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Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD

(Dr. Joe L. Hsu, MD)

(16 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Tufts University School of Medicine (2002)

Professional interests include: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), infections

300 Pasteur Drive Floor 1 Room A175
Palo Alto, CA 94305

(650) 725-7061

Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD is a pulmonologist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD is affiliated with Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

Stanford Health Care

300 Pasteur Drive Floor 1 Room A175
Palo Alto, CA 94305

(650) 725-7061

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In The News

“"Among the people that are most susceptible to indoor air quality are people with hypersensitivity syndromes like asthma, allergy, and persons with eczema," said Joe Le Hsu, a pulmonologist at the...”—"Spring cleaning for clean breathing: How you can improve indoor air quality in your home", USA Today, April 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
doctor visit	90
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	105
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	19
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	165

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	20
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	160

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	22
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	131

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	14
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	41
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	110

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	38
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	123

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	11
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	42
Dementia	32
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	108

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	60

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	50

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	36
Dementia	32
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	57

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	57
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	50

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	64
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	47
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	56
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Palo Alto, CA were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

catheterization	12
doctor visit	97
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	17
Non-Hispanic White	93
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	39
85 and over	6
Less than 65	12
65 to 74	65

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	23
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	39
Cancer	13
Dementia	19

Education & Training

Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2002. He completed residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (2002)

Residency: Stanford University Medical Center (2005)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (2008)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stanford Health Care

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 16 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palo Alto, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$219 HOFFMANN $219
Janssen Research & Development, LLC	$213 $213
Thoratec Corporation	$118 MCS Multiple Products General $118
Genentech, Inc.	$79 Esbriet $79
IBA Proton Therapy, Inc.	$24 ProteusOne $24

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$612
Education	$42

Research Payments

Dr. Joe Le Hsu, MD has received 24 research payments totaling $477,427.

Biography

Dr. Joe Hsu specializes in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. In his practice, he is particularly interested in infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Dr. Hsu is professionally affiliated with Stanford Health Care. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine. His residency was performed at Stanford University Medical Center. Awards and/or distinctions Dr. Hsu has received include K08 Awardee, NIH-NHLBI and Parker B. Francis Fellow 2014, Parker B. Francis Foundation. He is conversant in Mandarin.