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Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD

(Joseph Tannous, MD)

(163 Ratings)

Specializes in: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Physician, Family Medicine, Geriatrics (Elderly Care) and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: wellness visit

8899 University Center Lane
San Diego, CA 92122

(858) 657-5000

Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD is an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA specializing in complementary and alternative medicine, physician, family medicine, geriatrics (elderly care) and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

8899 University Center Lane
San Diego, CA 92122

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	596
inpatient care	585
outpatient care	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	738
inpatient care	726
outpatient care	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	23
Hispanic	157
Asian	47
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	189
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	30
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	745
inpatient care	648
outpatient care	97

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	14
Hispanic	56
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	128
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Dementia	33
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	927
inpatient care	687
outpatient care	240

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	482
Female	588

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	840
Black	22
Hispanic	100
Asian	78
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	302
85 and over	374
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	39
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1132
inpatient care	983
nursing home care	184
outpatient care	149

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	18
Hispanic	74
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	186
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	45
Dementia	35
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	902
inpatient care	757
nursing home care	617
outpatient care	145

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	20
Hispanic	60
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	170
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	46
Dementia	44
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	952
inpatient care	819
nursing home care	421
outpatient care	133

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	14
Hispanic	64
Asian	40
Other	16
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	163
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	40
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	609
inpatient care	533
nursing home care	218
outpatient care	76

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	0
Hispanic	62
Asian	26
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	136
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	49
Dementia	41
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	48
doctor visit	137
hospital care	171
inpatient care	151
outpatient care	20
preventive care	13
vaccines	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	51
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	38
doctor visit	199
preventive care	52
vaccines	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	15
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2022 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	18
doctor visit	322
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2023 were preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	26
doctor visit	290
preventive care	26
vaccines	26

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2023

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA during 2024 were preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	23
doctor visit	344
preventive care	28
vaccines	28

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD in 2024

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	17
Dementia	8
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in San Diego, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

blood draw	30
doctor visit	258
hospital care	752
inpatient care	654
nursing home care	360
outpatient care	98
preventive care	27
vaccines	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	21
Non-Hispanic White	313
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	45
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	126
85 and over	107
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	115

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 163 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joseph Askar Tannous, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Cleerly, Inc.	$145 Cleerly Labs $145
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$125 XARELTO $125
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC	$122 QUVIVIQ $122
Foundation Medicine, Inc.	$119 FOUNDATIONONE LIQUID CDX $119
Lilly USA, LLC	$119 MOUNJARO $119
Other	$98 Star $33	ZIO XT Patch $23	$41

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$728

Biography

Dr. Joseph Tannous' areas of specialization are family medicine, physician, and complementary and alternative medicine; he sees patients in San Diego, CA and Fresno, CA. He attended the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago for residency. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Tannous include primary care, wellness visit, and internal medicine. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). In addition to English, Dr. Tannous (or staff) speaks Arabic and Spanish. Dr. Tannous is affiliated with UC San Diego Health. He has a closed panel according to UC San Diego Health.