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Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Medicine, Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm)

SUNY Upstate Medical University

260 Tompkins St Cortland Ny
Cortland, NY 13045

(607) 272-0461

Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD is a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY specializing in nuclear medicine, internal medicine (adult medicine) and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). She graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University. Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD is affiliated with Cayuga Health.

Office Locations

40 Catherwood Road
Ithaca, NY 14850

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201 Dates Drive #101
Ithaca, NY 14850

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Cayuga Health

201 Dates Drive
Suite 101 Ithaca, NY 14850

(607) 272-0460

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Cayuga Health

220 Steuben Street
Montour Falls, NY 14865

(607) 210-1968

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Cayuga Health

260 Tompkins St Cortland Ny
Cortland, NY 13045

(607) 272-0461

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40 Catherwood Road
Suite C Ithaca, NY 14850

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

stress echo

In 2023, Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD had a list price for stress echo that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within New York. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

echocardiogram

Holter monitoring

By Affordability:

ambulatory cardiac monitoring

ambulatory monitoring

cardiac stress testing

Holter monitoring

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

stress testing

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD performed more cardiac procedures, echocardiogram (echo), and Holter monitoring procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for ambulatory cardiac monitoring, ambulatory monitoring, cardiac (heart) stress testing, Holter monitoring, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	42
cardiac procedures	694
cardioversion	26
doctor visit	978
hospital care	207
implant surgery	15
inpatient care	207
minimally invasive procedures	34
nuclear scan	79
stress testing	213
ultrasound (sonogram)	484
vascular procedures	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	50
cardiac procedures	736
cardioversion	32
doctor visit	1050
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
minimally invasive procedures	25
nuclear scan	74
stress testing	217
ultrasound (sonogram)	533
vascular procedures	64

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	471

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	848
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	264
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	76
cardiac procedures	731
cardioversion	23
doctor visit	1027
hospital care	102
implant surgery	35
inpatient care	102
minimally invasive procedures	67
nuclear scan	23
stress testing	147
ultrasound (sonogram)	526
vascular procedures	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	417
Female	539

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	900
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	266
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	51
cardiac procedures	532
cardioversion	27
doctor visit	1068
hospital care	140
implant surgery	16
inpatient care	140
minimally invasive procedures	39
stress testing	89
ultrasound (sonogram)	424
vascular procedures	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	882
Female	1058

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1822
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	526
From 75 to 84	650
85 and over	570
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	34
cardiac procedures	411
cardioversion	28
doctor visit	1068
hospital care	104
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	104
minimally invasive procedures	41
stress testing	64
ultrasound (sonogram)	324
vascular procedures	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	417
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	819
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	242
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	34
cardiac procedures	487
cardioversion	25
doctor visit	874
hospital care	163
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	163
minimally invasive procedures	30
stress testing	95
ultrasound (sonogram)	377
vascular procedures	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	417
Female	487

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	848
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	311
85 and over	252
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	43
cardiac procedures	546
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	173
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147
minimally invasive procedures	25
stress testing	129
ultrasound (sonogram)	390

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	471

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	814
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	237
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	40
cardiac procedures	552
cardioversion	18
doctor visit	716
hospital care	129
implant surgery	20
inpatient care	129
minimally invasive procedures	38
stress testing	95
ultrasound (sonogram)	412

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	759
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	204
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	48
cardiac procedures	489
cardioversion	28
doctor visit	630
hospital care	111
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	111
minimally invasive procedures	32
stress testing	86
ultrasound (sonogram)	363

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	363
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	698
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	189
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	38
cardiac procedures	495
cardioversion	19
doctor visit	588
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
minimally invasive procedures	14
stress testing	70
ultrasound (sonogram)	387

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	678
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	199
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	28
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	35
cardiac procedures	490
cardioversion	20
doctor visit	576
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	21
stress testing	73
ultrasound (sonogram)	382

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	718
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	281
85 and over	195
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Ithaca, NY were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	44
cardiac procedures	560
cardioversion	23
doctor visit	795
hospital care	128
implant surgery	18
inpatient care	128
minimally invasive procedures	33
nuclear scan	58
stress testing	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	418
vascular procedures	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	19
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	809
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	297
85 and over	238
Less than 65	78
65 to 74	249

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	33
Cancer	12
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University. She completed residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lynn B. Swisher, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cayuga Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$6,300 Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $4,310	Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $1,052	Azure $286	Reveal LINQ $211	Compia MRI $129	Other $313
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,766 AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN $140	$1,626
BIOTRONIK INC.	$762 Edora 8 DR-T $112	BioMonitor $104	AMVIA EDGE $69	Acticor $64	Rivacor $57	Other $356
Amgen Inc.	$532 Repatha $464	Corlanor $47	Sensipar $21
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$475 XARELTO $475
Other	$2,057 ELIQUIS $267	BRILINTA $213	LifeVest $190	ENTRESTO $147	OPTIMIZER $145	Other $1,095

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,184
Travel and Lodging	$5,496
Education	$213

Biography

Dr. Lynn Swisher specializes in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and nuclear medicine and practices in Ithaca, NY, Montour Falls, NY, and Suite C Ithaca, NY. She is professionally affiliated with Cayuga Health. She obtained her medical school training at SUNY Upstate Medical University and performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with SUNY Upstate Medical University. Dr. Swisher welcomes new patients at her office inIthaca, NY as reported by Doctor.com.

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