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Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

565 Turnpike Street
North Andover, MA 01845

(978) 689-2247

Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD is a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD is affiliated with Lawrence General Hospital, Southern New Hampshire Health and Critical Care Program.

Office Locations

41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805

(781) 744-8000

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Lawrence General Hospital

565 Turnpike Street
North Andover, MA 01845

(978) 689-2247

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement

endotracheal intubation

By Affordability:

endotracheal intubation

thoracostomy

tracheal procedures

tube thoracostomy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD performed more centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement, and endotracheal intubation procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for endotracheal intubation, thoracostomy, tracheal (windpipe) procedures, and tube thoracostomy (chest tube insertion) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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 10%

By Affordability:

bronchoscopy with biopsy

transbronchial biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD had a list price for bronchoscopy with biopsy, and transbronchial biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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:

bronchoscopy

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

bronchoscopy

central line placement

centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement

diagnostic bronchoscopy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD performed more bronchoscopy, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for bronchoscopy, central line placement, centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement, and diagnostic bronchoscopy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2012 were pulmonary testing, inpatient care, hospital care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
bronchoscopy	81
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	424
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
minimally invasive procedures	65
minor procedures	21
pleural drainage	37
pulmonary testing	193
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
thoracostomy	16
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2013 were pulmonary testing, bronchoscopy, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
bronchoscopy	98
diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	448
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
minimally invasive procedures	73
minor procedures	27
pleural drainage	43
pulmonary testing	135
thoracostomy	12
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	603
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	92
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2014 were pulmonary testing, bronchoscopy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
bronchoscopy	53
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	458
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
minimally invasive procedures	26
minor procedures	26
pulmonary testing	212
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	391
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	707
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	89
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
bronchoscopy	71
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	504
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
minimally invasive procedures	40
minor procedures	27
pleural drainage	16
pulmonary testing	146
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	748
Female	714

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1394
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	502
From 75 to 84	506
85 and over	186
Less than 65	268

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2016 were pulmonary testing, bronchoscopy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
bronchoscopy	59
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	533
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
minimally invasive procedures	28
minor procedures	28
pleural drainage	16
pulmonary testing	77
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	74
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	54
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
bronchoscopy	54
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	570
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84
minimally invasive procedures	20
minor procedures	20
pleural drainage	15
pulmonary testing	190
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	616
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	86
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
bronchoscopy	54
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	598
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68
minimally invasive procedures	14
pleural drainage	19
pulmonary testing	245

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	687
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	84
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2019 were pulmonary testing, bronchoscopy, minimally invasive procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
bronchoscopy	94
diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	628
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
minimally invasive procedures	44
minor procedures	12
pleural drainage	16
pulmonary testing	271
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	764
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	306
85 and over	116
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
bronchoscopy	56
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	290
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
minimally invasive procedures	13
pleural drainage	11
pulmonary testing	144

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	84
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	20
doctor visit	471
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66
pulmonary testing	170
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	533
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	69
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	44
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	337
hospital care	141
inpatient care	141
minimally invasive procedures	15
pulmonary testing	82
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	86
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA were pulmonary testing, inpatient care, hospital care and bronchoscopy.

aspiration	34
bronchoscopy	62
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	478
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
minimally invasive procedures	33
minor procedures	23
pleural drainage	21
pulmonary testing	169
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
thoracostomy	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	632
Hispanic	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	243
85 and over	87
Less than 65	100
65 to 74	253

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	24
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	20
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at St. Joseph Hospital Program - Internal Medicine Residency. He is certified by the Internal Medicine: Amer. Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

Residency: St. Joseph Hospital Program - Internal Medicine Residency

Board Certification: Internal Medicine: Amer. Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Lawrence General Hospital

Southern New Hampshire Health

Critical Care Program

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pulmonx Corporation	$697 Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV $697
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$225 NUCALA $129	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $84	$13
Inari Medical, Inc.	$179 CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $179
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$127 FASENRA $55	BREZTRI $49	$22
Grifols USA, LLC	$77 Prolastin-C Liquid $77
Other	$215 DUPIXENT $50	Monarch Platform $40	XOLAIR $20	ARALAST $17	TEZSPIRE $15	Other $72

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$880
Travel and Lodging	$613
Education	$27

Research Payments

Dr. Ghazwan Acash, MD has received 5 research payments totaling $8,000.

Biography

Dr. Ghazwan Acash's medical specialty is adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Acash studied medicine at the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Southern New Hampshire Health and Lawrence General Hospital. According to Lawrence General Hospital, new patients are welcome to contact his office in North Andover, MA.

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