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Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD

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(James Wever Pinzon, MD)

(42 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease) and General Practice

Universidad De Panama (2002)

Professional interests include: transplant procedures, heart failure

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121

(504) 842-4721

Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD is a cardiologist in New Orleans, LA specializing in cardiology (heart disease) and general practice. He graduated from Universidad De Panama in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health and Ochsner Medical Center.

Office Locations

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

diagnostic cardiac catheterization

In 2023, Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD had a list price for diagnostic cardiac catheterization that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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 10%

By Affordability:

diagnostic right heart catheterization

In 2023, Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD had a list price for diagnostic right heart catheterization that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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:

right heart catheterization

In 2012, Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD had a list price for right heart catheterization that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	336
inpatient care	324
outpatient care	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	131
inpatient care	120
outpatient care	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	41

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	57
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	23
hospital care	393
inpatient care	393

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	82

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	24
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	74
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	55
Dementia	28
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	98
doctor visit	169
hospital care	905
inpatient care	905
ultrasound (sonogram)	98

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	115
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	63
Less than 65	149

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	74
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	48
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	26
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	130
hospital care	412
inpatient care	412
minimally invasive procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	89
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	33
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	52
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	25
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	135
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179
minimally invasive procedures	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	54
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	19
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	126
hospital care	180
inpatient care	180
minimally invasive procedures	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	46
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	19
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	141
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93
minimally invasive procedures	19

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Orleans, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

cardiac procedures	37
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	120
hospital care	328
inpatient care	325
minimally invasive procedures	19
outpatient care	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	127
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	33
85 and over	15
Less than 65	67
65 to 74	73

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, heart failure and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	32
Cancer	11
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD graduated from Universidad De Panama in 2002. He completed residency at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County. He is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Universidad De Panama (2002)

Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County (2009)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

Ochsner Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.74 out of 5 stars based on 42 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New Orleans, LA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Robert Wever Pinzon, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$146 Amplia MRI $108	HeartWare HVAD $38
Abbott Laboratories	$116 HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device $68	THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $26	MitraClip System $23
ABIOMED	$38 Impella $38
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$37 CAMZYOS $19	ELIQUIS $18
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$31 UPTRAVI $31
Other	$62 VERQUVO $18	LifeVest $16	FARXIGA $14	VYNDAQEL $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$416
Education	$14

Biography

Dr. James Wever Pinzon's areas of specialization are general practice and cardiology (heart disease). Patient reviews placed him at an average of 4.5 stars (out of 5). Clinical interests for Dr. Wever Pinzon include heart failure and transplant procedures. Dr. Wever Pinzon is affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Wever Pinzon's office in New Orleans, LA. He is a graduate of the University of Panama School of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County. He is conversant in Spanish.