Dr. David M. Berkowitz, MD
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (2002)
- Years since graduation
- 24
- In the NPI registry since
- 2008
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 199
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2002Medical school: University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio
- 2008Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
GA license 056407
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA
- Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA
- Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc Atlanta, GA
- Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA
Medical groups
- The Emory Clinic Inc (3,568 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 199
- Services billed
- 803
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Aspiration of initial secretion of lung airway using an endoscope | 71 | 60 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 56 | 55 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 51 | 32 |
| Ultrasound scan of chest | 44 | 29 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 37 | 31 |
| Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | 32 | 23 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 32 | 14 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 32 | 32 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 31 | 28 |
| Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | 28 | 28 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Atlanta, GA | 21 |
| Advair Hfa (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) Other prescribers in Atlanta, GA | 15 |
| Wixela Inhub (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) Other prescribers in Atlanta, GA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $25,271 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- CS006 RHEOX PIVOTAL
Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.