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Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD

Accepting New Patients

(457 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Professional interests include: lupus, joint injections

457 Haddonfield Road Suite 110
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

1-844-542-2273

Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD is a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ specializing in adult rheumatology. He graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD is affiliated with Jefferson Health, KENNEDY MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE, P.C., Jefferson Washington Township Hospital, Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital and Jefferson Stratford Hospital.

Office Locations

Jefferson Stratford Hospital

354 Hurffville - Cross Keys Road
Sewell, NJ 08080

(856) 414-8800

(215) 521-7036

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Jefferson Stratford Hospital

457 Haddonfield Road Suite 110
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

1-844-542-2273

(856) 406-4570

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Some issues Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD can help you with:

Joint Injections

A joint is any area of the body where two bones connect. Due to injury or disease, the space between the two bones can sometimes become swollen and inflamed, which leads to pain and a loss of mobility. Injection and aspiration are two tools that physicians use to treat joint pain locally without needing to perform surgery.

Both injection and aspiration are techniques that involve inserting a needle connected to a syringe directly into the joint. Aspiration involves the removal of excess fluid, and injection is the placement of medication directly into the joint space via the needle. Both procedures may be performed at the same time. In both cases a local anesthetic may be used, the skin will be cleaned and disinfected, and then the needle will be inserted. In some cases, especially if the injection or aspiration is in a large and deep joint such as the hip or spine, ultrasound may be used to guide the needle to the exact location desired.

In some cases, irritation to the joint can cause fluid to build up so significantly that the joint hurts and can no longer move well. Aspiration removes some of the excess fluid and relieves the pressure. In addition, aspiration can be used to provide a sample of joint fluid if it needs to be examined microscopically for the presence of white blood cells, bacteria, or crystal formations.

Certain injuries and diseases that affect joints are inflammatory in nature, such as rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis or gout. These diseases may be helped by the local injection of anti-inflammatory medications directly into the affected joint. In this case, corticosteroids such as methylprednisone are usually used. Relief from the pain may be felt right away and may last for weeks or even months.

In some cases, such as with osteoarthritis, the cartilage buffer between the two bones wears down and pain comes from bones rubbing against each other. In this case, injection of a lubricating agent such as hyaluronic acid may be beneficial. It provides a slippery cushion between the bones to relieve pain that can last for months.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	111
blood draw	325
doctor visit	475
injections	111
lab tests	962
preventive care	34
thyroid function tests	25
vaccines	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	148
blood draw	382
doctor visit	712
injections	166
lab tests	1376
preventive care	70
thyroid function tests	20
vaccines	70

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	13
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	244
blood draw	490
doctor visit	789
injections	257
lab tests	2047
preventive care	53
thyroid function tests	32
vaccines	53

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	22
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ during 2015 were aspiration, injections, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	182
blood draw	27
doctor visit	780
injections	182
lab tests	117
preventive care	37
vaccines	37

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	608
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	42
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ during 2016 were injections, aspiration, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	185
doctor visit	753
injections	200
preventive care	37
vaccines	37

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	22
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ during 2017 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	157
doctor visit	607
injections	171

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	26
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	100
doctor visit	399
injections	100

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	13
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	97
doctor visit	427
injections	97

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	71
doctor visit	366
injections	71

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	16
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	4
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
doctor visit	692
injections	53

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	27
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	486
injections	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	23
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sewell, NJ were lab tests, blood draw, injections and aspiration.

aspiration	123
blood draw	306
doctor visit	589
injections	129
lab tests	1125
preventive care	46
thyroid function tests	25
vaccines	46

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	20
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	268
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	88
85 and over	18
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	153

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	7
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He completed residency at The Miriam Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: Rheumatology and has a state license in Oregon.

Medical School: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Residency: The Miriam Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: Rheumatology

Licensed In: Oregon

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Jefferson Health

KENNEDY MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE, P.C.

Jefferson Washington Township Hospital

Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital

Jefferson Stratford Hospital

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. Edward O. Tackey, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TRICARE, MultiPlan, CIGNA Medicare, AmeriHealth, Devon Health, Workers' Compensation, Aetna Medicare, Highmark Wholecare and Independence Blue Cross - Various plans.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TRICARE

MultiPlan

CIGNA Medicare

AmeriHealth

Devon Health

Workers' Compensation

Aetna Medicare

Highmark Wholecare

Independence Blue Cross - Various plans

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.69 out of 5 stars based on 457 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Edward O. Tackey, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Sewell, NJ.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Cardinal Health 108, LLC	$5,590 $5,590
Amgen Inc.	$331 Enbrel $184	Aimovig $76	Prolia $50	Tavneos $20
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$209 STELARA $170	SIMPONI ARIA $39
Genentech USA, Inc.	$180 Actemra $117	$64
UCB, Inc.	$130 Briviact $67	Cimzia $63
Other	$742 Otezla $121	COSENTYX $104	XELJANZ $82	KEVZARA $57	Humira $51	Other $327

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$2,924
Travel and Lodging	$2,338
Food and Beverage	$1,873
Education	$34
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11

Biography

Dr. Edward Tackey works as an adult rheumatology. Dr. Tackey has indicated that his clinical interests include lupus and joint injections. Patients gave him an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). He takes Aetna Medicare, MultiPlan, and Cigna, in addition to other insurance carriers. After attending Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for medical school, he completed his residency training at The Miriam Hospital. Dr. Tackey speaks Twi. He is affiliated with Jefferson Health. His practice in Cherry Hill, NJ is open to new patients as reported by Jefferson Health.