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Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD

(Dr. Joe Pressler, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of Mississippi School of Medicine

415 South 28th Avenue
Hattiesburg, MS 39401

(601) 579-5444

Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD is a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD is affiliated with Hattiesburg Clinic and Forrest Health.

Office Locations

Forrest Health

415 South 28th Avenue
Hattiesburg, MS 39401

(601) 579-5444

(601) 579-5390

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Hattiesburg Clinic

6051 Highway 49
Hattiesburg, MS 39401

(601) 288-3556

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

endotracheal intubation

In 2023, Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD performed more endotracheal intubation procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
bronchoscopy	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	138
hospital care	517
inpatient care	517
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	12
pulmonary testing	118

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
bronchoscopy	38
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	186
hospital care	339
inpatient care	339
minimally invasive procedures	24
minor procedures	24
pulmonary testing	55
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	220
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	23
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
bronchoscopy	49
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	183
hospital care	318
inpatient care	318
minimally invasive procedures	30
minor procedures	18
pulmonary testing	110
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	30
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
bronchoscopy	61
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	209
hospital care	492
inpatient care	492
minimally invasive procedures	46
minor procedures	20
pulmonary testing	224

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	600
Female	634

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	634
Black	578
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	438
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	98
Less than 65	480

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	36
bronchoscopy	127
diagnostic procedures	67
doctor visit	305
hospital care	189
inpatient care	189
minimally invasive procedures	93
minor procedures	36
pulmonary testing	302

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	35
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
bronchoscopy	24
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	181
hospital care	266
inpatient care	266
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
pleural drainage	12
pulmonary testing	141

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	197
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	24
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	18
doctor visit	181
hospital care	646
inpatient care	646
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	294
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	71
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	54
Dementia	28
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and pleural drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
catheterization	13
doctor visit	230
hospital care	431
inpatient care	431
pleural drainage	11
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	282
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	59
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	49
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	29
doctor visit	164
hospital care	484
inpatient care	484
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	274
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	58
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	54
Dementia	31
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	175
hospital care	459
inpatient care	459
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	162
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	33
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	50
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	171
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	15
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	48
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hattiesburg, MS were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

aspiration	20
bronchoscopy	51
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	193
hospital care	389
inpatient care	389
minimally invasive procedures	36
minor procedures	20
pleural drainage	11
pulmonary testing	158
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	190
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	131
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	92
85 and over	40
Less than 65	153
65 to 74	167

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart failure and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Education & Training

Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is certified by the internal medicine and pulmonary medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center

Board Certification: internal medicine and pulmonary medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joe M. Pressler Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hattiesburg Clinic

Forrest Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Becton, Dickinson and Company	$1,858 CFN PleurX $1,655	Procedural Solutions $187	$16
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$956 BREO $524	ANORO $346	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $45	ADVAIR $31	INCRUSE $10
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$864 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $636	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $9	$218
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$838 SYMBICORT $258	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $133	FARXIGA $120	DALIRESP $96	FASENRA $84	Other $146
United Therapeutics Corporation	$608 TYVASO $515	ORENITRAM $57	ADCIRCA $22	REMODULIN $14
Other	$4,970 TYVASO $466	ELIQUIS $292	XARELTO $241	KEYTRUDA $240	DALIRESP $217	Other $3,513

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,867
Travel and Lodging	$1,059
Education	$167

Biography

Dr. Joe Pressler is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology in Hattiesburg, MS. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Pressler completed a residency program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Pressler's professional affiliations include Hattiesburg Clinic and Forrest Health.