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Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD

(Dr. Richard Zuwallack, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Professional interests include: lung issues, intensive care

114 Woodland Street 1st Floor
Hartford, CT 06105

(860) 714-4055

Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD is a pulmonologist in Hartford, CT specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD is affiliated with Trinity Health of New England.

Office Locations

114 Woodland Street 1st Floor
Hartford, CT 06105

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Some issues Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

In The News

“The St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center Distinguished Physician of the Year award has been presented to Drs. Richard L. ZuWallack and Saumitra R. Bannerjee.”—"St. Francis Selects Annual Physician of the Year", Hartford Business, June 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hartford, CT during 2012 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	336
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
pulmonary testing	332

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hartford, CT during 2013 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	312
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
pulmonary testing	255

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	77
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	60
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hartford, CT during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	289
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
pulmonary testing	233

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	72
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	59
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hartford, CT during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	366
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123
pulmonary testing	371

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	516

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	612
Black	166
Hispanic	92
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	312
85 and over	138
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hartford, CT during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	438
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147
pulmonary testing	434

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	89
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	93
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	62
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hartford, CT during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	497
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121
pulmonary testing	542

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	82
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	89
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hartford, CT during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	348
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
pulmonary testing	259

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	54
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	59
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hartford, CT during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	210
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
pulmonary testing	84

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	30
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	99

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	14
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	79

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	41

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	47
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Hartford, CT were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	274
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
pulmonary testing	313

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	54
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	213
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	26
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	107
85 and over	49
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	100

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	35
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	11
Dementia	11

Education & Training

He completed residency at Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center. He is certified by the Internal Medicine, American Board and has a state license in Connecticut.

Residency: Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center (1974)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board (1974)

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Trinity Health of New England

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$75,880 Spiriva $11,121	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $10,664	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $3,784	COMBIVENT $848	OFEV $273	Other $49,189
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$15,966 BREO $6,892	ANORO $4,986	ADVAIR $2,781	BREO ELLIPTA $450	NUCALA $252	Other $604
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$10,701 SYMBICORT $851	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $516	DALIRESP $124	FASENRA $34	CRESTOR $12	Other $9,163
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG	$4,947 $4,947
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$3,734 PROAIR $3,651	QVAR $56	$28
Other	$5,109 ELIQUIS $554	Wellcentive Undiv $451	Prolastin-C $376	Esbriet $289	Brovana $289	Other $3,150

**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	$56,236
Consulting Fee	$28,914
Food and Beverage	$12,509
Travel and Lodging	$11,674
Honoraria	$6,960
Other	$44

Research Payments

Dr. Richard L. Zuwallack, MD has received 55 research payments totaling $374,454.

Biography

Dr. Richard Zuwallack is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He has indicated that his clinical interests include intensive care, internal medicine, and lung issues. He is affiliated with Trinity Health of New England. Dr. Zuwallack graduated from New York Medical College.