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Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD

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(Brion Lock, MD)

(5154 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and General Practice

Wayne State University School of Medicine

660 Cherokee Street Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30060

(770) 514-7550

Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD is a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and general practice. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare and Piedmont Physicians Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Marietta.

Office Locations

660 Cherokee Street Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30060

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

blood draw

flu shot

immunization

lung cancer screening counseling

phlebotomy for lab tests

preventive care

pulmonary testing

By Affordability:

counseling services

lung cancer screening counseling

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD performed more blood draw, flu shot, immunization (preventive vaccines), lung cancer screening counseling, phlebotomy for lab tests, preventive care, and pulmonary testing procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for counseling services, and lung cancer screening counseling 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 25%

By Affordability:

flu shot

flu vaccine

pulmonary testing

In 2012, Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, and pulmonary testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. 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. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA during 2012 were pulmonary testing, inpatient care, hospital care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
bronchoscopy	81
cardiac procedures	25
catheterization	78
CT scan	89
doctor visit	971
hospital care	970
inpatient care	970
lab tests	97
minimally invasive procedures	11
pulmonary testing	1082
thoracic (chest) imaging	312
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
X-rays	223

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA during 2013 were pulmonary testing, inpatient care, hospital care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
bronchoscopy	71
cardiac procedures	11
catheterization	22
CT scan	60
doctor visit	939
hospital care	691
inpatient care	691
lab tests	78
minimally invasive procedures	17
pulmonary testing	1281
thoracic (chest) imaging	320
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
X-rays	260

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	421
Female	566

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	786
Black	172
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	386
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	137
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	60
doctor visit	945
hospital care	392
inpatient care	392
lab tests	54
pulmonary testing	1313
thoracic (chest) imaging	277
X-rays	277

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	336
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	589
Black	170
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	110
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	64
bronchoscopy	12
CT scan	12
doctor visit	1074
hospital care	339
inpatient care	339
lab tests	33
preventive care	80
pulmonary testing	1225
thoracic (chest) imaging	276
vaccines	80
X-rays	264

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	692
Female	888

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1190
Black	326
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	656
From 75 to 84	458
85 and over	214
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA during 2016 were pulmonary testing, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	75
bronchoscopy	36
doctor visit	1217
hospital care	393
inpatient care	393
lab tests	33
preventive care	70
pulmonary testing	1252
thoracic (chest) imaging	703
vaccines	70
X-rays	703

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	551

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	727
Black	182
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	421
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	121
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	59
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA during 2017 were pulmonary testing, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	107
bronchoscopy	54
doctor visit	1317
hospital care	561
inpatient care	561
lab tests	28
minimally invasive procedures	12
preventive care	65
pulmonary testing	1057
thoracic (chest) imaging	832
vaccines	65
X-rays	832

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	611

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	788
Black	185
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	411
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	133
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
blood draw	169
bronchoscopy	69
doctor visit	1372
hospital care	431
inpatient care	431
minimally invasive procedures	18
preventive care	42
pulmonary testing	648
vaccines	42

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	95
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
blood draw	237
bronchoscopy	53
doctor visit	1582
hospital care	377
inpatient care	377
minimally invasive procedures	11
preventive care	43
pulmonary testing	837
vaccines	43

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	511

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	762
Black	92
Hispanic	12
Asian	17
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	325
85 and over	118
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	35
Dementia	18
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	220
doctor visit	1364
hospital care	231
inpatient care	231
preventive care	16
pulmonary testing	904
vaccines	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	631
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	96
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA during 2021 were pulmonary testing, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	195
counseling services	15
doctor visit	1560
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
preventive care	61
pulmonary testing	1170
vaccines	46

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	421

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	634
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	85
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA during 2022 were pulmonary testing, blood draw, preventive care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	164
counseling services	28
doctor visit	1445
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
preventive care	110
pulmonary testing	1142
vaccines	82

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	451

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	82
Hispanic	14
Asian	11
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	88
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Marietta, GA were pulmonary testing, thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays and inpatient care.

aspiration	24
blood draw	143
bronchoscopy	53
cardiac procedures	18
catheterization	50
counseling services	21
CT scan	53
doctor visit	1253
hospital care	410
inpatient care	410
lab tests	53
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	60
pulmonary testing	1082
thoracic (chest) imaging	453
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	55
X-rays	426

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	488

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	134
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	678
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	12

**Age**
75 to 84	277
85 and over	108
Less than 65	105
65 to 74	358

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	28
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham. He is certified by the critical care and pulmonary disease, and specializes in cough and airways diseases including asthma, COPD, and bronchiectasis and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham (2003)

Board Certification: critical care and pulmonary disease, and specializes in cough and airways diseases including asthma, COPD, and bronchiectasis

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Piedmont Healthcare

Piedmont Physicians Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Marietta

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna Medicare Advantage, Wellcare, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage, Aetna, United Healthcare Marketplace Exchange, Tricare Select, Medicare, CareSource Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, BCBS, Anthem MediBlue, PHCS/MultiPlan, Beech Street, Kaiser, LifeWell (HealthScope), Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select), Sonder, Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners, Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign), Peach State, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A), CareSource, Ambetter (including Core & Select), Georgia Health Advantage and CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna Medicare Advantage

Wellcare

United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage

Aetna

United Healthcare Marketplace Exchange

Tricare Select

Medicare

CareSource Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

BCBS

Anthem MediBlue

PHCS/MultiPlan

Beech Street

Kaiser

LifeWell (HealthScope)

Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select)

Sonder

Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners

Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign)

Peach State

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A)

CareSource

Ambetter (including Core & Select)

Georgia Health Advantage

CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 5154 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Brion J. Lock, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Marietta, GA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$30,625 STIOLTO RESPIMAT $9,636	Spiriva $4,243	STIOLTO $3,064	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $2,662	STRIVERDI RESPIMAT $1,207	Other $9,814
GENZYME CORPORATION	$2,028 DUPIXENT $2,028
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,000 FASENRA $1,129	BREZTRI $341	SYMBICORT $201	TEZSPIRE $65	FARXIGA $44	Other $221
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,814 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $843	NUCALA $533	ANORO ELLIPTA $221	ANORO $89	BREO $63	Other $64
Grifols USA, LLC	$735 Prolastin-C Liquid $401	Xembify $217	Prolastin-C $117
Other	$4,337 CUTAQUIG $587	Arikayce $342	XYWAV $272	ACTHAR $269	Yupelri $243	Other $2,623

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$19,300
Food and Beverage	$11,787
Consulting Fee	$8,996
Travel and Lodging	$1,205
Education	$251

Biography

Dr. Brion Lock's areas of specialization are general practice and pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama, Dr. Lock attended medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Lock's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He appears to be an in-network provider for Anthem, Blue California, and Viant, in addition to other insurance carriers. He is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. Dr. Lock's practice in Marietta, GA is open to new patients as reported by Yext.