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Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin (1993)

1045 East Pennsylvania Avenue
Escondido, CA 92025

(760) 884-4500

Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Escondido, CA specializing in cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD is affiliated with Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, Scripps Health and Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.

Office Locations

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

1045 East Pennsylvania Avenue
Escondido, CA 92025

(760) 884-4500

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Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

1111 Broadway #305
Chula Vista, CA 91911

(619) 567-7007

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8010 Frost Street Suite 408
San Diego, CA 92123

(858) 939-7471

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Escondido, CA during 2012 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	22
cardiac procedures	128
doctor visit	74
endarterectomy	15
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
neck surgery	15
open surgery	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	960
vascular procedures	1130

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Escondido, CA during 2013 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	82
doctor visit	67
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
open surgery	50
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	1154
vascular procedures	1323

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	497
Female	554

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	650
Black	58
Hispanic	201
Asian	111
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	201
Less than 65	161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	51
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Escondido, CA during 2014 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	30
endarterectomy	16
hospital care	67
inpatient care	67
neck surgery	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	1206
vascular procedures	1356

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	562
Female	534

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	731
Black	57
Hispanic	155
Asian	113
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	365
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	211
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	49
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Escondido, CA during 2015 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	27
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	919
vascular procedures	995

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	774
Female	856

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1068
Black	106
Hispanic	272
Asian	136
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	558
From 75 to 84	510
85 and over	316
Less than 65	246

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	47
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Escondido, CA during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD for Medicare patients.

ultrasound (sonogram)	1407
vascular procedures	1407

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	549
Female	601

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	749
Black	89
Hispanic	149
Asian	118
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	375
From 75 to 84	359
85 and over	245
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Escondido, CA during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD for Medicare patients.

ultrasound (sonogram)	1665
vascular procedures	1665

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	611
Female	722

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	869
Black	117
Hispanic	186
Asian	122
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	426
85 and over	297
Less than 65	181

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Escondido, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	28
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113
open surgery	28
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	49
vascular procedures	49

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	15
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	63
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Escondido, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	102
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	62
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Escondido, CA were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and hospital care.

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	66
doctor visit	60
endarterectomy	15
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
neck surgery	15
open surgery	40
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	1051
vascular procedures	1132

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	47
Asian / Pacific Islander	66
Non-Hispanic White	463
Hispanic	112
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	228
85 and over	142
Less than 65	102
65 to 74	239

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	10
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1993. He completed residency at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (1993)

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (1999)

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (2002)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph H. Chammas, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista

Scripps Health

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$2,537 Da Vinci Surgical System $2,537
Sorin Group USA Inc.	$814 Tissue Heart Valves $814
Covidien Sales LLC	$136 ForceTriad $93	Sonicision $43
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$125 XARELTO $125
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$92 LifeVest $92
Other	$555 Impella $76	Hemoblast $73	AQUAMANTYS $59	COLLAGENASE SANTYL $46	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $41	Other $259

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,026
Food and Beverage	$1,233

Biography

Dr. Joseph Chammas works as a cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. He is affiliated with Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Medical College of Wisconsin.