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Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

44215 15th Street West Suite 303
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 945-0723

Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP is a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP is affiliated with Antelope Valley Medical Center and High Desert Medical Group.

Office Locations

44215 15th Street West Suite 303
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 945-0723

(661) 949-5740

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

A1C test

arterial puncture

blood glucose reagent strip test

lab tests

preventive care

In 2023, Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP performed more A1C test, arterial puncture, blood glucose reagent strip test, lab tests, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

flu shot

inpatient hospital care

pulmonary function test

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP performed more flu shot, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 25%

By Volume:

breathing treatment

bronchoscopy

By Affordability:

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP performed more breathing treatment, and bronchoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

airway management	25
aspiration	89
blood draw	489
breathing treatment	236
bronchoscopy	276
cardiac procedures	191
diabetes management	82
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	3128
hospital care	3984
injections	121
inpatient care	3984
lab tests	293
minimally invasive procedures	90
nursing home care	50
pain management	57
preventive care	325
pulmonary testing	707
sleep study	36
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	381
vaccines	243
vascular procedures	190

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

airway management	13
aspiration	137
blood draw	332
breathing treatment	239
bronchoscopy	196
cardiac procedures	173
diabetes management	54
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	2829
hospital care	3900
injections	101
inpatient care	3900
lab tests	657
minimally invasive procedures	38
nursing home care	30
pain management	40
preventive care	289
pulmonary testing	690
sleep study	13
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	324
vaccines	235
vascular procedures	151

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	528

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	663
Black	101
Hispanic	102
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	285
85 and over	175
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	47
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

airway management	14
aspiration	127
blood draw	273
breathing treatment	228
bronchoscopy	151
cardiac procedures	123
diabetes management	63
doctor visit	2649
hospital care	3145
injections	86
inpatient care	3145
lab tests	850
minimally invasive procedures	16
nursing home care	135
pain management	23
preventive care	292
pulmonary testing	675
sleep study	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	229
vaccines	229
vascular procedures	106

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	385
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	99
Hispanic	108
Asian	56
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	144
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	43
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

airway management	47
aspiration	90
blood draw	145
breathing treatment	208
bronchoscopy	156
cardiac procedures	80
diabetes management	54
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	2295
hospital care	2751
injections	41
inpatient care	2751
lab tests	520
minimally invasive procedures	49
nursing home care	57
preventive care	271
pulmonary testing	618
sleep study	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	152
vaccines	217
vascular procedures	72

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	742
Female	966

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1196
Black	172
Hispanic	196
Asian	98
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	616
From 75 to 84	490
85 and over	320
Less than 65	282

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	53
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

airway management	19
aspiration	71
blood draw	145
breathing treatment	195
bronchoscopy	162
cardiac procedures	67
diabetes management	137
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	2205
hospital care	3129
injections	23
inpatient care	3129
lab tests	796
minimally invasive procedures	51
nursing home care	56
preventive care	346
pulmonary testing	575
sleep study	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	125
vaccines	209
vascular procedures	58

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	457

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	104
Hispanic	114
Asian	44
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	126
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	62
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	49
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

aspiration	90
blood draw	100
breathing treatment	141
bronchoscopy	164
cardiac procedures	66
chronic care	179
diabetes management	214
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	1962
hospital care	2662
injections	69
inpatient care	2662
lab tests	892
minimally invasive procedures	60
pain management	20
preventive care	327
pulmonary testing	397
ultrasound (sonogram)	123
vaccines	113
vascular procedures	57

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	88
Hispanic	105
Asian	43
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	133
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	48
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

airway management	31
aspiration	76
blood draw	64
breathing treatment	83
bronchoscopy	98
cardiac procedures	52
chronic care	212
diabetes management	137
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1869
hospital care	2304
injections	51
inpatient care	2304
lab tests	544
minimally invasive procedures	36
preventive care	269
pulmonary testing	246
sleep study	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	96
vaccines	132
vascular procedures	44

