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Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD

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(11 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

9235 Broadway
Merrillville, IN 46410

(219) 769-0054

Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD is a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN specializing in adult pulmonology. He graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD is affiliated with Powers Health and Powers Health Medical Group, Powers Health Partners.

Office Locations

3800 St. Mary Drive Suite 103
Valparaiso, IN 46383

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8909 Broadway
Merrillville, IN 46410

(219) 769-0054

(219) 769-1793

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Powers Health Medical Group, Powers Health Partners

9235 Broadway
Merrillville, IN 46410

(219) 769-0054

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15
hospital care	1002
inpatient care	1002

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and pleural drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	119
hospital care	2729
inpatient care	2729
pleural drainage	22
pulmonary testing	98

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	296
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	114
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	73
Diabetes	50
Dementia	25
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and pleural drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	261
hospital care	2626
inpatient care	2626
pleural drainage	20
pulmonary testing	119

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	401
Black	301
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	112
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	73
Diabetes	53
Dementia	26
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	254
hospital care	2123
inpatient care	2123
pulmonary testing	142

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	630
Female	800

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	794
Black	570
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	496
From 75 to 84	378
85 and over	254
Less than 65	302

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	74
Diabetes	52
Dementia	27
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and pleural drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	325
hospital care	2295
inpatient care	2295
pleural drainage	13
pulmonary testing	130

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	297
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	91
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	74
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	73
Diabetes	56
Dementia	25
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	19
doctor visit	375
hospital care	2119
inpatient care	2119
pulmonary testing	97

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	318
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	127
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	71
Diabetes	55
Dementia	29
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
chronic care	48
doctor visit	383
hospital care	2112
inpatient care	2112
pleural drainage	14
pulmonary testing	86

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	323
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	107
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	72
Diabetes	55
Dementia	30
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	39
doctor visit	349
hospital care	1849
inpatient care	1849
pulmonary testing	85

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	303
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	82
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	69
Diabetes	50
Dementia	29
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	341
hospital care	2534
inpatient care	2534
pulmonary testing	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	261
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	106
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	56
Dementia	32
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	303
hospital care	2016
inpatient care	2016

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	176
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	68
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	52
Dementia	28
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	260
hospital care	1668
inpatient care	1668

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	134
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	66
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	70
Diabetes	53
Dementia	24
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	293
hospital care	1010
inpatient care	1010

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	53
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	68
Diabetes	48
Dementia	23
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Valparaiso, IN were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and chronic care.

aspiration	17
bronchoscopy	15
chronic care	43
doctor visit	273
hospital care	2006
inpatient care	2006
pleural drainage	17
pulmonary testing	98

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD.

**Gender**
Female	344
Male	280

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	257
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	333
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	168
85 and over	98
Less than 65	140
65 to 74	217

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD treated were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	27
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	24
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. He is certified by the Board Certification: Pulmonary Medicine and has a state license in Indiana.

Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Board Certification: Board Certification: Pulmonary Medicine

Licensed In: Indiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Powers Health

Powers Health Medical Group, Powers Health Partners

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 11 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ammar M. Shaheen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Valparaiso, IN.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,363 TEZSPIRE $361	FASENRA $354	BREZTRI $307	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $125	SYMBICORT $79	Other $137
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,148 NUCALA $611	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $215	ANORO $109	ANORO ELLIPTA $101	BREO $98	Other $14
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$826 Lonhala Magnair $749	Brovana $77
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$690 OFEV $267	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $95	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $36	$292
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$582 Yupelri $337	Dymista $126	Perforomist $98	$20
Other	$2,903 XARELTO $415	DUPIXENT $305	Prolastin-C Liquid $191	UPTRAVI $171	ACTHAR $144	Other $1,677

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,512

Biography

Dr. Ammar Shaheen specializes in adult pulmonology. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Powers Health and St. Mary's Hospital. He is a graduate of the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Shaheen trained at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science for his residency. Patient reviews placed him at an average of 4.5 stars (out of 5). According to Powers Health, Dr. Shaheen is currently accepting new patients at his office in Merrillville, IN.