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Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD

(7 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology, Hospice and Palliative Medicine (End-of-Life Care and Serious Illness) and Family Medicine

4611 E. Shea Boulevard Building 3 Suite 170
Phoenix, AZ 85028

(480) 889-0180

Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, AZ specializing in interventional pain medicine, anesthesiology, hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and family medicine.

Office Locations

4611 E. Shea Boulevard Building 3 Suite 170
Phoenix, AZ 85028

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In The News

“Longtime Phoenix-area physician Lisa Stearns, who specializes in pain management for the terminally ill, says some health providers may ignore cultural needs because of "our own fear of death"...”—"Cultures bring own values to end-of-life journeys", USA Today, May 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, AZ during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, injections and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
catheterization	65
doctor visit	2578
hospital care	474
implant surgery	58
injections	142
inpatient care	474
minimally invasive procedures	22
nerve block	93
neurostimulator lead placement	22
pain management	110
spinal procedures	115
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	65
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, AZ during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
catheterization	50
doctor visit	2143
hospital care	384
implant surgery	42
injections	104
inpatient care	384
minimally invasive procedures	23
nerve block	86
nerve procedures	23
pain management	109
spinal procedures	86
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	50
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	441
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	22
Less than 65	201

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, AZ during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	43
doctor visit	1821
hospital care	256
implant surgery	43
injections	75
inpatient care	256
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve block	61
nerve procedures	18
pain management	93
spinal procedures	75
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	43
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	43

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	16
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, AZ during 2015 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
catheterization	53
doctor visit	2084
hospital care	75
implant surgery	53
injections	157
inpatient care	75
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve block	91
nerve procedures	20
neurostimulator replacement	12
pain management	160
spinal procedures	130
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	53
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	53

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	716
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	50
Less than 65	262

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, AZ during 2016 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	39
doctor visit	2292
hospital care	58
implant surgery	57
injections	133
inpatient care	58
minimally invasive procedures	78
nerve block	115
nerve procedures	48
neurostimulator lead placement	30
neurostimulator replacement	14
pain management	181
spinal procedures	159
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	39
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	39

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	392
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	26
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, AZ during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, spinal procedures, pain management and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
catheterization	42
doctor visit	2441
implant surgery	80
injections	57
minimally invasive procedures	143
nerve block	15
nerve procedures	69
neurostimulator lead placement	74
neurostimulator replacement	24
pain management	111
spinal procedures	113
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	42
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	11
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	34
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, AZ during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, spinal procedures, neurostimulator lead placement and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
catheterization	51
doctor visit	2304
hospital care	38
implant surgery	87
injections	42
inpatient care	38
minimally invasive procedures	133
nerve procedures	30
neurostimulator lead placement	103
neurostimulator replacement	30
pain management	47
spinal procedures	133
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	51
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	51

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	439
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	31
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, AZ during 2019 were spinal procedures, pain management, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
catheterization	37
doctor visit	2687
hospital care	16
implant surgery	60
injections	80
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	86
nerve block	20
nerve procedures	36
neurostimulator lead placement	50
neurostimulator replacement	23
pain management	101
spinal procedures	116
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	37
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	29
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, AZ during 2020 were catheterization, tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning, tunneled epidural catheter repositioning and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	24
doctor visit	1104
implant surgery	22
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	24
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	24

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	23
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, AZ were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and pain management.

aspiration	20
catheterization	44
doctor visit	2161
hospital care	185
implant surgery	55
injections	98
inpatient care	185
minimally invasive procedures	65
nerve block	68
nerve procedures	34
neurostimulator lead placement	55
neurostimulator replacement	20
pain management	114
spinal procedures	115
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	44
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Female	252
Male	165

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	380
Hispanic	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	25
75 to 84	85
Less than 65	133
65 to 74	173

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

Education & Training

She has a state license in Arizona.

Licensed In: Arizona

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.64 out of 5 stars based on 7 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Phoenix, AZ.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$204,387 SYNCHROMED $95,356	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $51,978	ADAPTIVESTIM $25,000	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $24,084	TARGETSTIM $1,979	Other $5,991
Boston Scientific Corporation	$28,498 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $9,764	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $7,770	GENERAL THERAPIES $6,660	Therapies $3,934	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $186	Other $183
Spinal Modulation Inc.	$16,683 Spinal Modulation AXIUMNeurostimulator System $16,683
Nevro Corp.	$10,917 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $10,917
Flowonix Medical Incorporated	$7,598 Prometra II $7,436	$162
Other	$14,755 Lazanda $2,761	Superion ISS $1,636	NonCovered Product $1,566	DRG leads $878	SUBSYS $725	Other $7,189

**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	$155,516
Consulting Fee	$67,242
Travel and Lodging	$24,315
Food and Beverage	$20,517
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$7,650
Other	$7,598

Research Payments

Dr. Lisa Jo Stearns, MD has received 125 research payments totaling $3,672,711.

Biography

Dr. Lisa Stearns specializes in anesthesiology, hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness), and family medicine and practices in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Stearns has obtained a license to practice in Arizona.