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Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH

Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease
Yale School of Medicine
Professional interests include: infections
820 Yale Avenue N. Sloan Clinic 2
Seattle, WA 98109

Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH is an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA specializing in adult infectious disease. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH is affiliated with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

View Doctor's Full Profile (206) 606-1024

Office Locations

1354 Aloha Street Sloan Clinic 1
Seattle, WA 98109
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1959 Ne Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195
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820 Yale Avenue N. Sloan Clinic 2
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 606-1024
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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 75
hospital care 56
inpatient care 56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 57
hospital care 103
inpatient care 103

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 39
Female 45
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 70
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 34
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2013

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26
Diabetes 36
Dementia 0
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 77
hospital care 106
inpatient care 106

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 47
Female 72
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 102
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 48
From 75 to 84 17
85 and over 15
Less than 65 39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2014

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 40
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 54
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 34
Dementia 9
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 52
hospital care 82
inpatient care 82

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 80
Female 98
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 144
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 74
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2015

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 25
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 42
hospital care 53
inpatient care 53

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 53
Female 39
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 71
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 34
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2016

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 42
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 63
Asthma 26
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 37
Dementia 14
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 82
hospital care 34
inpatient care 34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 48
Female 47
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 69
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 38
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2017

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 55
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 34
Dementia 14
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 59
hospital care 110
inpatient care 110

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 64
Female 46
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 92
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 44
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2018

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 62
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 35
Dementia 19
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 70
hospital care 106
inpatient care 106

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 60
Female 33
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 78
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 39
From 75 to 84 23
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2019

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 47
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 67
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 34
Dementia 22
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 48
hospital care 41
inpatient care 41

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 47
Female 40
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 70
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 39
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 60
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 33
Dementia 14
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 90
hospital care 43
inpatient care 43

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 36
Female 48
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 61
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 38
From 75 to 84 21
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2021

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 56
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 35
Dementia 15
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 62
hospital care 106
inpatient care 106

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 46
Female 50
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 72
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 39
From 75 to 84 25
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2022

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 24
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 30
Dementia 19
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 87
hospital care 51
inpatient care 51

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 36
Female 46
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 66
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 31
From 75 to 84 24
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2023

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 22
Osteoperosis 26
Atrial Fibrilation 32
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 34
Diabetes 22
Dementia 0
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 91
hospital care 19
inpatient care 19

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Male 42
Female 37
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 65
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 29
From 75 to 84 32
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH in 2024

Hypertension 62
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 20
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 22
Dementia 0
Cancer 22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Seattle, WA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit 68
hospital care 70
inpatient care 70

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH.

Gender
Female 46
Male 46
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 73
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
85 and over 1
75 to 84 10
Less than 65 20
65 to 74 37

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 62
High Cholesterol 46
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 13
Osteoporosis 7
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 29
Atrial Fibrillation 20
Cancer 12
Dementia 9

Education & Training

Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH graduated from Yale School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Washington.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine

Residency: University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (2004)

Licensed In: Washington

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH has an average of 1.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH from all over the web to help you find the right in Seattle, WA. 

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2014-11-10 
I was referred to Dr. Pottinger diagnosed as having a somewhat uncommon parasite by my primary care physician.  I suppose that due to the rarity of the parasite, Dr. Pottinger decided PRIOR to even seeing me that I could not possibly have not only the rare parasite I was diagnosed with, but any parasite at all.  He diagnosed me with "delusional parasitosis", a syndrome that is supposed to require the elimination of the possibility that there is a real parasite before making a positive diagnosis.  Dr. Pottinger made no attempt to investigate prior to diagnosing me, completely disregarding my referring physicians diagnosis.  I requested that he run tests before I accepted his diagnosis as fact.  He related to me through e-mail that the results had come back negative, but when I looked into the lab results I found that he had ordered a cancellation.  Even if he had not cancelled the test, the test he claimed to have run would have been the wrong kind of test to confirm my previous diagnosis from a primary care physician who had spent several hours with me over a number of visits, in stark contrast with the attention I received from Dr. Pottinger for whom none of the five minutes he spent with me was spent actually looking at me, or in any way trying to diagnosis me- though he was brimming over with confidence as to how he had seen so many cases like mine and was able to make great progress with these patients (never curing them though) by putting them on a course of antipsychotic medications and regular visits with a psychiatrist.  It seems just a little irresponsible to me for Dr. Pottinger to refute the previous diagnosis of my physician for no other reason than that he felt I could not have the condition due to it's rarity.  I was referred up to the University of Washington Medical center specifally because my condition IS Rare... but rare is not synonymous with impossible.  Having been diagnosed with such a rare condition, I studied it and educated myself about what I had.  Some of the things Dr. Paul Pottinger said regarding this affliction when I questioned his diagnosis revealed his near ignorance of the disease.  When I referred him to articles in The journal of Medicine that refuted his stated beliefs about my disease, he ceased communication with me and terminated me as a patient.  Now my primary care physician and I do not know who to turn to for help with treatment.  This physician, Paul Stuart Pottinger, left me high and dry.  The disease I have is not life-threatening, and will not disable me, but it is very difficult to live with and manage, which in istelf is disabling.  I suppose if a negligent misdiagnoses not something that lawyers would take on as a malpractice case, then it is not something that will really give doctors pause when they dismiss a patients health care needs.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Paul S. Pottinger, MD, DTMH. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $133 DIFICID
$121 		ZERBAXA
$13
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $33 NUZYRA
$33
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $121
Education $46

Biography

Dr. Paul Pottinger specializes in adult infectious disease. After completing medical school at Yale School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Pottinger's areas of expertise include infections. Awards and/or distinctions he has received include Seattle Met's 2025 Top Doctors award; Seattle Magazine's 2023 Top Doctors award; and Dr. Pottinger has received this peer-nominated award for exceptional patient care for multiple years. He is affiliated with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

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