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Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD

(Dr. D. Scott McCaul, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

Baylor College of Medicine (1980)

10790 Rancho Bernardo Road
San Diego, CA 92127

(858) 678-6574

Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD is a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1980 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Health, LA JOLLA PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE INC and SCRIPPS HEALTH INPATIENT PROVIDERS MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

Scripps Health

10790 Rancho Bernardo Road
San Diego, CA 92127

(858) 678-6574

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Scripps Health

9850 Genesee Avenue #370
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 625-7200

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In The News

“There were also other blood-related complications, said Dr. David McCaul, the Scripps pulmonologist and intensive care medical director who helped oversee Moreno's care.”—"Young man with COVID-19 finally leaves the hospital after six months on life-saving device", The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 2021

“Dr. David McCaul, a pulmonologist who has worked through the pandemic at Scripps La Jolla, said that the presence of family visiting their loved ones in person cannot be overestimated, especially...”—"ECMO patients bear silent witness as pandemic hits one-year mark", The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 2021

“Dr. David McCaul, a pulmonologist who has worked through the pandemic at Scripps La Jolla, said the presence of family members visiting their loved ones in person cannot be overestimated,...”—"At Scripps La Jolla, ECMO patients bear silent witness as pandemic hits one-year mark", The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
bronchoscopy	42
doctor visit	437
hospital care	707
inpatient care	707
preventive care	31
pulmonary testing	60
vaccines	31

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	107
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	33
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	395
hospital care	361
inpatient care	361
preventive care	27
pulmonary testing	38
vaccines	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	100
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	30
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
bronchoscopy	32
doctor visit	397
hospital care	358
inpatient care	358
preventive care	14
pulmonary testing	40
vaccines	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	182
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	34
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
bronchoscopy	28
doctor visit	352
hospital care	437
inpatient care	437
pulmonary testing	56

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	93
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	46
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	32
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
bronchoscopy	33
doctor visit	301
hospital care	202
inpatient care	202
pulmonary testing	44

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	61
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	39
Dementia	22
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
bronchoscopy	60
doctor visit	297
hospital care	217
inpatient care	217
pulmonary testing	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	66
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	312
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
pulmonary testing	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	51
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	157
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	40
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	36
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	202
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	202

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	35
Dementia	18
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

aspiration	35
bronchoscopy	35
doctor visit	292
hospital care	243
inpatient care	243
preventive care	24
pulmonary testing	39
vaccines	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	12
Non-Hispanic White	243
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	101
85 and over	66
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	101

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	22
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Cancer	17
Dementia	19

Education & Training

Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1980. He completed residency at Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine (1980)

Residency: Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals (1983)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (1988)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

LA JOLLA PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE INC

SCRIPPS HEALTH INPATIENT PROVIDERS MEDICAL GROUP INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD has an average of 2.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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Overall Rating: 2.0 2023-12-24

Dr McCaul's office staff is terrible and has not returned 3 separate phone calls. Left a msg, spoke to his nurse and an office staff member. Twice they told me 'we'll text him" and they would call me back, nobody did 
I was not a new patient either !!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Advanced Circulatory Systems Inc.	$2,815 $2,815
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$937 ANORO $277	NUCALA $260	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $173	BREO $172	ANORO ELLIPTA $56
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$724 SYMBICORT $408	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $108	BRILINTA $91	BREZTRI $39	TEZSPIRE $32	Other $46
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$566 OFEV $235	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $149	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $80	STIOLTO $61	STRIVERDI RESPIMAT $18	Other $23
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$539 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $167	OPSUMIT $109	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $107	UPTRAVI $74	VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL $69	Other $14
Other	$4,187 Esbriet $452	XARELTO $279	ELIQUIS $208	Perforomist $193	Prolastin-C $166	Other $2,890

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,247
Travel and Lodging	$1,398
Consulting Fee	$1,000
Education	$124

Biography

Dr. D. McCaul's specialties are critical care (intensive care medicine) and adult pulmonology. He practices in La Jolla, CA and San Diego, CA. Dr. McCaul is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. His education and training includes medical school at Baylor College of Medicine and residency at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County and a hospital affiliated with Tulane University.

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Scott McCaul, MD From 2013 - 2023

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