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Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

83745 Highway 9 Suite B
Ashland, AL 36251

(256) 354-4142

Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL specializing in family medicine.

Office Locations

83745 Highway 9 Suite B
Ashland, AL 36251

(256) 354-4142

(256) 354-0396

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

nursing home care

In 2023, Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD had a list price for nursing home care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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 Volume:

Welcome to Medicare visit

In 2023, Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD performed more Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Volume:

flu shot

urinalysis

By Affordability:

A1C test

antigen tests

diabetes screening

glycated protein test

influenza tests

rapid flu test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD performed more flu shot, and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, antigen tests, diabetes screening, glycated protein test, influenza tests, and rapid flu test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	110

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	23
diabetes management	74
doctor visit	584
emergency care	80
hospital care	258
inpatient care	246
lab tests	1189
nursing home care	80
outpatient care	12
preventive care	387
thoracic (chest) imaging	29
thyroid function tests	112
vaccines	64
X-rays	29

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	60
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
blood draw	101
breathing treatment	14
cardiac procedures	14
diabetes management	164
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	2362
ear procedures	19
hospital care	368
injections	49
inpatient care	325
lab tests	3350
nursing home care	343
outpatient care	43
preventive care	1000
thoracic (chest) imaging	43
thyroid function tests	387
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
vaccines	213
vascular procedures	11
X-rays	43

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	667
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	85
Less than 65	167

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	48
breathing treatment	32
doctor visit	2477
ear procedures	22
hospital care	1421
injections	48
inpatient care	1380
lab tests	182
nursing home care	274
outpatient care	41
preventive care	295
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
vaccines	295
X-rays	39

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	884
Female	966

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1534
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	658
From 75 to 84	408
85 and over	190
Less than 65	594

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
breathing treatment	86
doctor visit	2251
ear procedures	18
hospital care	1305
injections	62
inpatient care	1278
lab tests	302
nursing home care	254
outpatient care	27
preventive care	384
vaccines	384

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	722
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	90
Less than 65	262

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
breathing treatment	78
doctor visit	1952
ear procedures	17
hospital care	785
injections	41
inpatient care	725
lab tests	327
nursing home care	241
outpatient care	60
preventive care	341
vaccines	341

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	631
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	86
Less than 65	259

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
breathing treatment	56
doctor visit	1618
ear procedures	16
hospital care	717
injections	50
inpatient care	681
lab tests	236
nursing home care	209
outpatient care	36
preventive care	237
vaccines	226

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	614
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	96
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
breathing treatment	32
doctor visit	1442
ear procedures	14
hospital care	529
injections	20
inpatient care	503
lab tests	254
nursing home care	175
outpatient care	26
preventive care	215
vaccines	204

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	93
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	42
breathing treatment	16
doctor visit	1196
ear procedures	13
hospital care	336
inpatient care	336
lab tests	207
nursing home care	141
preventive care	215
vaccines	199

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	89
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	91
diabetes management	13
doctor visit	1010
ear procedures	12
hospital care	240
injections	16
inpatient care	240
lab tests	151
nursing home care	110
preventive care	145
vaccines	132

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	84
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	52
diabetes management	16
doctor visit	829
ear procedures	11
hospital care	296
injections	15
inpatient care	271
lab tests	153
nursing home care	154
outpatient care	25
preventive care	131
vaccines	99

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	74
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	62
cardiac procedures	14
diabetes management	16
doctor visit	830
hospital care	166
inpatient care	166
lab tests	153
nursing home care	80
preventive care	114
vaccines	64

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	66
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ashland, AL were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

aspiration	32
blood draw	61
cardiac procedures	14
diabetes management	56
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1504
ear procedures	15
emergency care	95
hospital care	583
injections	37
inpatient care	559
lab tests	591
nursing home care	187
outpatient care	33
preventive care	314
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
thyroid function tests	249
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
vaccines	201
vascular procedures	11
X-rays	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	572
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	174
85 and over	84
Less than 65	180
65 to 74	236

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	8
Dementia	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,609 FARXIGA $1,020	SYMBICORT $388	AIRSUPRA $35	BYDUREON $33	FASENRA $20	Other $112
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,245 XARELTO $994	INVOKANA $241	INVOKAMET $9
Novo Nordisk Inc	$938 RYBELSUS $280	Tresiba $270	Ozempic $216	Victoza $146	Levemir $25
AbbVie Inc.	$671 UBRELVY $355	VRAYLAR $193	QULIPTA $122
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$587 ENTRESTO $355	LEQVIO $170	EXFORGE $22	TEKTURNA $22	EXELON PATCH $18
Other	$4,004 GLYXAMBI $337	Repatha $335	XIFAXAN $321	Kerendia $311	JARDIANCE $303	Other $2,397

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,002
Education	$51

Biography

Dr. John Fischer is an Ashland, AL physician who specializes in family medicine. He studied medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stewart Fischer, MD From 2012 - 2023

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