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Dr. George Z. Wang, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease), Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)
Wayne State University School of Medicine (2017)
Professional interests include: transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), echocardiogram (echo), arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), and more.

Phoenix, AZ

Dr. George Z. Wang, MD is a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ specializing in cardiology (heart disease), internal medicine (adult medicine) and hospital medicine (hospitalist). He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2017 and has 9 years of experience. Dr. George Z. Wang, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

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Some issues Dr. George Z. Wang, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

  • Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
  • Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
  • Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
  • Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

  • Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
  • Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
  • Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. George Z. Wang, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 908
inpatient care 827
nursing home care 52
outpatient care 81

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 635
inpatient care 635

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD.

Gender
Male 123
Female 120
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 202
Black 0
Hispanic 18
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 69
From 75 to 84 75
85 and over 37
Less than 65 62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 58
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 43
Diabetes 46
Dementia 27
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 866
inpatient care 848
outpatient care 18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD.

Gender
Male 178
Female 199
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 282
Black 15
Hispanic 64
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 122
From 75 to 84 86
85 and over 72
Less than 65 97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 40
Dementia 24
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1045
inpatient care 1003
outpatient care 42

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD.

Gender
Male 410
Female 534
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 706
Black 56
Hispanic 142
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 288
From 75 to 84 248
85 and over 170
Less than 65 238

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 18
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 52
Asthma 28
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 43
Diabetes 40
Dementia 30
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1013
inpatient care 997
outpatient care 16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD.

Gender
Male 122
Female 146
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 223
Black 11
Hispanic 23
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 81
From 75 to 84 78
85 and over 54
Less than 65 55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 23
Ischemic Heart Disease 47
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 53
Asthma 31
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 30
Diabetes 33
Dementia 33
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 448
inpatient care 448

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD.

Gender
Male 55
Female 77
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 119
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 46
From 75 to 84 42
85 and over 25
Less than 65 19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 58
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 37
Diabetes 36
Dementia 30
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 540
inpatient care 469
outpatient care 71

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD.

Gender
Male 128
Female 151
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 252
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 96
From 75 to 84 85
85 and over 59
Less than 65 39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 64
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 42
Dementia 26
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 247
inpatient care 247

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD.

Gender
Male 82
Female 94
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 165
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 56
From 75 to 84 50
85 and over 35
Less than 65 35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 47
Chronic Kidney Disease 66
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 43
Diabetes 51
Dementia 25
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 229
inpatient care 229

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD.

Gender
Male 32
Female 46
Age
From 65 to 74 31
From 75 to 84 23
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 62
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 40
Diabetes 38
Dementia 29
Cancer 24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 497
inpatient care 482
outpatient care 15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD.

Gender
Male 105
Female 100
Age
From 65 to 74 81
From 75 to 84 63
85 and over 37
Less than 65 24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 69
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 41
Diabetes 44
Dementia 22
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 619
inpatient care 619

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD.

Gender
Male 107
Female 112
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 199
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 67
From 75 to 84 71
85 and over 53
Less than 65 28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 20
Atrial Fibrilation 45
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 41
Diabetes 40
Dementia 30
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated as a cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

hospital care 640
inpatient care 618
nursing home care 52
outpatient care 40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD.

Gender
Male 122
Female 143
Ethnicity
Black / African American 7
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 195
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 22
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 74
85 and over 49
Less than 65 54
65 to 74 85

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Z. Wang, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Z. Wang, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 47
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 52
Asthma 13
Osteoporosis 12
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 36
Diabetes 37
Atrial Fibrillation 22
Dementia 25
Cancer 14

Education & Training

Dr. George Z. Wang, MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2017. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He is certified by the Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Idaho.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine (2017)

Residency: Mayo Clinic (2020)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine (2020)

Licensed In: Idaho

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Z. Wang, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mayo Clinic

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Allergan Inc. $155 NAMZARIC
$136 		NAMENDA XR
$19
ZOLL Circulation Inc $48 Downstream Cartridge
$48
Abbott Laboratories $37 Infinity
$37
EMD Serono, Inc. $26 Mavenclad
$26
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. $20 Cambia
$20
Other $37 Xadago
$20 		RTD Digital Pathology and Workflow
$17
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $324

Biography

Dr. George Wang is a hospital medicine (hospitalist) and cardiology (heart disease) specialist. His clinical interests include arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), heart failure, and heart valve disease. Before completing his residency at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Wang attended medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Wang include: Arizona Poster Competition Winner - American College of Cardiology; Clerkship Honors - Wayne State University School of Medicine; and Junior Inductee - Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

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