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Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

5777 E Mayo Boulevard
Phoenix, AZ 85054

(480) 301-8000

Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD is a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ specializing in adult pulmonology and critical care (intensive care medicine).

Office Locations

13400 E Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

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5777 E Mayo Boulevard
Phoenix, AZ 85054

(480) 301-8000

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Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Mail Code A90
Cleveland, OH 44195

(216) 444-8335

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Higher burden scores correlated with worse lung function, asthma control, and quality of life, and a burden score of 0.15 or lower predicted asthma remission with sensitivity greater than 91% and...”—"Novel Burden Score May Better Predict Asthma Severity", MedPage Today, November 2024

“To examine this further, Pooja Belligund, MD, of the Brooklyn Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn, New York, and Joe G. Zein, MD, PhD, of the Respiratory Institute, Cleveland...”—"How are COPD-Related Hospitalizations Affected by Diabetes? - COPD Updates", MedPage Today, October 2022

“Mucus buildup, however, can occur when the cilia dysfunctions, seen in respiratory infections, or through mucus viscosity, seen in patients with asthma, according to Dr. Joe Zein, pulmonologist at...”—"Fact check: False claim that ginger wraps eliminate mucus in your lungs overnight", USA Today, December 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2012 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	11
catheterization	17
doctor visit	179
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
pulmonary testing	185
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2013 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	237
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
pulmonary testing	172
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	86
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	58
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and pleural drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
doctor visit	157
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
pleural drainage	18
pulmonary testing	115
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	53
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
doctor visit	154
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
pulmonary testing	120

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	124
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	84
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	139
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
pulmonary testing	124

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	36
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	54
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
doctor visit	78
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
pulmonary testing	143
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	39
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2018 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	65
pulmonary testing	91

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	26
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2019 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	84
pulmonary testing	97

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	20
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	55
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
pulmonary testing	104

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	26
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2021 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	55
pulmonary testing	172

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	28
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2022 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46
pulmonary testing	185

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	35
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2023 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33
pulmonary testing	83

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	103
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Scottsdale, AZ were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and pleural drainage.

aspiration	18
bronchoscopy	11
catheterization	13
doctor visit	106
hospital care	67
inpatient care	67
pleural drainage	18
pulmonary testing	132
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD.

**Gender**
Female	150
Male	123

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	54
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	202
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	31
75 to 84	88
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	28
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Cancer	18
Dementia	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Arizona.

Licensed In: Arizona

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$628 BREO $181	ANORO $145	NUCALA $120	INCRUSE $91	ANORO ELLIPTA $91
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$525 FASENRA $119	TEZSPIRE $98	$307
Pfizer Inc.	$124 XELJANZ $124
GENZYME CORPORATION	$113 DUPIXENT $113
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$100 ORENCIA $100
Other	$52 GENERAL - BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY $52

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,542

Research Payments

Dr. Joe Georges Zein, MD has received 4 research payments totaling $12,065.

Biography

Dr. Joe Zein sees patients in Phoenix, AZ. His medical specialties are critical care (intensive care medicine), sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology. These areas are among his clinical interests: sleep disorders and asthma. He is professionally affiliated with Mayo Clinic. Dr. Zein's education and training includes medical school at Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences and residency at Staten Island University Hospital. He has received the following distinctions: Abstract Scholarship - American Thoracic Society; Populations Health Proposal Award - Cleveland Clinic; and Most Valuable Personnel (MVP) - Cleveland Clinic.