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Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD

(Jose Tallaj)

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Specializes in: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

619 19th
Atreet South Birmingham, AL 35233

(205) 934-3738

Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD is a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL specializing in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology and internal medicine (adult medicine). Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

2000 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

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619 19th
Atreet South Birmingham, AL 35233

(205) 934-3738

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700 South 19th Street Birmingham Vamc (521)
Birmingham, AL 35233

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

diagnostic procedures

endomyocardial biopsy

In 2024, Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD performed more diagnostic procedures, and endomyocardial biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2024, Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac catheterization

diagnostic right heart catheterization

In 2012, Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD performed more cardiac catheterization, and diagnostic right heart catheterization procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	279
catheterization	279
diagnostic procedures	356
doctor visit	827
hospital care	1299
inpatient care	1299
minimally invasive procedures	279
preventive care	25
vaccines	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	211
catheterization	211
diagnostic procedures	273
doctor visit	1027
hospital care	752
inpatient care	752
minimally invasive procedures	211
preventive care	25
pulmonary testing	11
vaccines	25

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	549
Black	239
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	27
Less than 65	358

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	46
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	132
catheterization	132
diagnostic procedures	165
doctor visit	944
hospital care	934
inpatient care	934
minimally invasive procedures	132

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	423
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	243
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	25
Less than 65	345

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	187
catheterization	187
diagnostic procedures	243
doctor visit	938
hospital care	830
inpatient care	830
minimally invasive procedures	187
pulmonary testing	13
vascular procedures	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	786
Female	770

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1010
Black	502
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	618
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	38
Less than 65	650

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	164
catheterization	164
diagnostic procedures	210
doctor visit	1028
hospital care	988
inpatient care	988
minimally invasive procedures	164
pulmonary testing	20
vascular procedures	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	274
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	19
Less than 65	357

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	46
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	139
catheterization	139
diagnostic procedures	175
doctor visit	666
hospital care	630
inpatient care	630
minimally invasive procedures	139
vascular procedures	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	213
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	17
Less than 65	275

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	97
catheterization	97
diagnostic procedures	129
doctor visit	561
hospital care	548
inpatient care	548
minimally invasive procedures	97
vascular procedures	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	301
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	176
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	13
Less than 65	247

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	46
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	97
catheterization	97
diagnostic procedures	129
doctor visit	507
hospital care	343
inpatient care	343
minimally invasive procedures	97
vascular procedures	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	17
Less than 65	187

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	49
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	81
catheterization	81
diagnostic procedures	106
doctor visit	266
hospital care	441
inpatient care	441
minimally invasive procedures	81
vascular procedures	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	16
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	49
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	73
catheterization	73
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	419
hospital care	360
inpatient care	360
minimally invasive procedures	73
vascular procedures	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	19
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	62
catheterization	62
diagnostic procedures	78
doctor visit	345
hospital care	333
inpatient care	333
minimally invasive procedures	62
vascular procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	129
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	16
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	45
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	52
catheterization	52
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	425
hospital care	359
inpatient care	359
minimally invasive procedures	52
vascular procedures	13

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	117
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	23
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2024 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	29
catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	314
hospital care	396
inpatient care	396
minimally invasive procedures	29

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	19
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	48
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

cardiac procedures	123
catheterization	123
diagnostic procedures	158
doctor visit	635
hospital care	631
inpatient care	631
minimally invasive procedures	123
preventive care	25
pulmonary testing	14
vaccines	25
vascular procedures	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD.

**Gender**
Female	280
Male	301

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	145
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	382
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	19
75 to 84	103
Less than 65	239
65 to 74	219

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD treated were heart failure, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Memorial Health Care

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$2,476 Letairis $83	$2,393
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$115 Electrophysiology $115
Paragonix Technologies, Inc.	$40 CTS Canister Box $40
Pfizer Inc.	$35 VYNDAQEL $14	$21
United Therapeutics Corporation	$34 REMODULIN $29	ORENITRAM $5
Other	$69 FUROSCIX $25	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $17	THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $15	SPYGLASS $13

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,250
Food and Beverage	$480
Education	$39

Research Payments

Dr. Jose Antonio Tallaj, MD has received 274 research payments totaling $951,441.

Biography

Dr. Jose Tallaj is a specialist in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology in Birmingham, AL and Atreet South Birmingham, AL. Dr. Tallaj is professionally affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.