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Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

2055 W. Hospital Drive #205
Tucson, AZ 85704

(520) 575-6944

Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD is a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ specializing in adult pulmonology, sleep medicine and adult critical care. Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD is affiliated with Northwest Healthcare.

Office Locations

Northwest Healthcare

2055 W. Hospital Drive #205
Tucson, AZ 85704

(520) 575-6944

(520) 575-1115

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2024

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

In 2012, Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	23
blood draw	101
bronchoscopy	48
CT scan	41
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	776
hospital care	405
inpatient care	405
lab tests	22
minimally invasive procedures	36
preventive care	32
pulmonary testing	262
sleep study	49
thoracic (chest) imaging	152
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16
vaccines	32
X-rays	111

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2013 were pulmonary testing, thoracic (chest) imaging, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	28
blood draw	162
breathing treatment	51
bronchoscopy	37
CT scan	72
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	995
hospital care	187
inpatient care	187
lab tests	134
minimally invasive procedures	25
preventive care	49
pulmonary testing	245
sleep study	62
thoracic (chest) imaging	196
vaccines	49
X-rays	124

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	698
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	287
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	81
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	14
blood draw	54
breathing treatment	17
CT scan	26
doctor visit	364
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
lab tests	14
pulmonary testing	132
sleep study	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	88
X-rays	62

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	47
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	144
bronchoscopy	20
doctor visit	682
hospital care	294
inpatient care	294
pulmonary testing	196
sleep study	222

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	620
Female	576

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1110
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	582
From 75 to 84	404
85 and over	160
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	163
bronchoscopy	27
doctor visit	799
hospital care	355
inpatient care	355
pulmonary testing	197
sleep study	254

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	363
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	626
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	88
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	139
bronchoscopy	23
doctor visit	828
hospital care	383
inpatient care	383
pulmonary testing	181
sleep study	268

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	347

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	74
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	74
bronchoscopy	31
doctor visit	897
hospital care	476
inpatient care	476
pulmonary testing	292
sleep study	143

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	367
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	641
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	89
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	45
bronchoscopy	19
doctor visit	938
hospital care	455
inpatient care	455
pulmonary testing	350
sleep study	105

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	642
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	295
85 and over	93
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	19
bronchoscopy	13
doctor visit	1054
hospital care	518
inpatient care	518
pulmonary testing	336
sleep study	55

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	366
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	100
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	823
hospital care	545
inpatient care	545
pulmonary testing	412

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	638
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	100
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	11
bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	883
hospital care	395
inpatient care	395
pulmonary testing	329
sleep study	23

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	608
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	343
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2023 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	61
aspiration	15
bronchoscopy	32
doctor visit	1101
hospital care	344
inpatient care	344
pulmonary testing	379
sleep study	142

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	359
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	712
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	388
85 and over	95
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ during 2024 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	70
bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	1098
hospital care	240
inpatient care	240
pulmonary testing	408
sleep study	164

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	730
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	388
85 and over	110
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tucson, AZ were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and thoracic (chest) imaging.

airway management	65
aspiration	15
blood draw	105
bronchoscopy	24
CT scan	46
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	864
hospital care	360
inpatient care	360
lab tests	56
minimally invasive procedures	30
preventive care	40
pulmonary testing	286
sleep study	126
thoracic (chest) imaging	145
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16
vaccines	40
X-rays	99

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD.

**Gender**
Female	365
Male	330

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	627
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	31
Other	12

**Age**
85 and over	79
75 to 84	280
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	295

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elias S. Kakish, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	25
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	16
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in Arizona.

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: Arizona

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$2,993 NUCALA $1,081	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $907	ANORO $448	ANORO ELLIPTA $119	BREO $108	Other $329
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,684 FASENRA $440	SYMBICORT $303	TEZSPIRE $299	BREZTRI $286	FARXIGA $198	Other $158
Grifols USA, LLC	$1,217 Prolastin-C Liquid $946	Prolastin-C $271
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$581 OFEV $219	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $142	STIOLTO $53	Spiriva $48	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $18	Other $101
Genentech USA, Inc.	$526 Esbriet $371	XOLAIR $155
Other	$5,608 DUPIXENT $727	Yupelri $425	Arikayce $417	SMARTVEST $380	Inspire $244	Other $3,415