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Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Preventive Medicine

902 W Hobbs Street
Athens, AL 35611

(256) 771-7575

Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD is a pulmonologist in Athens, AL specializing in adult pulmonology and preventive medicine. Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD is affiliated with Crestwood Medical Center.

Office Locations

902 W Hobbs Street
Athens, AL 35611

(256) 771-7575

(256) 771-1454

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

CPAP treatment

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

in-lab polysomnography

pulmonary function test

sleep study

In 2023, Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD performed more CPAP treatment, home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), pulmonary function test (PFT), and sleep study procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL during 2012 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	125
blood draw	20
doctor visit	1440
hospital care	1227
inpatient care	1227
pulmonary testing	1379
sleep study	144
thoracic (chest) imaging	450
X-rays	450

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL during 2013 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	118
doctor visit	1198
hospital care	1101
inpatient care	1101
pulmonary testing	1299
sleep study	149
thoracic (chest) imaging	365
X-rays	365

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	391
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	768
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	74
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	143
blood draw	15
doctor visit	1252
hospital care	979
inpatient care	979
pulmonary testing	1162
sleep study	201
thoracic (chest) imaging	392
X-rays	392

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	401
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	800
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	74
Less than 65	185

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	175
doctor visit	1236
hospital care	795
inpatient care	795
pulmonary testing	1059
sleep study	175
thoracic (chest) imaging	388
X-rays	388

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	786
Female	834

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1486
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	734
From 75 to 84	438
85 and over	150
Less than 65	298

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	210
blood draw	30
bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	1349
hospital care	809
inpatient care	809
minimally invasive procedures	12
pulmonary testing	1020
sleep study	258
thoracic (chest) imaging	458
X-rays	458

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	702
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	78
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	47
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	41
doctor visit	1237
hospital care	782
inpatient care	782
pulmonary testing	797
sleep study	178
thoracic (chest) imaging	286
X-rays	286

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	627
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	73
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	67
doctor visit	1315
hospital care	730
inpatient care	730
pulmonary testing	992
sleep study	203

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	393
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	736
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	91
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	45
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	139
doctor visit	1503
hospital care	641
inpatient care	641
pulmonary testing	1132
sleep study	198

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	445
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	845
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	95
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	49
doctor visit	1279
hospital care	304
inpatient care	304
pulmonary testing	719
sleep study	127

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	701
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	84
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	47
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	54
doctor visit	1301
hospital care	206
inpatient care	206
pulmonary testing	670
sleep study	165

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	673
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	84
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL during 2022 were pulmonary testing, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	68
doctor visit	1162
pulmonary testing	448
sleep study	149

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	601
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	303
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	69
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	42
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Athens, AL were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

airway management	108
blood draw	21
bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	1297
hospital care	757
inpatient care	757
minimally invasive procedures	12
pulmonary testing	970
sleep study	177
thoracic (chest) imaging	389
X-rays	389

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	382
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	40
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	721
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	231
85 and over	79
Less than 65	126
65 to 74	342

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	20
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Crestwood Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$168 FASENRA $125	SYMBICORT $32	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $12
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$119 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $49	BREO $47	ANORO $23
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$46 XOLAIR $23	$23
Genentech USA, Inc.	$22 XOLAIR $22
Grifols USA, LLC	$22 Prolastin-C $22
Other	$22 Sleep and Respiratory Care $15	Alvesco $7

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$388
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. Albert Scherff practices adult pulmonology and preventive medicine in Athens, AL. He is professionally affiliated with Crestwood Medical Center.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert H. Scherff III, MD From 2012 - 2022

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