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Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS

(Joe B. Putnam, Jr., MD, FACS)

(50 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Professional interests include: lung tumor, esophageal cancer, mediastinal tumor, and more.

1301 Palm Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32207

1-844-632-2278

Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS is a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS is affiliated with Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Baptist Health, Baptist Medical Center South and Lung and Thoracic Cancer Clinic - Baptist MD Anderson.

Office Locations

1301 Palm Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32207

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In The News

“"He looked great" in his first papal public appearance, said Dr. Joe B. Putnam, chairman of thoracic surgery at Vanderbilt University.”—"Pope of people a real blessing", New York Post, March 2013

“"It could be simply an infection that couldn't be cleared with antibiotics," or even tuberculosis, says Dr. Joe B. Putnam, chairman of thoracic surgery at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.”—"IN BRIEF", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March 2013

“"It could be simply an infection that couldn't be cleared with antibiotics," or even tuberculosis, says Dr. Joe B. Putnam, chairman of thoracic surgery at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn....”—"Pope Francis notebook: One lung, a name with meaning and papal drama", Oregonlive , March 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL during 2012 were bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	21
doctor visit	237
minimally invasive procedures	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	23
dissection	12
doctor visit	244
excision	12
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	35
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	32
dissection	19
doctor visit	248
excision	30
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	76
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	44

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	38
Dementia	6
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, dissection and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	18
dissection	13
doctor visit	209
excision	13
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	31
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL during 2016 were bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	19
doctor visit	42
minimally invasive procedures	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	59
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	70
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, dissection and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	20
dissection	12
doctor visit	73
excision	12
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	32
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	11
dissection	20
doctor visit	127
excision	20
lobectomy	19
lymph node procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	50
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	39

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	41
dissection	34
doctor visit	218
excision	47
lobectomy	23
lymph node procedures	34
minimally invasive procedures	111
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	70

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	14
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	18
dissection	16
doctor visit	155
excision	16
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	46
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	60

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	164

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	18
dissection	17
doctor visit	150
excision	17
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	49
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	31

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jacksonville, FL were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and excision.

bronchoscopy	22
dissection	17
doctor visit	169
excision	20
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	47
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	31

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	94
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	23
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	66

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS treated were hypertension, cancer, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	2
Cancer	61

Education & Training

Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery) and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency: University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville

Baptist Health

Baptist Medical Center South

Lung and Thoracic Cancer Clinic - Baptist MD Anderson

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS appears to accept the following insurance providers: United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice), Aetna National Advantage Program, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan, AARP, Railroad Medicare, First Health PPO, TRICARE Prime, AvMed, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Managed Choice, Great-West Healthcare, AvMed HMO, Medicare, Medicaid, Molina Healthcare, TRICARE, United POS, Florida Blue - HMO BlueCare, Gold Kidney Health Plan, Aetna Whole Health, Veteran's Affairs Community Care Network, Aetna Medicare Choice, Premier and Eagle Plans, Florida Blue - Blue Options (Network Blue), Plans Not Accepted, Centivo - Select and Non-Select, Oscar Health, Aetna Elect Choice / Health Choices, United HMO, Commercial, Aetna Medicare Assure and Select Plans, Ascension Complete Medicare, United PPO, Florida Blue - MyBlue, Other, Florida Blue - Indemnity (PHS), Aetna Signature Administrator, Florida Blue - PPO (PPC), United Open Access, Aetna HMO, POS, QPOS, USAACCESS and UMR Baptist Health Employees.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS accepts the following insurance providers:

United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice)

Aetna National Advantage Program

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan

AARP

Railroad Medicare

First Health PPO

TRICARE Prime

AvMed

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Managed Choice

Great-West Healthcare

AvMed HMO

Medicare

Medicaid

Molina Healthcare

TRICARE

United POS

Florida Blue - HMO BlueCare

Gold Kidney Health Plan

Aetna Whole Health

Veteran's Affairs Community Care Network

Aetna Medicare Choice, Premier and Eagle Plans

Florida Blue - Blue Options (Network Blue)

Plans Not Accepted

Centivo - Select and Non-Select

Oscar Health

Aetna Elect Choice / Health Choices

United HMO

Commercial

Aetna Medicare Assure and Select Plans

Ascension Complete Medicare

United PPO

Florida Blue - MyBlue

Other

Florida Blue - Indemnity (PHS)

Aetna Signature Administrator

Florida Blue - PPO (PPC)

United Open Access

Aetna HMO, POS, QPOS, USAACCESS

UMR Baptist Health Employees

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.96 out of 5 stars based on 50 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS from all over the web to help you find the right in Jacksonville, FL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$7,085 KEYTRUDA $7,085
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$652 $652
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$190 Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring $103	$87
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$164 Vascular $164
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.	$98 Monarch Platform $98

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$6,500
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$652
Food and Beverage	$561
Travel and Lodging	$477

Research Payments

Dr. Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD, FACS has received 5 research payments totaling $8,165.

Biography

Dr. Joe Putnam is a specialist in thoracic surgery. His average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of expertise for Dr. Putnam include esophageal cancer, lung cancer, and lung tumor. He accepts AvMed, Coventry, and CIGNA Plans, in addition to other insurance carriers. He studied medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Putnam completed residency programs at the University of Rochester Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan. Dr. Putnam's professional affiliations include Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center South, and Baptist Health.