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Dr. John Kessels, MD

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Specializes in: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

16300 Hwy. 1085
Covington, LA 70433

(985) 871-6080

Dr. John Kessels, MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA specializing in undersea and hyperbaric medicine. Dr. John Kessels, MD is affiliated with St. Tammany Health System Outpatient Pavilion.

Office Locations

16300 Hwy. 1085
Covington, LA 70433

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

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

chemical cautery for granulation tissue

debridement

excisional debridement

By Affordability:

excisional debridement

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. John Kessels, MD performed more chemical cautery for granulation tissue, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), and excisional debridement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for excisional debridement 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA during 2012 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

abscess drainage	14
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	509
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1161
excision	177
hospital care	301
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	396
immobilization	149
incision and drainage	14
inpatient care	301
minor procedures	88
skin surgery	14
vascular procedures	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hospital care, inpatient care and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy.

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

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	524
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	1237
excision	204
hospital care	312
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	283
inpatient care	312
minor procedures	89
vascular procedures	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	64
Less than 65	70

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	57
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, excision and hospital care.

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

abscess drainage	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	594
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	989
excision	242
hospital care	224
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	250
immobilization	135
incision and drainage	16
inpatient care	224
minor procedures	103
skin surgery	16
vascular procedures	25

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	159

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	56
Less than 65	60

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	56
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hospital care, inpatient care and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy.

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

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	400
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	937
excision	157
hospital care	311
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	262
inpatient care	311
minor procedures	81
vascular procedures	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	108
Less than 65	146

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	53
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	362
doctor visit	993
excision	145
hospital care	143
immobilization	116
inpatient care	143
minor procedures	59

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	57
Less than 65	59

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	54
Dementia	29
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, minor procedures and hospital care.

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

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	288
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	977
excision	142
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
minor procedures	85

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	126

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	52
Less than 65	67

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	55
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), immobilization, excision and minor procedures.

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

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	230
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	793
excision	134
immobilization	147
minor procedures	62

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	32
Less than 65	32

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	49
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, minor procedures and hospital care.

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

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	186
doctor visit	958
excision	115
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
minor procedures	41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	111

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	42
Less than 65	36

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	50
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hospital care, inpatient care and excision.

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

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	177
doctor visit	688
excision	101
hospital care	162
inpatient care	162
minor procedures	21

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	130

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	55
Less than 65	41

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	49
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and minor procedures.

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

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	260
doctor visit	805
excision	166
minor procedures	34

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	41
Less than 65	21

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and minor procedures.

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

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	185
doctor visit	664
excision	127
minor procedures	57

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	39
Less than 65	28

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	52
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Kessels, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Covington, LA were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hospital care, inpatient care and excision.

abscess drainage	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	337
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	927
excision	155
hospital care	190
immobilization	136
incision and drainage	15
inpatient care	190
minor procedures	65
skin surgery	15
vascular procedures	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, MD.

**Gender**
Female	132
Male	120

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	216
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	49
75 to 84	68
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	83

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Kessels, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Tammany Health System Outpatient Pavilion

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Organogenesis Inc.	$211 Apligraf $118	PuraPly $64	Puraply Antimicrobial $30
KCI USA, Inc	$86 Advanced Wound Dressings $86
TEI Medical Inc.	$56 PriMatrix $56
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$29 Wound Matrix $16	Regranex $13
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$27 COLLAGENASE SANTYL $15	Santyl $11
Other	$100 ClosureFast $19	Dermagraft $19	Hydrofera Blue $14	MENOCIN $12	CUBICIN $10	Other $25

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$509

Biography

Dr. John Kessels, who practices in Covington, LA, is a medical specialist in undersea and hyperbaric medicine and preventive medicine. Dr. Kessels graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. His areas of clinical interest consist of urgent care and emergency care. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Covington, LA.

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

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

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

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

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Kessels, 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 Kessels, MD From 2012 - 2022

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