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Dr. Michael V. Como, MD

(Michael V. Como)

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Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and General Practice

4 Ohio Drive Suite 220
Lake Success, NY 11042

(516) 482-7810

Dr. Michael V. Como, MD is a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and general practice. Dr. Michael V. Como, MD is affiliated with Pulmonology, Ambulatory Care at Lake Success.

Office Locations

4 Ohio Drive Suite 220
Lake Success, NY 11042

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

insertion of indwelling pleural catheter

insertion of non-tunneled indwelling pleural catheter

thoracentesis

thoracostomy

tube thoracostomy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Michael V. Como, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for insertion of indwelling pleural catheter, insertion of non-tunneled indwelling pleural catheter, thoracentesis, thoracostomy, and tube thoracostomy (chest tube insertion) 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

pleural drainage

In 2023, Dr. Michael V. Como, MD had a list price for pleural drainage that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

insertion of non-tunneled indwelling pleural catheter

pulmonary function test

In 2012, Dr. Michael V. Como, MD performed more insertion of non-tunneled indwelling pleural catheter, and pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
blood draw	21
doctor visit	517
hospital care	2612
inpatient care	2612
pleural drainage	33
preventive care	33
pulmonary testing	329
resuscitation	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	252
vaccines	33
X-rays	252

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
blood draw	19
bronchoscopy	11
catheterization	13
doctor visit	646
hospital care	2825
inpatient care	2825
minimally invasive procedures	11
pleural drainage	32
preventive care	38
pulmonary testing	295
thoracic (chest) imaging	294
vaccines	38
X-rays	294

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD.

**Gender**
Male	756
Female	698

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1314
Black	46
Hispanic	43
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	357
From 75 to 84	570
85 and over	448
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	56
Dementia	23
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
doctor visit	665
hospital care	2411
inpatient care	2411
pleural drainage	31
preventive care	47
pulmonary testing	436
thoracic (chest) imaging	362
vaccines	47
X-rays	362

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD.

**Gender**
Male	646
Female	572

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1070
Black	56
Hispanic	37
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	435
85 and over	386
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	59
Dementia	24
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	699
hospital care	2356
inpatient care	2356
pleural drainage	22
preventive care	48
pulmonary testing	438
thoracic (chest) imaging	385
vaccines	48
X-rays	385

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1264
Female	1060

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2104
Black	86
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	604
From 75 to 84	812
85 and over	774
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	57
Dementia	27
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
blood draw	19
doctor visit	713
hospital care	2164
inpatient care	2164
pleural drainage	40
preventive care	58
pulmonary testing	475
thoracic (chest) imaging	358
vaccines	58
X-rays	358

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD.

**Gender**
Male	645
Female	585

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1086
Black	45
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	444
85 and over	378
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	56
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	60
Dementia	30
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
blood draw	16
doctor visit	788
hospital care	1918
inpatient care	1918
pleural drainage	31
preventive care	35
pulmonary testing	410
thoracic (chest) imaging	343
vaccines	35
X-rays	343

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD.

**Gender**
Male	616
Female	558

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1040
Black	38
Hispanic	47
Asian	28
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	427
85 and over	341
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	56
Dementia	29
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
blood draw	11
doctor visit	752
hospital care	1501
inpatient care	1501
pleural drainage	26
preventive care	36
pulmonary testing	312
vaccines	36

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD.

**Gender**
Male	577
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	956
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	27
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	422
85 and over	319
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	55
Dementia	28
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and pleural drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
blood draw	18
doctor visit	751
hospital care	1858
inpatient care	1858
pleural drainage	46
preventive care	34
pulmonary testing	344
vaccines	34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD.

**Gender**
Male	530
Female	553

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	971
Black	30
Hispanic	30
Asian	26
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	296
From 75 to 84	422
85 and over	311
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	48
Dementia	29
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and pleural drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	18
doctor visit	530
hospital care	1564
inpatient care	1564
pleural drainage	19
pulmonary testing	314

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD.

**Gender**
Male	455
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	765
Black	35
Hispanic	35
Asian	26
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	251
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	50
Dementia	28
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and pleural drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
doctor visit	559
hospital care	1729
inpatient care	1729
pleural drainage	12
pulmonary testing	325

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD.

**Gender**
Male	525
Female	523

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	925
Black	33
Hispanic	42
Asian	19
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	403
85 and over	310
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	49
Dementia	25
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and pleural drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
doctor visit	479
hospital care	1606
inpatient care	1606
minimally invasive procedures	12
pleural drainage	25
pulmonary testing	249
thoracostomy	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD.

**Gender**
Male	436
Female	443

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	775
Black	29
Hispanic	18
Asian	25
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	333
85 and over	269
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	53
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	48
Dementia	24
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael V. Como, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Success, NY were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

aspiration	27
blood draw	17
bronchoscopy	11
catheterization	13
doctor visit	645
hospital care	2049
inpatient care	2049
minimally invasive procedures	11
pleural drainage	28
preventive care	41
pulmonary testing	357
resuscitation	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	332
thoracostomy	12
vaccines	41
X-rays	332

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD.

**Gender**
Female	538
Male	586

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	36
Asian / Pacific Islander	19
Non-Hispanic White	1000
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	35
Other	21

**Age**
85 and over	344
75 to 84	419
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	300

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael V. Como, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	25
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	20

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael V. Como, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Pulmonology, Ambulatory Care at Lake Success

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$5,767 NUCALA $2,201	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,305	ANORO $502	BREO $468	INCRUSE $349	Other $941
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$3,137 OFEV $1,284	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $635	STIOLTO $334	Spiriva $184	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $159	Other $541
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,131 SYMBICORT $604	BREZTRI $405	FASENRA $345	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $295	TEZSPIRE $222	Other $259
Respiratory Technologies, Inc.	$1,437 High Frequency Chest Compression Device $490	$948
Genentech USA, Inc.	$1,238 Esbriet $527	XOLAIR $211	$500
Other	$10,706 Perforomist $710	DUPIXENT $583	XOLAIR $490	Brovana $396	ELIQUIS $390	Other $8,137

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$22,033
Consulting Fee	$1,638
Education	$396
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$350

Biography

Dr. Michael Como specializes in general practice and pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and practices in Great Neck, NY and Lake Success, NY. Dr. Como graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine.