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Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD

(Emil Joe Schelbar, MD)

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Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease)

University of Kansas School of Medicine (1971)

6565 S Yale Avenue Suite 812
Tulsa, OK 74136

(918) 494-9288

Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD is a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). He graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1971 and has 55 years of experience. Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD is affiliated with Saint Francis Health System and Warren Clinic Pulmonary Medicine.

Office Locations

6565 S Yale Avenue Suite 812
Tulsa, OK 74136

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD in 2023

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By Affordability:

lung diffusion capacity test

lung volume test

pulmonary function test

pulmonary testing

In 2012, Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD had a list price for lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), lung volume test, pulmonary function test (PFT), and pulmonary testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Oklahoma. 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. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	106
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	836
hospital care	3063
inpatient care	3063
minimally invasive procedures	78
pulmonary testing	474
thoracic (chest) imaging	533
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	39
X-rays	533

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
bronchoscopy	143
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	881
hospital care	3056
inpatient care	3056
minimally invasive procedures	110
pleural drainage	15
pulmonary testing	578
thoracic (chest) imaging	544
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	28
X-rays	544

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	517
Female	566

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	931
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	100

**Age**
From 65 to 74	466
From 75 to 84	339
85 and over	107
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
bronchoscopy	95
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	845
hospital care	2933
inpatient care	2933
minimally invasive procedures	67
pleural drainage	15
pulmonary testing	548
thoracic (chest) imaging	484
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	32
X-rays	484

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	508
Female	599

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	925
Black	39
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	118

**Age**
From 65 to 74	476
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	99
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	94
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	846
hospital care	3392
inpatient care	3392
minimally invasive procedures	74
pulmonary testing	536
thoracic (chest) imaging	498
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	21
X-rays	498

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1074
Female	1242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1952
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	222

**Age**
From 65 to 74	968
From 75 to 84	808
85 and over	202
Less than 65	338

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	70
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	1035
hospital care	2956
inpatient care	2956
minimally invasive procedures	54
pulmonary testing	786
thoracic (chest) imaging	624
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18
X-rays	624

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	634
Female	689

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1125
Black	45
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	127

**Age**
From 65 to 74	556
From 75 to 84	451
85 and over	127
Less than 65	189

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	53
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	111
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	1031
hospital care	2877
inpatient care	2877
minimally invasive procedures	86
pulmonary testing	772
thoracic (chest) imaging	596
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
X-rays	596

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	612
Female	716

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1098
Black	61
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	142

**Age**
From 65 to 74	558
From 75 to 84	459
85 and over	111
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
bronchoscopy	128
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	1125
hospital care	1730
inpatient care	1730
minimally invasive procedures	95
pleural drainage	15
pulmonary testing	717

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	602
Female	731

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1096
Black	49
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	149

**Age**
From 65 to 74	555
From 75 to 84	501
85 and over	124
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	53
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1100
hospital care	1602
inpatient care	1602
minimally invasive procedures	37
pulmonary testing	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	558

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	740
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	131

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	363
85 and over	105
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	53
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	861
hospital care	1241
inpatient care	1241
minimally invasive procedures	36

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	481

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	633
Black	33
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	101

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	315
85 and over	81
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	44
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	967
hospital care	967
inpatient care	967
minimally invasive procedures	29
pulmonary testing	82

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	479

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	646
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	79
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK during 2022 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	924
pulmonary testing	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	51

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	285
85 and over	64
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Tulsa, OK were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

aspiration	15
bronchoscopy	89
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	950
hospital care	2381
inpatient care	2381
minimally invasive procedures	66
pleural drainage	15
pulmonary testing	452
thoracic (chest) imaging	546
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	24
X-rays	546

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD.

**Gender**
Female	586
Male	469

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	39
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	881
Native American / Alaskan Native	110
Hispanic	6
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	99
75 to 84	381
Less than 65	138
65 to 74	435

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	21
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1971. He completed residency at University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Oklahoma.

Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine (1971)

Residency: University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals (1976)

Licensed In: Oklahoma

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Saint Francis Health System

Warren Clinic Pulmonary Medicine

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$3,912 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $1,221	FASENRA $688	BREZTRI $634	SYMBICORT $611	TEZSPIRE $177	Other $582
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$3,788 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,832	BREO $590	ANORO $512	NUCALA $409	ARNUITY $117	Other $329
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$3,266 OFEV $1,799	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $881	STIOLTO $192	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $107	Spiriva $36	Other $251
Grifols USA, LLC	$2,220 Prolastin-C Liquid $1,276	Prolastin-C $944
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$1,679 Brovana $1,323	Lonhala Magnair $303	UTIBRON $53
Other	$8,945 Esbriet $1,268	TYVASO $669	OPSUMIT $585	Yupelri $552	DUPIXENT $398	Other $5,474

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$23,685
Education	$126

Research Payments

Dr. Emil Joe Schelbar, MD has received 21 research payments totaling $120,375.

Biography

Dr. Emil Schelbar is a physician who specializes in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Tennessee, Dr. Schelbar attended the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. Schelbar is professionally affiliated with Saint Francis Health System.