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Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and Adult Critical Care

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1989)

9850 Genesee Avenue #370
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 625-7200

Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD is a pulmonologist in La Jolla, CA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and adult critical care. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1989 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD 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

Address:

9850 Genesee Avenue #370
La Jolla, CA 92037

bronchoscopy	31
doctor visit	312
hospital care	497
inpatient care	497
minimally invasive procedures	32
preventive care	25
vaccines	25

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	100
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	32
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

bronchoscopy	27
doctor visit	287
hospital care	249
inpatient care	249
minimally invasive procedures	28
preventive care	18
vaccines	18

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	73
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

bronchoscopy	24
doctor visit	253
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
minimally invasive procedures	25
preventive care	8
vaccines	8

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	66
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	154
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	28
Dementia	16
Cancer	19

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	69
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	37
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

doctor visit	126
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	67
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	35
Dementia	27
Cancer	20

doctor visit	84
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	16
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	53
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	17

doctor visit	112
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	41
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	42
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

doctor visit	42
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	40
Less than 65	17

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	46
Dementia	32
Cancer	13

doctor visit	62
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD treated as a pulmonologist in La Jolla, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

aspiration	10
bronchoscopy	26
doctor visit	160
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
minimally invasive procedures	23
preventive care	18
vaccines	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Female	119
Male	131

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	20
Non-Hispanic White	191
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	22
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	59
75 to 84	85
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	85

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Cancer	13
Dementia	18

Education & Training

Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1989)

Residency: Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center (1992)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine (1995)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD 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. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD from all over the web to help you find the right in La Jolla, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Carl Ellison Fricks, MD, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$826 NUCALA $334	BREO $234	ANORO $217	INCRUSE $41
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$375 OFEV $228	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $45	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $28	STIOLTO $26	STRIVERDI RESPIMAT $11	Other $35
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$361 Lexiscan $101	Cresemba $75	$185
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$347 SYMBICORT $237	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $38	DALIRESP $24	BRILINTA $22	PULMICORT FLEXHALER $14	Other $13
Abbott Laboratories	$295 CardioMEMS HF System $295
Other	$2,380 XARELTO $194	ELIQUIS $167	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $152	Esbriet $116	Prolastin-C $98	Other $1,653

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,343
Education	$241

Biography

Dr. Carl Fricks specializes in adult critical care and pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). Dr. Fricks is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine and a graduate of Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center's residency program. He is conversant in Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.