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Dr. John G. Southard, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

Creighton University School of Medicine (1978)

1 Edmundson Place Suite 312
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

(712) 396-4295

Dr. John G. Southard, MD is a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA specializing in adult pulmonology. He graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1978 and has 48 years of experience.

Office Locations

1 Edmundson Place Suite 312
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

(712) 396-4295

(712) 396-4298

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

aspiration procedures

percutaneous allergy test

subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy

In 2023, Dr. John G. Southard, MD performed more aspiration procedures, percutaneous allergy test, and subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy (allergy shots) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 25%

By Volume:

bronchoscopy

In 2012, Dr. John G. Southard, MD performed more bronchoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	28
aspiration	188
bronchoscopy	175
doctor visit	629
hospital care	1345
inpatient care	1345
pleural drainage	13
pulmonary testing	115
sleep study	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	266
bronchoscopy	259
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	508
hospital care	2037
inpatient care	2037
minimally invasive procedures	13
pleural drainage	20
pulmonary testing	75

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	581
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	125
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	312
bronchoscopy	284
doctor visit	557
hospital care	2186
inpatient care	2186
pleural drainage	28
pulmonary testing	94
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	633
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	105
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and skin testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1242
aspiration	353
bronchoscopy	350
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	534
hospital care	2328
inpatient care	2328
minimally invasive procedures	1259
pleural drainage	20
pulmonary testing	148
skin testing	1242
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	640
Female	868

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1476
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	502
From 75 to 84	470
85 and over	252
Less than 65	284

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and skin testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1512
aspiration	303
bronchoscopy	298
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	573
hospital care	2030
inpatient care	2030
minimally invasive procedures	1528
pleural drainage	21
pulmonary testing	163
skin testing	1512
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	720
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	103
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	56
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA during 2017 were skin testing, minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	3960
aspiration	368
bronchoscopy	341
doctor visit	763
hospital care	1920
inpatient care	1920
minimally invasive procedures	3960
pleural drainage	27
pulmonary testing	106
skin testing	3960
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	662
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	105
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA during 2018 were skin testing, minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	10296
aspiration	349
bronchoscopy	330
doctor visit	1294
hospital care	1377
immunotherapy	937
injections	937
inpatient care	1377
minimally invasive procedures	10296
pleural drainage	19
pulmonary testing	157
skin testing	10296

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	383
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	785
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	112
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA during 2019 were skin testing, minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	8209
aspiration	263
bronchoscopy	263
doctor visit	1559
immunotherapy	1743
injections	1743
minimally invasive procedures	8209
pulmonary testing	171
skin testing	8209

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	651
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	63
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA during 2020 were skin testing, minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	5688
aspiration	113
bronchoscopy	113
doctor visit	1263
immunotherapy	1472
injections	1472
minimally invasive procedures	5688
pulmonary testing	220
skin testing	5688

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	595
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	56
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA during 2021 were skin testing, minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	3816
aspiration	80
bronchoscopy	80
doctor visit	1219
immunotherapy	1321
injections	1321
minimally invasive procedures	3816
pulmonary testing	146
skin testing	3816

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	579
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	69
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA during 2022 were skin testing, minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	3240
aspiration	53
bronchoscopy	53
doctor visit	1160
immunotherapy	998
injections	998
minimally invasive procedures	3240
pulmonary testing	198
skin testing	3240

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	603
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	78
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John G. Southard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John G. Southard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Council Bluffs, IA were allergy testing, skin testing, minimally invasive procedures and inpatient care.

airway management	28
allergy testing	4745
aspiration	240
bronchoscopy	231
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	914
hospital care	1889
immunotherapy	1294
injections	1294
inpatient care	1889
minimally invasive procedures	4223
pleural drainage	21
pulmonary testing	144
skin testing	4745
sleep study	51
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	662
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	216
85 and over	97
Less than 65	111
65 to 74	261

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. John G. Southard, MD graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1978. He has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine (1978)

Licensed In: Iowa

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$192,774 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $71,111	BREO $26,800	AREXVY $26,243	ANORO $21,099	ANORO ELLIPTA $14,707	Other $32,813
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$64,829 DALIRESP $64,829
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$39,299 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $13,471	DALIRESP $12,891	FASENRA $8,108	SYMBICORT $111	BREZTRI $48	Other $4,670
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$28,985 Yupelri $28,898	Perforomist $79	$8
Actavis Pharma Inc	$4,887 TUDORZA $4,853	DALVANCE $34
Other	$10,143 OFEV $581	DUPIXENT $560	Wakix $411	SMARTVEST $366	ACTHAR $330	Other $7,896

**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	$281,321
Consulting Fee	$23,048
Travel and Lodging	$18,243
Food and Beverage	$17,776
Education	$506
Other	$24

Research Payments

Dr. John G. Southard, MD has received 123 research payments totaling $585,713.

Biography

Dr. John Southard specializes in adult pulmonology. Dr. Southard attended medical school at Creighton University School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John G. Southard, MD From 2012 - 2022

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