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	435
Black	87
Hispanic	89
Asian	55
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	124
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	48
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

airway management	14
aspiration	66
blood draw	113
breathing treatment	122
bronchoscopy	195
cardiac procedures	46
diabetes management	141
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	1864
hospital care	2172
injections	19
inpatient care	2172
lab tests	594
minimally invasive procedures	77
preventive care	240
pulmonary testing	363
sleep study	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	87
vaccines	99
vascular procedures	41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	491
Black	106
Hispanic	111
Asian	53
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	124
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	51
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA during 2020 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
blood draw	57
breathing treatment	84
bronchoscopy	29
cardiac procedures	12
diabetes management	43
doctor visit	1828
hospital care	1377
injections	25
inpatient care	1377
lab tests	223
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	103
pulmonary testing	246
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
vaccines	60
vascular procedures	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	80
Hispanic	93
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	86
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	48
Dementia	25
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA during 2021 were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
blood draw	84
breathing treatment	99
bronchoscopy	26
cardiac procedures	24
diabetes management	53
doctor visit	1877
hospital care	1371
injections	21
inpatient care	1371
lab tests	294
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	144
pulmonary testing	293
ultrasound (sonogram)	42
vaccines	91
vascular procedures	18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	87
Hispanic	103
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	74
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	47
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA during 2022 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

blood draw	114
breathing treatment	124
bronchoscopy	26
cardiac procedures	17
diabetes management	49
doctor visit	2161
hospital care	1098
inpatient care	1098
lab tests	371
minimally invasive procedures	11
preventive care	134
pulmonary testing	374
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
vaccines	85

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	392
Black	111
Hispanic	99
Asian	45
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	69
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	50
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Lancaster, CA were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and pulmonary testing.

airway management	23
aspiration	79
blood draw	174
bronchoscopy	134
cardiac procedures	77
chronic care	195
diabetes management	93
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	2242
hospital care	2535
injections	55
inpatient care	2535
lab tests	548
minimally invasive procedures	41
nursing home care	65
pain management	35
preventive care	249
pulmonary testing	471
sleep study	26
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	145
vaccines	155
vascular procedures	75

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	434

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	94
Asian / Pacific Islander	47
Non-Hispanic White	500
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	101
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	227
85 and over	125
Less than 65	130
65 to 74	281

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	32
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He is certified by the Board Certification: Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in California.

Board Certification: Board Certification: Critical Care Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Antelope Valley Medical Center

High Desert Medical Group

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Molina Healthcare, WellCare, Anthem, United Healthcare, Humana, Scan:, Aetna:, Health Net: 530533, Alignment: HDMG100040 and Blue Shield:.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Molina Healthcare

WellCare

Anthem

United Healthcare

Humana

Scan:

Aetna:

Health Net: 530533

Alignment: HDMG100040

Blue Shield:

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP from all over the web to help you find the right in Lancaster, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Young J. Ko, MD, FCCP. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,147 BREO $386	ANORO $351	INCRUSE $198	NUCALA $49	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $42	Other $121
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$1,089 DALIRESP $1,064	LINZESS $21	TUDORZA $3	BYSTOLIC $1
Covidien LP	$1,047 Interventional Lung Solutions $1,047
Boston Scientific Corporation	$803 GENERAL - PULMONARY $691	BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY $98	Pulmonary $14
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$436 SYMBICORT $393	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $21	CRESTOR $12	BREZTRI $11
Other	$3,006 BioTherapeutics - GLASSIA $216	Esbriet $179	Zemaira $140	SAMSCA $137	Indigo System $134	Other $2,200

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,383
Travel and Lodging	$1,694
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,000
Education	$450

Biography

Dr. Young Ko is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology in Lancaster, CA. He is rated 3.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He appears to be in-network for Anthem, Blue California, and Molina Healthcare, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Ko speaks Korean. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Antelope Valley Medical Center and High Desert Medical Group. He has a closed panel according to High Desert Medical Group.