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Dr. David B. Badesch, MD

(Dr. David Badesch, MD)

(50 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of Virginia School of Medicine (1983)

Professional interests include: pulmonary hypertension, lung issues, intensive care

12505 E. 16th Avenue 3rd Floor, Inpatient Pavilion 2
Aurora, CO 80045

1-844-945-2500

Dr. David B. Badesch, MD is a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1983 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. David B. Badesch, MD is affiliated with UCHealth, University of Colorado Hospital (UCH), University of Colorado Medicine and UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED.

Office Locations

University of Colorado Medicine

12505 E. 16th Avenue 3rd Floor, Inpatient Pavilion 2
Aurora, CO 80045

(720) 848-5300

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Some issues Dr. David B. Badesch, MD can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

In The News

“At week 24, patients treated with 0.7 mg/kg of the drug had a 33.9% reduction in PVR values, compared with a 2.1% reduction in patients in the placebo group (P <0.0001), reported David Badesch, MD,...”—"Novel Tx Shows Early Promise for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension", MedPage Today, June 2020

“"Over time, that can lead to failure of the right side of the heart," explained pulmonary disease specialist Dr. David Badesch.”—"Young Mother With Pulmonary Hypertension: 'All My Organs Were Shutting Down'", CBS News, July 2017

“Dr. David B. Badesch, the clinical director of the University of Colorado Hospital's Pulmonary Hypertension Center, said smoking is responsible for 87 percent of diagnosed lung cancers.”—"Great American Smokeout encourages quitting", Craig Press, November 2001

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	336
hospital care	257
inpatient care	257

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	349
hospital care	274
inpatient care	274

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	19
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	12
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	396
hospital care	285
inpatient care	285

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	15
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	402
hospital care	169
inpatient care	169

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	54
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	26
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	417
hospital care	262
inpatient care	262

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	32
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	16
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	392
hospital care	184
inpatient care	184
pulmonary testing	83

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	35
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	18
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	459
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
pulmonary testing	47

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	34
Hispanic	31
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	21
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	422
hospital care	236
inpatient care	236

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	41
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	22
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	330
hospital care	333
inpatient care	333

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	43
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	22
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	397
hospital care	251
inpatient care	251

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	44
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	23
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	377
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	26
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	25
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

doctor visit	388
hospital care	234
inpatient care	234
pulmonary testing	65

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	184
Hispanic	24
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	63
85 and over	18
Less than 65	75
65 to 74	100

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Badesch, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David B. Badesch, MD treated were hypertension, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Cancer	9
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. David B. Badesch, MD graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1983. He completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1983)

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (1986)

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David B. Badesch, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCHealth

University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)

University of Colorado Medicine

UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David B. Badesch, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.98 out of 5 stars based on 50 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David B. Badesch, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Aurora, CO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$43,260 Letairis $28,019	$15,241
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$40,889 $40,889
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$27,187 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $10,263	TRACLEER BOSENTAN $3,545	VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL $2,115	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $2,069	$9,196
Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd	$14,237 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $9,989	TRACLEER BOSENTAN $1,048	$3,200
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$4,299 Adempas $4,299
Other	$13,607 ORENITRAM $3,095	INOMAX DSIR $2,402	REVATIO $750	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $164	REMODULIN $146	Other $7,050

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$56,858
Consulting Fee	$41,638
Honoraria	$32,350
Food and Beverage	$8,816
Education	$3,066
Other	$750

Research Payments

Dr. David B. Badesch, MD has received 428 research payments totaling $1,495,113.

Biography

Dr. David Badesch is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology in Aurora, CO. In his practice, Dr. Badesch focuses on intensive care, internal medicine, and pulmonary hypertension. On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). After attending the University of Virginia School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His professional affiliations include the University of Colorado Hospital, the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH), and the University of Colorado Medicine.