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Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD

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Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (1988)

890 Eastlake Parkway Suite 301
Chula Vista, CA 91914

(619) 501-3081

Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD is an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA specializing in adult infectious disease. He graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 1988 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD is affiliated with Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Sharp HealthCare, Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, Scripps Health, ON CALL SPECIALISTS MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN DIEGO INC, EMERGENCY AND ACUTE CARE MEDICAL CORPORATION and Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.

Office Locations

5550 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92105

(619) 501-3081

(619) 501-3958

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Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

890 Eastlake Parkway Suite 301
Chula Vista, CA 91914

(619) 501-3081

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In The News

“"We want to emphasize: Don't panic," said Dr. Joseph Baran, infectious disease specialist at Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista.”—"Questions & answers about swine flu", The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 2009

“"We want to emphasize: Don t panic," said Dr. Joseph Baran, infectious disease specialist at Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista.”—"Questions & answers about swine flu", The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 2009

“WYANDOTTE - Dr. Joseph Baran Jr. will become the newest member of the Roosevelt High School Distinguished Graduate Hall of Fame.”—"NEWS BRIEFS", News-Herald, March 2004

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	5234
inpatient care	5234

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	43
Hispanic	389
Asian	63
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	175
Less than 65	157

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, diabetes and heart failure.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	72
Dementia	40
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	4699
inpatient care	4699

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	42
Hispanic	362
Asian	61
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	179
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart failure and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	68
Dementia	41
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	4958
inpatient care	4958

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	768
Female	746

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	94
Hispanic	730
Asian	118
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	468
From 75 to 84	436
85 and over	320
Less than 65	290

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	69
Dementia	39
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	5881
inpatient care	5881

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	46
Hispanic	423
Asian	60
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	184
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated during 2016 were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	73
Dementia	40
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	3877
inpatient care	3877

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	321
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	30
Hispanic	358
Asian	46
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	158
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated during 2017 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	70
Dementia	42
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	3558
inpatient care	3558

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	26
Hispanic	319
Asian	44
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	140
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated during 2018 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	66
Dementia	40
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	3150
inpatient care	3150

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	28
Hispanic	285
Asian	40
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	111
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated during 2019 were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	72
Dementia	39
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2896
inpatient care	2896

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	24
Hispanic	258
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	102
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated during 2020 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	71
Dementia	39
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2340
inpatient care	2340

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	23
Hispanic	189
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	81
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated during 2021 were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	66
Dementia	34
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2618
inpatient care	2618

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	15
Hispanic	197
Asian	26
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	86
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	71
Dementia	31
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2174
inpatient care	2174

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	21
Hispanic	163
Asian	28
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	77
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	70
Dementia	33
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Diego, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care	3762
inpatient care	3762

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	50
Non-Hispanic White	211
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	333
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	182
85 and over	146
Less than 65	127
65 to 74	192

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	69
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Cancer	13
Dementia	38

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at St John's Hospital & Medical Center, Internal Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (1988)

Residency: St John's Hospital & Medical Center, Internal Medicine (1991)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease (1997)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph Baran JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Sharp HealthCare

Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista

Scripps Health

ON CALL SPECIALISTS MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN DIEGO INC

EMERGENCY AND ACUTE CARE MEDICAL CORPORATION

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$18 NON-PRODUCT $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$18

Biography

Dr. Joseph Baran is a physician who specializes in adult infectious disease. In addition to English, Dr. Baran (or staff) speaks German and Polish. Dr. Baran's professional affiliations include Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, and Sharp HealthCare. He is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. According to Scripps Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Chula Vista, CA.