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Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD

(Dr. Seong Ra, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Clinical Pathology and Dermatopathology

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders)

10833 Le Conte Avenue Rm A7-149
Los Angeles, CA 90095

(310) 825-2365

Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD is a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA specializing in clinical pathology and dermatopathology. Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD is affiliated with Scripps Clinic, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Health, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and Scripps Green Hospital.

Office Locations

10666 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

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10833 Le Conte Avenue Rm A7-149
Los Angeles, CA 90095

(310) 825-2365

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Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD in 2023

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immunohistochemistry test

In 2012, Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD had a list price for immunohistochemistry (IHC) test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA during 2012 were lab tests, second opinions, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	35
cytology	39
lab tests	602
second opinions	87

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA during 2013 were lab tests, second opinions, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	22
cytology	35
lab tests	572
second opinions	121

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	459
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	694
Black	35
Hispanic	137
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	269
85 and over	150
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA during 2014 were lab tests, second opinions, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	17
cytology	32
lab tests	476
second opinions	135

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	481
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	755
Black	29
Hispanic	146
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	167
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA during 2015 were lab tests, second opinions, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	28
cytology	29
lab tests	350
second opinions	124

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	946
Female	922

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1384
Black	84
Hispanic	274
Asian	72
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	836
From 75 to 84	556
85 and over	266
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA during 2016 were lab tests, second opinions and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	44
lab tests	866
second opinions	116

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2202
Female	1867

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3526
Black	0
Hispanic	325
Asian	68
Other	104
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1907
From 75 to 84	1304
85 and over	637
Less than 65	221

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA during 2017 were lab tests, second opinions and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	18
lab tests	2886
second opinions	88

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	7032
Female	6636

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	12139
Black	0
Hispanic	835
Asian	218
Other	380
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	6343
From 75 to 84	4570
85 and over	2298
Less than 65	457

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA during 2018 were lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	2694
second opinions	92

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	6233
Female	5741

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	10689
Black	72
Hispanic	624
Asian	194
Other	381
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	5593
From 75 to 84	4055
85 and over	1899
Less than 65	427

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA during 2019 were lab tests, second opinions, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	47
cytology	70
lab tests	788
second opinions	313

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1035
Female	1000

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1660
Black	0
Hispanic	114
Asian	131
Other	72
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	890
From 75 to 84	716
85 and over	328
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA during 2020 were lab tests, second opinions, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	16
cytology	45
lab tests	686
second opinions	184

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	943
Female	937

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1549
Black	48
Hispanic	103
Asian	105
Other	75
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	841
From 75 to 84	696
85 and over	260
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA during 2021 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	27
lab tests	245
second opinions	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	736
Female	666

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1257
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	57
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	608
From 75 to 84	556
85 and over	208
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD in 2021

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	15
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA during 2022 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	31
lab tests	346
second opinions	28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	746
Female	653

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1242
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	69
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	616
From 75 to 84	541
85 and over	211
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Dementia	4
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in La Jolla, CA were lab tests, second opinions, cytology and consultation.

consultation	27
cytology	39
lab tests	955
second opinions	118

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1892
Female	1762

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	77
Non-Hispanic White	3172
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	242
Other	103

**Age**
75 to 84	1230
85 and over	584
Less than 65	161
65 to 74	1678

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Pathology, Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical and has a state license in California.

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals (2008)

Board Certification: American Board of Pathology, Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical (2008)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Seong H. Ra, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Clinic

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

Scripps Green Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$235 $235
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$42 KEYTRUDA $42

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$277

Biography

Dr. Seong Ra is a specialist in clinical pathology and dermatopathology. Clinical interests for Dr. Ra include gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders). His training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Clinic, and Scripps Green Hospital.