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Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

University of Bologna Faculty of Medicine (1968)

Professional interests include: lung issues

101 Old Short Hills Road Suite 106
West Orange, NJ 07052

(973) 994-1544

Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD is a pulmonologist in West Orange, NJ specializing in adult pulmonology. He graduated from University of Bologna Faculty of Medicine in 1968 and has 58 years of experience. Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD is affiliated with RWJBarnabas Health.

Office Locations

101 Old Short Hills Road Suite 106
West Orange, NJ 07052

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Some issues Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Orange, NJ during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
bronchoscopy	20
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	1067
hospital care	1551
inpatient care	1551
minimally invasive procedures	20
pleural drainage	25
preventive care	78
thoracic (chest) imaging	143
vaccines	78
X-rays	143

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Orange, NJ during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	24
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	1009
hospital care	1721
inpatient care	1721
minimally invasive procedures	24
preventive care	84
thoracic (chest) imaging	116
vaccines	84
X-rays	116

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	39
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	138
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Orange, NJ during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
bronchoscopy	20
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	1037
hospital care	2033
inpatient care	2033
minimally invasive procedures	20
pleural drainage	23
preventive care	65
thoracic (chest) imaging	140
vaccines	65
X-rays	140

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	551
Black	33
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	151
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Orange, NJ during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
bronchoscopy	26
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	979
hospital care	1556
inpatient care	1556
minimally invasive procedures	26
pleural drainage	22
preventive care	57
thoracic (chest) imaging	52
vaccines	57
X-rays	52

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD.

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	676

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	982
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	464
85 and over	292
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Orange, NJ during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
bronchoscopy	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	961
hospital care	1267
inpatient care	1267
minimally invasive procedures	22
pleural drainage	30
preventive care	56
vaccines	56

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	53
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	136
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	58
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Orange, NJ during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	849
hospital care	1131
inpatient care	1131
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	49
vaccines	49

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	433
Black	34
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	144
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Orange, NJ during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	466
hospital care	622
inpatient care	622

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	66
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Orange, NJ were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

aspiration	25
bronchoscopy	20
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	909
hospital care	1411
inpatient care	1411
minimally invasive procedures	20
pleural drainage	25
preventive care	64
thoracic (chest) imaging	112
vaccines	64
X-rays	112

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	40
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	420
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	213
85 and over	132
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	153

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	27
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Education & Training

Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD graduated from University of Bologna Faculty of Medicine in 1968. He completed residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in New Jersey.

Medical School: University of Bologna Faculty of Medicine (1968)

Residency: Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: New Jersey

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

RWJBarnabas Health

Insurance Information

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Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare and HMO Blue - Medicare Blue.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

Medicare

HMO Blue - Medicare Blue

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in West Orange, NJ.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kenneth T. Defusco, PA, Diseases of the, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$639 SYMBICORT $503	BRILINTA $117	$19
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$569 XARELTO $449	INVOKANA $120
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$359 ANORO $173	BREO $86	$101
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$143 BRIDION $114	NON-PRODUCT $28
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$133 ANDEXXA $133
Other	$1,052 IONSYS $123	AVYCAZ $122	OFIRMEV $107	CLEVIPREX $105	Aortic Stent Grafts $100	Other $495

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,789
Education	$106

Biography

Dr. Kenneth Defusco, who practices in Livingston, NJ and West Orange, NJ, is a medical specialist in adult pulmonology. Dr. Defusco is conversant in Italian. Clinical interests for Dr. Defusco include lung issues. He is professionally affiliated with RWJBarnabas Health. He graduated from the University of Bologna Faculty of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. Dr. Defusco can accept Blue California, Cigna, and Medicare, as well as other insurance carriers. His practice in West Orange, NJ is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.