In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD performed more A1C test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, and glycated protein test 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. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	14
aspiration	71
blood draw	606
breast exam	15
cytology	15
diabetes management	230
doctor visit	2596
ear procedures	30
gynecologic pathology	15
gynecologic procedures	15
incision and drainage	14
injections	71
lab tests	1441
minor procedures	14
nursing home care	155
preventive care	881
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	63
skin procedures	63
skin surgery	14
vaccines	195

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	61
blood draw	412
breast exam	13
cytology	11
diabetes management	234
doctor visit	2389
ear procedures	28
gynecologic pathology	11
gynecologic procedures	13
injections	80
lab tests	1310
nursing home care	118
preventive care	880
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	69
skin procedures	69
vaccines	264

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	606
Black	0
Hispanic	115
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	100
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	12
aspiration	41
blood draw	437
breast exam	15
cytology	12
diabetes management	277
doctor visit	2518
ear procedures	22
gynecologic pathology	12
gynecologic procedures	15
incision and drainage	12
injections	65
lab tests	1328
minor procedures	12
preventive care	901
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36
skin procedures	36
skin surgery	12
vaccines	243

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	0
Hispanic	97
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	88
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	19
aspiration	43
blood draw	407
breast exam	15
cytology	13
diabetes management	303
doctor visit	2517
ear procedures	22
gynecologic pathology	13
gynecologic procedures	15
incision and drainage	19
injections	64
lab tests	1327
minor procedures	19
nursing home care	107
pain management	21
preventive care	1001
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	51
skin procedures	51
skin surgery	19
vaccines	322

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD.

**Gender**
Male	680
Female	786

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1210
Black	0
Hispanic	200
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	680
From 75 to 84	472
85 and over	180
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
blood draw	46
diabetes management	196
doctor visit	1853
injections	69
lab tests	591
nursing home care	170
pain management	22
preventive care	485
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
vaccines	164

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	522
Black	0
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	86
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, nursing home care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
diabetes management	173
doctor visit	1606
injections	83
lab tests	361
nursing home care	205
pain management	16
preventive care	268
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
vaccines	67

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	0
Hispanic	116
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	113
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, nursing home care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
diabetes management	159
doctor visit	1669
injections	67
lab tests	286
nursing home care	201
pain management	21
preventive care	284
vaccines	125

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	0
Hispanic	149
Asian	19
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	134
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA during 2019 were preventive care, lab tests, nursing home care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
diabetes management	181
doctor visit	1819
injections	44
lab tests	308
nursing home care	205
preventive care	395
vaccines	200

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD.

**Gender**
Male	428
Female	430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	621
Black	0
Hispanic	182
Asian	22
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	362
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	131
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy	13
diabetes management	45
doctor visit	719
lab tests	45
manual therapy	13
nursing home care	44
osteopathic medicine	13
preventive care	109
vaccines	64

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	0
Hispanic	111
Asian	24
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	70
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	88
doctor visit	945
lab tests	103
preventive care	101
vaccines	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	0
Hispanic	156
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	75
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA during 2022 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	69
doctor visit	812
lab tests	69
preventive care	80
vaccines	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	0
Hispanic	140
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	71
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Maria, CA were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

abscess drainage	15
aspiration	52
blood draw	381
breast exam	14
complementary or alternative therapy	13
cytology	12
diabetes management	177
doctor visit	1767
ear procedures	25
gynecologic pathology	12
gynecologic procedures	14
incision and drainage	15
injections	67
lab tests	651
manual therapy	13
minor procedures	15
nursing home care	150
osteopathic medicine	13
pain management	20
preventive care	489
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	42
skin procedures	42
skin surgery	15
vaccines	151

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	11
Non-Hispanic White	509
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	123
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	205
85 and over	95
Less than 65	75
65 to 74	293

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.8 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert Steven Firestone, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Santa Maria, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,236 INCRUSE $359	ANORO $326	BREO $148	ADVAIR $104	VENTOLIN $65	Other $234
Pfizer Inc.	$1,016 ELIQUIS $584	VIAGRA $184	CHANTIX $111	EUCRISA $35	EMBEDA $23	Other $79
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$503 FARXIGA $211	SYMBICORT $160	ONGLYZA $36	CRESTOR $27	BYDUREON $24	Other $46
Novo Nordisk Inc	$462 Victoza $268	Tresiba $119	NovoLog Mix 70/30 $26	Ozempic $19	NovoLog $17	Other $12
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$428 INVOKANA $261	XARELTO $134	INVOKAMET $32
Other	$2,528 TOUJEO $268	JARDIANCE $139	Repatha $122	BASAGLAR $117	Myrbetriq $108	Other $1,772

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,925
Education	$223
Consulting Fee	$25

Biography

Dr. Robert Firestone sees patients in Santa Maria, CA. His medical specialty is family medicine. He studied medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. His average patient rating is 3.0 stars (out of 5).

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