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Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2009)

Professional interests include: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma

200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

(507) 284-2511

Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD is a pulmonologist in Rochester, MN specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2009 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

Office Locations

200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

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Rochester, MN

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Some issues Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	38
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD in 2016

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	53
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rochester, MN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	85
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rochester, MN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	290
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	26
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rochester, MN during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	198
hospital care	187
inpatient care	187

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	17
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rochester, MN during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	291
hospital care	187
inpatient care	187

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	22
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rochester, MN during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	305
hospital care	241
inpatient care	241

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	24
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rochester, MN were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	134
hospital care	172
inpatient care	172

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	98
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	44
85 and over	8
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	57

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	18
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2009. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He is certified by the Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2009)

Residency: Mayo Clinic (2012)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine (2012)

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mayo Clinic

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Research Payments

Dr. Joseph H. Skalski, MD has received 4 research payments totaling $18,947.

Biography

Dr. Joseph Skalski is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Areas of expertise for Dr. Skalski include asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Before performing his residency at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Skalski attended the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health for medical school. He is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.