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Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD

(7 Ratings)

Specializes in: Hospice and Palliative Medicine (End-of-Life Care and Serious Illness), Family Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

4611 E. Shea Boulevard Building 3 Suite 170
Phoenix, AZ 85028

(480) 889-0180

Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Phoenix, AZ specializing in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness), family medicine, interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology.

Office Locations

Address:

4611 E. Shea Boulevard Building 3 Suite 170
Phoenix, AZ 85028

In The News

“Longtime Phoenix-area physician Lisa Stearns, who specializes in pain management for the terminally ill, says some health providers may ignore cultural needs because of "our own fear of death"...”—"Cultures bring own values to end-of-life journeys", USA Today, May 2014

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	441
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	22
Less than 65	201

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	28

catheterization	42
doctor visit	1814
hospital care	255
implant surgery	41
injections	69
inpatient care	255
minimally invasive procedures	15
nerve block	58
nerve procedures	16
pain management	86
spinal procedures	69
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	42
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	42

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	16
Less than 65	127

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

aspiration	16
catheterization	52
doctor visit	2077
hospital care	74
implant surgery	51
injections	151
inpatient care	74
minimally invasive procedures	17
nerve block	88
nerve procedures	18
neurostimulator replacement	11
pain management	153
spinal procedures	124
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	52
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	52

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	716
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	50
Less than 65	262

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

catheterization	38
doctor visit	2285
hospital care	57
implant surgery	55
injections	127
inpatient care	57
minimally invasive procedures	75
nerve block	112
nerve procedures	46
neurostimulator lead placement	29
neurostimulator replacement	13
pain management	174
spinal procedures	153
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	38
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	38

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	392
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	26
Less than 65	132

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

aspiration	14
catheterization	41
doctor visit	2434
implant surgery	78
injections	51
minimally invasive procedures	140
nerve block	12
nerve procedures	67
neurostimulator lead placement	73
neurostimulator replacement	23
pain management	104
spinal procedures	107
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	41
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	41

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	11
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	34
Less than 65	129

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

aspiration	24
catheterization	50
doctor visit	2297
hospital care	37
implant surgery	85
injections	36
inpatient care	37
minimally invasive procedures	130
nerve procedures	28
neurostimulator lead placement	102
neurostimulator replacement	29
pain management	40
spinal procedures	127
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	50
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	50

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	439
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	31
Less than 65	130

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

aspiration	14
catheterization	36
doctor visit	2680
hospital care	15
implant surgery	58
injections	74
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	83
nerve block	17
nerve procedures	34
neurostimulator lead placement	49
neurostimulator replacement	22
pain management	94
spinal procedures	110
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	36
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	36

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	29
Less than 65	127

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

catheterization	23
doctor visit	1097
implant surgery	20
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	23
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	23

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	23
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Phoenix, AZ were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and pain management.

aspiration	17
catheterization	41
doctor visit	2105
hospital care	136
implant surgery	53
injections	89
inpatient care	136
minimally invasive procedures	69
nerve block	63
nerve procedures	33
neurostimulator lead placement	63
neurostimulator replacement	19
pain management	110
spinal procedures	113
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	41
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	342
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	16
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	77
85 and over	23
Less than 65	119
65 to 74	156

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD From 2013 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	17
Dementia	7

Education & Training

She has a state license in Arizona.

Licensed In: Arizona

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.64 out of 5 stars based on 7 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Phoenix, AZ.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$204,387 SYNCHROMED $95,356	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $51,978	ADAPTIVESTIM $25,000	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $24,084	TARGETSTIM $1,979	Other $5,991
Boston Scientific Corporation	$28,498 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $9,764	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $7,770	GENERAL THERAPIES $6,660	Therapies $3,934	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $186	Other $183
Spinal Modulation Inc.	$16,683 Spinal Modulation AXIUMNeurostimulator System $16,683
Nevro Corp.	$10,917 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $10,917
Flowonix Medical Incorporated	$7,598 Prometra II $7,436	$162
Other	$14,755 Lazanda $2,761	Superion ISS $1,636	NonCovered Product $1,566	DRG leads $878	SUBSYS $725	Other $7,189

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$155,516
Consulting Fee	$67,242
Travel and Lodging	$24,315
Food and Beverage	$20,517
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$7,650
Other	$7,598

Research Payments

Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD has received 125 research payments totaling $3,672,711.

Biography

Dr. Lisa Stearns practices anesthesiology, hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness), and family medicine. On average, patients gave Dr. Stearns a rating of 3.5 stars (out of 5).