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Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD

(Dr. Alan Schwartz, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1981)
515 Fairmount Avenue Suite 500
Towson, MD 21286

Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD is a pulmonologist in Towson, MD specializing in adult pulmonology. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1981 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD is affiliated with University of Maryland Medical System.

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Office Locations

University of Maryland Medical System

515 Fairmount Avenue Suite 500
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 427-2100
(410) 427-2098
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5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 550-5864
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In The News 

“A blog post from Johns Hopkins Medicine quotes Alan Schwartz, M.D., director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: "They don't measure sleep directly."”—"Larry Magid: Some smartwatches nearly as good as high-priced ones", Mercury News, March 2022
“"In the early days, doctors didn't know much," says Dr. Alan Schwartz, who recently retired as a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore after years of pioneering exploration...”—"Breathless in the night; the struggle to treat sleep apnea", Chicago Sun-Times, December 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2024

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

sleep study

In 2012, Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD performed more sleep study procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2012 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management 46
doctor visit 123
hospital care 45
inpatient care 45
sleep study 105

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2013 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management 131
doctor visit 155
hospital care 27
inpatient care 27
sleep study 324

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 229
Female 199
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 301
Black 106
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 178
From 75 to 84 81
85 and over 24
Less than 65 145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35
Diabetes 46
Dementia 11
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2014 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management 138
doctor visit 165
hospital care 81
inpatient care 81
sleep study 292

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 240
Female 177
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 291
Black 103
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 177
From 75 to 84 87
85 and over 13
Less than 65 140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 49
Dementia 12
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2015 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management 145
doctor visit 173
hospital care 163
inpatient care 163
sleep study 331

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 522
Female 496
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 742
Black 224
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 476
From 75 to 84 214
85 and over 58
Less than 65 270

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 25
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 49
Dementia 15
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2016 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management 110
doctor visit 171
hospital care 181
inpatient care 181
sleep study 328

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 241
Female 226
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 322
Black 123
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 205
From 75 to 84 89
85 and over 23
Less than 65 150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 53
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 36
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 46
Dementia 13
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2017 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management 63
doctor visit 161
hospital care 96
inpatient care 96
sleep study 242

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 198
Female 195
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 274
Black 100
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 187
From 75 to 84 73
85 and over 19
Less than 65 114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 55
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 33
Diabetes 44
Dementia 17
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management 15
doctor visit 163
hospital care 172
inpatient care 172
sleep study 88

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 150
Female 156
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 208
Black 79
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 125
From 75 to 84 80
85 and over 19
Less than 65 82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 57
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 34
Diabetes 44
Dementia 14
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2019 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management 19
doctor visit 34
sleep study 63

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 53
Female 61
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 76
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 55
From 75 to 84 32
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 39
Dementia 13
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2020 were sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 72
pulmonary testing 22
sleep study 95

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 76
Female 82
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 118
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 93
From 75 to 84 35
85 and over 11
Less than 65 19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2020

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 47
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 33
Dementia 11
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2021 were sleep study, pulmonary testing and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management 16
doctor visit 129
pulmonary testing 38
sleep study 117

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 111
Female 88
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 144
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 95
From 75 to 84 69
85 and over 18
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 37
Dementia 9
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2022 were sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 153
sleep study 107

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 111
Female 92
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 148
Black 32
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 106
From 75 to 84 70
85 and over 13
Less than 65 14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2022

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 17
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 24
Dementia 5
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2023 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management 20
doctor visit 170
sleep study 185

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 147
Female 103
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 201
Black 35
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 132
From 75 to 84 86
85 and over 17
Less than 65 15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2023

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 32
Dementia 4
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD during 2024 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management 14
doctor visit 190
sleep study 183

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 149
Female 119
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 216
Black 31
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 131
From 75 to 84 96
85 and over 26
Less than 65 15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD in 2024

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 27
Dementia 4
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Towson, MD were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

airway management 65
doctor visit 143
hospital care 109
inpatient care 109
pulmonary testing 30
sleep study 189

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD.

Gender
Male 171
Female 153
Ethnicity
Black / African American 64
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 233
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 77
85 and over 18
Less than 65 75
65 to 74 150

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 17
Osteoporosis 7
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 36
Atrial Fibrillation 18
Cancer 12
Dementia 9

Education & Training

Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1981. He completed residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine, American Board of Sleep Medicine - Sleep Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1981)

Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center (1984)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine, American Board of Sleep Medicine - Sleep Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (2007)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Maryland Medical System

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Itamar Medical Inc $324,061 WatchPAT
$169,589 		WatchPATONE
$154,472
Respicardia, Inc. $202,816 remede System
$202,816
LivaNova USA, Inc. $167,277 THN Sleep Therapy
$167,277
ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. $63,328 remede System
$63,328
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. $7,145
$7,145
Other $15,219 (8334) IGT_D Peripheral
$4,620 		AIR 11
$1,200 		TRELEGY ELLIPTA
$373 		ApneaLink
$289 		DUPIXENT
$256 		Other
$8,480
Types of Payments
Consulting Fee $622,538
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $117,428
Travel and Lodging $15,096
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program $13,800
Food and Beverage $7,608
Other $3,376

Research Payments

Dr. Alan Richard Schwartz, MD has received 35 research payments totaling $446,123.

Biography

Dr. Alan Schwartz practices adult pulmonology in Baltimore, MD and Towson, MD. He attended medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Schwartz is affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System.

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