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Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

3475 Torrance Boulevard Suite B-1
Torrance, CA 90503

(310) 540-1011

Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Torrance, CA specializing in cardiothoracic surgery. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD is affiliated with Torrance Memorial.

Office Locations

Torrance Memorial

3475 Torrance Boulevard Suite B-1
Torrance, CA 90503

(310) 316-5303

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In The News

“Dr. Joseph S. Carey, executive director of the California Society of Thoracic Surgeons, said his group was studying what makes cardiac bypass programs perform well or...”—"State Ranks Hospitals by Cardiac Bypass Death Rates", Los Angeles Times, March 2006

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	13

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated during 2013 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	71
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Torrance, CA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	74
open surgery	40
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	12

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated during 2014 were heart failure, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Torrance, CA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	70
open surgery	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	42

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated during 2015 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Torrance, CA during 2016 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	38
open surgery	38
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	17
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated during 2016 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	59
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Torrance, CA during 2017 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	22
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	13
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated during 2017 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Torrance, CA during 2018 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	28
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
open surgery	28
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated during 2018 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Torrance, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated during 2019 were heart failure, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Torrance, CA were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

bypass surgery	17
cardiac procedures	46
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
open surgery	34
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	34

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	17
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	6
85 and over	1
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	10

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD From 2013 - 2019

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	56
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed residency at West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Residency: West Los Angeles VA Medical Center

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Torrance Memorial

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$327 Structural Heart $192	St. Jude Medical $136
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$220 BRILINTA $220
Sientra, Inc.	$166 SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT $166
Abbott Laboratories	$164 Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve $164
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$151 XARELTO $151
Other	$274 SURGICAL $141	COR KNOT $133

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,304

Biography

Dr. Joseph Carey sees patients in Torrance, CA. His medical specialty is cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Carey has obtained a license to practice in California.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2019

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2019

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Schuster Carey, MD From 2013 - 2019

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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