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Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

One Hospital Drive
Lowell, MA 01852

(978) 934-8319

Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD is a pulmonologist in Lowell, MA specializing in adult pulmonology.

Office Locations

One Hospital Drive
Lowell, MA 01852

(978) 934-8319

(978) 459-2876

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lowell, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	505
hospital care	273
inpatient care	273
pulmonary testing	142

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lowell, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	430
hospital care	375
inpatient care	375
pulmonary testing	165

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	40
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lowell, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	308
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
pulmonary testing	80

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	22
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	67
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lowell, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	317
hospital care	172
inpatient care	172
pulmonary testing	138

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	50
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	50
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lowell, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	362
hospital care	167
inpatient care	167
pulmonary testing	134

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	21
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	63
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	41
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lowell, MA during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	395
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
pulmonary testing	202

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	22
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lowell, MA during 2018 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	373
pulmonary testing	214

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	20
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lowell, MA during 2019 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	352
pulmonary testing	353

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	26
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lowell, MA during 2020 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	31
pulmonary testing	68

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lowell, MA were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

doctor visit	341
hospital care	197
inpatient care	197
pulmonary testing	166

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	224
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	22
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	79
85 and over	22
Less than 65	57
65 to 74	102

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	28
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Irwin A. Buchwald, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lowell, MA.

Overall Rating

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Overall Rating: 3.0 2019-11-11

A bit arrogant, and not completely current with recommendations, as we found out later.

Overall Rating: 3.0 2017-03-24

Abrupt. Smart but not forthcoming in discussing all options. Just feels that he knows best and you should accept that

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$45,283 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $23,799	BREO $10,309	ANORO $7,507	ANORO ELLIPTA $2,406	BREO ELLIPTA $1,050	Other $213
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$8,193 Spiriva $1,987	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $1,210	STIOLTO $1,173	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $79	STRIVERDI RESPIMAT $20	Other $3,722
ViiV Healthcare Company	$3,699 $3,699
Genentech USA, Inc.	$712 Esbriet $712
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$127 PROAIR $17	$110
Other	$235 FASENRA $89	PREVNAR - 13 $78	TUDORZA $38	Prolastin-C $19	Tresiba $10

**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	$41,850
Consulting Fee	$6,500
Travel and Lodging	$6,232
Food and Beverage	$3,470
Education	$197

Biography

Dr. Irwin Buchwald, who practices in Lowell, MA, is a medical specialist in adult pulmonology. Dr. Buchwald has obtained a license to practice in Massachusetts.