In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD performed more biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, intravenous (IV) chemotherapy, intravenous (IV) infusion, and rheumatoid factor (RF) test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

preventive care

pulmonary function test

By Affordability:

lung diffusion capacity test

lung volume test

pulmonary function test

pulmonary testing

vaccines

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD performed more preventive care, and pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), lab tests, lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), lung volume test, pulmonary function test (PFT), pulmonary testing, and vaccines 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. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	110
CT scan	88
doctor visit	1358
hospital care	644
inpatient care	644
lab tests	35
preventive care	71
pulmonary testing	410
thoracic (chest) imaging	246
vaccines	71
X-rays	158

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	120
CT scan	94
doctor visit	1553
hospital care	507
inpatient care	507
lab tests	72
preventive care	66
pulmonary testing	445
thoracic (chest) imaging	259
vaccines	66
X-rays	165

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	361
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	741
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	73
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	112
CT scan	91
doctor visit	1687
hospital care	502
inpatient care	502
lab tests	88
preventive care	151
pulmonary testing	602
thoracic (chest) imaging	254
vaccines	151
X-rays	163

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	527

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	931
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	327
85 and over	88
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	115
cardiac procedures	12
CT scan	80
doctor visit	1491
hospital care	434
inpatient care	434
lab tests	59
preventive care	113
pulmonary testing	435
thoracic (chest) imaging	194
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	113
X-rays	114

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	872
Female	944

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1730
Black	40
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	800
From 75 to 84	596
85 and over	178
Less than 65	242

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	77
CT scan	67
doctor visit	1349
hospital care	430
inpatient care	430
lab tests	28
preventive care	60
pulmonary testing	503
thoracic (chest) imaging	179
vaccines	60
X-rays	112

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	469

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	872
Black	16
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	101
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	55
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	104
cardiac procedures	12
CT scan	128
doctor visit	1406
hospital care	340
inpatient care	340
lab tests	62
preventive care	72
pulmonary testing	592
thoracic (chest) imaging	241
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	56
X-rays	113

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	437
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	883
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	332
85 and over	97
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	112
cardiac procedures	12
CT scan	106
doctor visit	1374
hospital care	301
inpatient care	301
lab tests	75
preventive care	71
pulmonary testing	472
thoracic (chest) imaging	106
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	57

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	387
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	816
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	95
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	84
cardiac procedures	14
CT scan	128
doctor visit	1305
hospital care	204
inpatient care	204
lab tests	83
preventive care	110
pulmonary testing	439
thoracic (chest) imaging	128
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
vaccines	85

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	474

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	329
85 and over	93
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA during 2020 were pulmonary testing, CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	53
cardiac procedures	11
CT scan	112
doctor visit	1053
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
preventive care	66
pulmonary testing	196
thoracic (chest) imaging	112
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	51

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	652
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	81
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	47
CT scan	61
doctor visit	1195
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
preventive care	71
pulmonary testing	224
thoracic (chest) imaging	61
vaccines	71

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	379

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	656
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	83
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA during 2022 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	16
blood draw	49
chemotherapy	16
CT scan	68
doctor visit	1144
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
minimally invasive procedures	30
preventive care	57
pulmonary testing	281
thoracic (chest) imaging	68
vaccines	57

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	385

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	682
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	315
85 and over	75
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Braselton, GA were pulmonary testing, inpatient care, hospital care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	16
blood draw	89
cardiac procedures	12
chemotherapy	16
CT scan	93
doctor visit	1355
hospital care	330
inpatient care	330
lab tests	62
minimally invasive procedures	30
preventive care	82
pulmonary testing	418
thoracic (chest) imaging	168
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	76
X-rays	137

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	799
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	297
85 and over	87
Less than 65	94
65 to 74	358

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	18
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Education & Training

He completed residency at Greenville Health System. He has a state license in Georgia.

Residency: Greenville Health System

Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$2,096 Spiriva $1,304	OFEV $301	STIOLTO $163	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $49	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $41	Other $238
AstraZeneca AB	$1,568 $1,568
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,469 FASENRA $350	SYMBICORT $335	BREZTRI $248	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $110	AIRSUPRA $108	Other $317
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$760 NUCALA $361	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $91	ANORO $90	INCRUSE $71	BREO $12	Other $135
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$397 UPTRAVI $114	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $94	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $88	$101
Other	$1,870 ELIQUIS $309	XOLAIR $150	Brovana $149	DUPIXENT DUPILUMAB INJECTION $125	Esbriet $102	Other $1,035

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,326
Travel and Lodging	$1,149
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,050
Consulting Fee	$535
Education	$101

Research Payments

Dr. Joseph Eugene West, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $4,768.

Biography

Dr. Joseph West is a physician who specializes in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. West welcomes new patients at his office inBraselton, GA as reported by Doctor.com. After completing medical school at Medical College of Georgia, he performed his residency at Greenville Health System.