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Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP

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Specializes in: Gastroenterology (Digestive System)

Howard University College of Medicine (1976)

3510 Old Washington Road Suite 201
Waldorf, MD 20602

(301) 645-8035

Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP is a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD specializing in gastroenterology (digestive system). He graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1976 and has 50 years of experience. Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP is affiliated with University of Maryland Medical System and UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

3510 Old Washington Road Suite 201
Waldorf, MD 20602

(301) 645-8035

(301) 645-5229

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University of Maryland Medical System

5 Garrett Avenue
La Plata, MD 20646

(301) 609-4000

(301) 934-6493

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

diagnostic EGD

diagnostic EGD without biopsy

diagnostic upper endoscopy

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

upper endoscopy

In 2023, Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP had a list price for diagnostic EGD, diagnostic EGD without biopsy, diagnostic upper endoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), and upper endoscopy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Maryland. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated as a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	23
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	219
doctor visit	387
gastrointestinal procedures	322
hospital care	329
inpatient care	329
lab tests	155
minimally invasive procedures	322
preventive care	67
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	219

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated as a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	185
doctor visit	419
gastrointestinal procedures	328
hospital care	231
inpatient care	231
minimally invasive procedures	340
preventive care	98
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	185

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	122
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	44
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated as a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	248
doctor visit	578
gastrointestinal procedures	377
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
minimally invasive procedures	377
preventive care	110
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	248

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	34
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated as a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	186
doctor visit	477
gastrointestinal procedures	311
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
minimally invasive procedures	311
preventive care	99
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	186

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	592

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	356
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	490
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	82
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	50
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated as a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	255
doctor visit	531
gastrointestinal procedures	411
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146
minimally invasive procedures	422
preventive care	131
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	255

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	205
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	62
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated as a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	210
doctor visit	542
esophageal dilation	35
gastrointestinal procedures	361
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
minimally invasive procedures	361
preventive care	101
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	210

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	137
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	30
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated as a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	18
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	48
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated as a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

gastrointestinal procedures	41
hospital care	249
inpatient care	249
minimally invasive procedures	41

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	25
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	62
Dementia	26
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated as a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	37
gastrointestinal procedures	62
hospital care	401
inpatient care	401
minimally invasive procedures	62
preventive care	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	40
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	53
Dementia	30
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated as a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16
gastrointestinal procedures	23
hospital care	260
inpatient care	260
minimally invasive procedures	23

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	28
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	56
Dementia	32
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated as a gastroenterologist in Waldorf, MD were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

anastomosis	17
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	217
doctor visit	333
esophageal dilation	35
gastrointestinal procedures	248
hospital care	201
inpatient care	201
lab tests	155
minimally invasive procedures	251
preventive care	88
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	217

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	105
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	205
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	98
85 and over	34
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	160

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	15
Dementia	17

Education & Training

Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1976. He completed residency at Howard University Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (1976)

Residency: Howard University Hospital (1979)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (1985)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joel Sewchand, MD, FACP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Maryland Medical System

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$664 Humira $283	Viekira $185	Creon $145	Mavyret $20	Technivie $16	Other $14
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$466 AMITIZA $244	Dexilant $112	ENTYVIO $111
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$278 APRISO $70	XIFAXAN $66	Uceris $39	XIFAXANIBSD $36	XIFIXAN $27	Other $39
Gilead Sciences Inc	$226 $226
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$164 PREPOPIK $164
Other	$1,026 ZEPATIER $142	PENTASA $125	OLYSIO $100	Nexium $75	LINZESS $59	Other $524

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,654
Education	$100
Consulting Fee	$70

Biography

Dr. Joel Sewchand's area of specialization is gastroenterology (digestive system). Dr. Sewchand is a graduate of Howard University College of Medicine. He trained at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and Howard University Hospital for residency. He is professionally affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System.