutics America, Inc.	$32 $32
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$18 $18

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$966
Food and Beverage	$175

Research Payments

Dr. Michael Schuster, MD has received 30 research payments totaling $48,669.

Biography

Dr. Michael Schuster's area of specialization is diagnostic radiology. Dr. Schuster studied medicine at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. He completed his residency training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center. He has indicated that his clinical interests include body imaging. Dr. Schuster's hospital/clinic affiliations include Albany Medical Center, Columbia Memorial Hospital, and Community Care Physicians.