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Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD

(40 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Hospital Medicine, Adult Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

Ross University School of Medicine

410 N State of Franklin Road Suite 130a
Johnson City, TN 37604

(423) 431-2460

Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD is an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN specializing in adult hospital medicine, adult pulmonology, sleep medicine and adult critical care. He graduated from Ross University School of Medicine. Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD is affiliated with Ballad Health.

Office Locations

105 W Stone Drive Suite 1j
Kingsport, TN 37660

(423) 378-7645

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1420 Tusculum Boulevard A300
Greeneville, TN 37743

(423) 787-6351

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24530 Falcon Place Boulevard Suite 101
Abingdon, VA 24211

(276) 619-3876

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410 N State of Franklin Road Suite 130a
Johnson City, TN 37604

(423) 431-2460

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71 S Flanagan Avenue
Lebanon, VA 24266

(276) 415-9160

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71 South Flannigan Avenue Suite 81
Lebanon, VA 24266

(276) 883-8029

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743 Island Road
Bristol, VA 24201

(276) 469-4200

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Organization:ballad Health Medical Associates Sleep Medicine Suite 301a
Johnson City, TN 37604

(423) 431-6816

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

By Affordability:

lung diffusion capacity test

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO) 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	12
doctor visit	116
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
pulmonary testing	31
sleep study	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2013 were sleep study, airway management, pulmonary testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	65
breathing treatment	23
doctor visit	454
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
pulmonary testing	60
sleep study	171

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	499
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	27
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	50
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2014 were sleep study, airway management, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	129
blood draw	38
breathing treatment	17
doctor visit	1137
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
lab tests	22
pulmonary testing	59
sleep study	350

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	416
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	815
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	37
Less than 65	249

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	42
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2015 were sleep study, airway management, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	52
blood draw	14
doctor visit	426
pulmonary testing	34
sleep study	145

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	824
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	36
Less than 65	212

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	26
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	88

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	17
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	58
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	55
Dementia	29
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2017 were sleep study, pulmonary testing, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	44
breathing treatment	31
bronchoscopy	13
doctor visit	503
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
pulmonary testing	85
sleep study	119
thoracic (chest) imaging	45
X-rays	45

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	183

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	25
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2018 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, airway management and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	131
breathing treatment	33
bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	952
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
preventive care	20
pulmonary testing	381
sleep study	300
vaccines	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	649
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	29
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2019 were sleep study, pulmonary testing, airway management and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	169
bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	932
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
minimally invasive procedures	158
pulmonary testing	319
sleep study	343

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	819
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	52
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2020 were sleep study, pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	31
doctor visit	325
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
pulmonary testing	76
sleep study	100

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	189

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	19
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	43
inpatient care	43

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	54
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	16
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	42
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	54
Dementia	19
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2023 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	84
inpatient care	84
pulmonary testing	157

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	100

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	17
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	45
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN during 2024 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
pulmonary testing	95

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	20
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Kingsport, TN were sleep study, minimally invasive procedures, pulmonary testing and airway management.

airway management	79
blood draw	26
bronchoscopy	14
catheterization	26
doctor visit	539
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
lab tests	22
minimally invasive procedures	158
preventive care	20
pulmonary testing	129
sleep study	195
thoracic (chest) imaging	45
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
vaccines	20
X-rays	45

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	290
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	97
85 and over	22
Less than 65	88
65 to 74	190

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Cancer	11
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD graduated from Ross University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Medical College of Georgia Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurocritical Care and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Residency: Medical College of Georgia Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurocritical Care

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ballad Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 40 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Leon Charles Bass, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Kingsport, TN.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,017 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $318	BREO $237	ANORO $229	INCRUSE $124	NUCALA $95	Other $14
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$815 C-series BiPAPS AV $201	Healthy Sl Sol. Und $99	Sleep and Respiratory Care $95	Trilogy 100 $88	Respiratoriy Care Undiv $62	Other $270
CSL Behring	$650 Zemaira $640	Kcentra $10
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$595 SYMBICORT $453	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $115	FASENRA $21	$6
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$205 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $96	STIOLTO $46	STRIVERDI RESPIMAT $33	Spiriva $17	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $13
Other	$1,657 ELIQUIS $164	OPSUMIT $127	GLASSIA $123	SMARTVEST $114	Esbriet $112	Other $1,018

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,090
Education	$649
Consulting Fee	$200

Biography

Dr. Leon Bass is a specialist in adult hospital medicine, adult critical care, and sleep medicine. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dr. Bass studied medicine at Ross University School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Medical College of Georgia. He is professionally affiliated with Ballad Health.