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Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

2003 Medical Parkway Wayson Pavilion, Suite 301
Annapolis, MD 21401

(443) 481-3300

Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD is affiliated with Luminis Health.

Office Locations

Luminis Health

2003 Medical Parkway Wayson Pavilion, Suite 301
Annapolis, MD 21401

(443) 481-3300

(443) 481-3730

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8116 Good Luck Road Suite 215
Lanham, MD 20706

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

bronchoscopy with therapeutic aspiration

thoracic surgery procedures

tunneled central line placement

tunneled central line removal

By Affordability:

bronchoscopy with therapeutic aspiration

device removal

lymph node excision

tunneled central line removal

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Maryland, Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD performed more bronchoscopy with therapeutic aspiration, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, tunneled central line placement, and tunneled central line removal procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for bronchoscopy with therapeutic aspiration, device removal, lymph node excision, and tunneled central line removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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 10%

By Volume:

excision

VATS lung resection

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

By Affordability:

dissection

lymphadenectomy

surgical dissection

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Maryland, Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD performed more excision, VATS lung resection, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for dissection, lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection), and surgical dissection 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:

thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy

VATS wedge resection

By Affordability:

anatomic lung resection

lymph node procedures

minimally invasive thoracic surgery

non-anatomic lung resection

thoracic lymphadenectomy

thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

wedge resection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Maryland, Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD performed more thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy, and VATS wedge resection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for anatomic lung resection, lobectomy, lung lobectomy, lung surgery, lung wedge resection, lymph node procedures, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, non-anatomic lung resection, thoracic lymphadenectomy, thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy, VATS lobectomy, VATS lung resection, VATS lung surgery, VATS wedge resection, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), and wedge resection 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. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2012 were catheterization, bronchoscopy, aspiration and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
bronchoscopy	16
catheterization	19
dissection	11
doctor visit	128
excision	11
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2013 were aspiration, bronchoscopy, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
bronchoscopy	69
catheterization	46
device removal	11
diagnostic procedures	11
dissection	36
doctor visit	185
excision	36
lobectomy	31
lymph node procedures	36
minimally invasive procedures	62
minor procedures	11
open surgery	13
pleural drainage	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	67
thoracostomy	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	22
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, aspiration and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	63
bronchoscopy	63
catheterization	46
device removal	12
dissection	25
doctor visit	215
excision	38
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	73
open surgery	13
pleural drainage	19
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	67
thoracostomy	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	17
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2015 were aspiration, bronchoscopy, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	89
bronchoscopy	89
catheterization	68
device removal	23
diagnostic procedures	13
dissection	28
doctor visit	283
excision	28
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	83
minor procedures	13
pleural drainage	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	56
thoracostomy	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	296
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	42
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
bronchoscopy	50
catheterization	74
device removal	22
dissection	33
doctor visit	327
excision	33
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
lobectomy	24
lymph node procedures	33
minimally invasive procedures	72
pleural drainage	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	57
thoracostomy	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	25
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
bronchoscopy	57
catheterization	64
device removal	27
dissection	20
doctor visit	324
excision	31
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99
lymph node procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	50
pleural drainage	19
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	31
thoracostomy	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	29
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	13
aspiration	60
bronchoscopy	60
catheterization	67
device removal	16
dissection	27
doctor visit	419
excision	39
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
lobectomy	22
lymph node procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	87
pleural drainage	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	61
thoracostomy	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	35
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
aspiration	58
bronchoscopy	58
catheterization	90
device removal	22
dissection	33
doctor visit	412
excision	45
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
lobectomy	23
lymph node procedures	33
minimally invasive procedures	100
pleural drainage	21
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	68
thoracostomy	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	45
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2020 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	14
aspiration	53
bronchoscopy	53
catheterization	55
device removal	15
dissection	33
doctor visit	381
excision	46
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
lobectomy	22
lymph node procedures	33
minimally invasive procedures	99
pleural drainage	17
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	68
thoracostomy	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	39
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2021 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	13
aspiration	56
bronchoscopy	56
catheterization	73
device removal	15
dissection	35
doctor visit	434
excision	58
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	35
minimally invasive procedures	116
pleural drainage	18
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	85
thoracostomy	18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	37
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	56
bronchoscopy	56
catheterization	92
device removal	18
dissection	59
doctor visit	493
excision	101
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	59
minimally invasive procedures	148
pleural drainage	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	133
thoracostomy	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	47
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Annapolis, MD were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

anastomosis	12
aspiration	57
bronchoscopy	57
catheterization	63
device removal	18
diagnostic procedures	12
dissection	30
doctor visit	327
excision	42
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
lobectomy	20
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	81
minor procedures	12
open surgery	13
pleural drainage	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	64
thoracostomy	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	43
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	296
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	136
85 and over	30
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	170

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	8
Cancer	48

Education & Training

Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the thoracic surgery, the AAMC robotic surgery team and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: thoracic surgery, the AAMC robotic surgery team

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Avedis Meneshian, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Luminis Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Ethicon US, LLC	$89 Endoscopy: Endocutters $69	Endoscopy Endocutters $20
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$25 $25
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$14 Thoracic $14
Covidien Sales LLC	$12 ReliaTack $12
Pfizer Inc.	$11 XALKORI $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$151

Biography

Dr. Avedis Meneshian is a thoracic surgery specialist in Annapolis, MD and Lanham, MD. He is affiliated with Luminis Health. He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Meneshian trained at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.