Medicare Procedure and Patient Information
2013 Medicare Procedure Volume
The top procedures that Dr. Gideon Besson, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and X-rays.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gideon Besson, MD for Medicare patients.
| airway management | 39 |
|---|---|
| blood draw | 1040 |
| breast procedures | 80 |
| diabetes management | 224 |
| doctor visit | 2545 |
| hospital care | 338 |
| inpatient care | 325 |
| lab tests | 3444 |
| musculoskeletal imaging | 64 |
| outpatient care | 13 |
| preventive care | 873 |
| pulmonary testing | 73 |
| sleep study | 82 |
| thoracic (chest) imaging | 219 |
| thyroid function tests | 283 |
| vaccines | 257 |
| women's imaging | 80 |
| X-rays | 363 |
2013 Medicare Patient Data
Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gideon Besson, MD.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| Non-Hispanic White | |
|---|---|
| Black | |
| Hispanic | |
| Asian | |
| Other | |
| Native American |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gideon Besson, MD in 2013
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gideon Besson, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |