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Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

100 NORTH ACADEMY AVENUE
DANVILLE, PA 17822

(570) 271-6211

Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD is a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA specializing in thoracic surgery.

Office Locations

100 NORTH ACADEMY AVENUE
DANVILLE, PA 17822

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1000 E MOUNTAIN DRIVE
WILKES-BARRE, PA 18711

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In The News

“He came off the ECMO machine, and eventually nurses also could dial down the level of oxygen he got through the ventilator, said Michael Friscia, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Geisinger.”—"When a ventilator wasn't enough, this coronavirus patient went on ECMO. It was not a sure thing.", Philadelphia Inquirer, May 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	14
dissection	11
doctor visit	110
excision	11
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	37
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	141
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	48
doctor visit	114
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
open surgery	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	61

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	14
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	16
cardiac procedures	32
doctor visit	67
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
open surgery	32
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	32

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	140

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	24
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	28
cardiac procedures	56
doctor visit	120
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111
open surgery	56
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	56

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	99

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	20
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	100
doctor visit	160
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72
minimally invasive procedures	20
open surgery	38
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38
vascular procedures	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	107

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	22
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	24
cardiac procedures	48
dissection	11
doctor visit	171
excision	11
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	48
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	59

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	85

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	21
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	42
doctor visit	171
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
open surgery	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	42

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	102

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	25
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	27
cardiac procedures	86
doctor visit	112
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	54
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	54
vascular procedures	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	15
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	32
cardiac procedures	124
doctor visit	97
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	64
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	64
vascular procedures	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	82

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	12
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	36
cardiac procedures	126
doctor visit	13
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	72
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	72
vascular procedures	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	54

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2023 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	28
cardiac procedures	80
doctor visit	59
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48
open surgery	56
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	56

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	11
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	47
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA during 2024 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	40
doctor visit	58
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
open surgery	40
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	53

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	11
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in DANVILLE, PA were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

bronchoscopy	14
bypass surgery	24
cardiac procedures	71
dissection	11
doctor visit	107
excision	11
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	19
open surgery	48
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48
vascular procedures	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	29
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	57
85 and over	13
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	88

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Cancer	26
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He completed residency at Pennsylvania Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Residency: Pennsylvania Hospital (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (2011)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,387 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,387
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$806 CoreValve Evolut $790	Mosaic $15
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$734 Legend $734
AtriCure, Inc.	$699 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $297	ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) $208	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $116	SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $55	AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $23
Artivion, Inc.	$249 CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE $249
Other	$136 THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $114	Mosaic $22

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,568
Food and Beverage	$1,442

Biography

Dr. Michael Friscia is a thoracic surgery specialist in Danville, PA. Before completing his residency at Pennsylvania Hospital, Dr. Friscia attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He welcomes new patients at his office inDANVILLE, PA as reported by Doctor.com.

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD in 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Edward Friscia, MD From 2012 - 2024

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