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Steven J. Tingey, PAC

(Steven Tingey)
Specializes in: Family Medicine
Professional interests include: anxiety, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), reproductive health, and more.
840 South Meyers Street
Kettle Falls, WA 99141

Steven J. Tingey, PAC is in Kettle Falls, WA specializing in family medicine. Steven J. Tingey, PAC is affiliated with Providence and PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES WASHINGTON.

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Office Locations

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840 South Meyers Street
Kettle Falls, WA 99141
(509) 685-7848
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Some issues Steven J. Tingey, PAC can help you with:

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

  • Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
  • Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
  • A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
  • Unusual sleep or eating habits
  • Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
  • Physical aches and pains
  • Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are mental and physical illnesses that impact behavior, emotions, and thoughts about eating, food, body appearance, and weight. These disorders are characterized by preoccupations with food and physical size, resulting in dramatic lifestyle changes and adverse health effects. In the past, eating disorders were often diagnosed using BMI (body mass index), or by assessing someone's weight. Eating disorders specialists now recognize that eating disorders may occur in people of all sizes. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder (BED).

Anorexia nervosa, frequently referred to as anorexia, is a disorder where people severely restrict the types and quantity of food they eat. Those with anorexia have an extreme fear of eating and gaining weight and may repeatedly weigh themselves or engage in harmful behaviors such as excessive exercise or starvation. Those with anorexia often find themselves preoccupied with food, but unable to consume a healthy amount of it. This results in symptoms such as abnormally low BMI, vitamin deficiency, fatigue, fainting, and amenorrhea (lack of menstruation in women). Anorexia may cause bluish discoloration of the hands, brittle and falling out hair, yellowish skin, and lanugo (fine, downy hair). Left untreated, anorexia can lead to organ failure, brain damage, and even death.

Bulimia nervosa, typically called bulimia, is a disorder where people binge (eat large quantities of food) and purge the food that they just consumed by vomiting, laxative abuse, fasting, or excessive exercise. This behavior is usually motivated by a feeling of powerlessness over eating and a fear of weight gain or desire for weight loss. Bulimia can occur in underweight, normal weight, and overweight people. Symptoms of bulimia include acid reflux, intestinal distress, dehydration from purging, amenorrhea, and dental erosion from vomiting. Some people with bulimia have swollen parotid glands (salivary glands near the cheeks) and red scars and marks on the backs of their knuckles. Electrolyte imbalance from bulimia can be particularly severe and may lead to heart attack or stroke.

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder. People with BED feel that they are unable to control the amount of food they eat and may continue to binge after reaching a point of fullness. BED binges (consuming large amounts of food) are often accompanied by feelings of sadness, guilt, and shame. Symptoms of BED include obesity, acid reflux, weight gain, and dissatisfaction with one's body. People with BED tend to experience cycles of negative emotions and binges. Binges or BED episodes can be provoked by stress, boredom, restrictive dieting, depression, and other triggers.

Other common eating disorders include:

  • Pica, eating things that are not food, such as paper, ice, or soil
  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), disinterest in eating and avoidance of food
  • Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED), abnormal eating that does not fall under any disorder

Many people with eating disorders do not consciously develop them, and have difficulty seeking treatment. For this reason, it's important to detect and treat eating disorders as early as possible. Treatment for eating disorders can vary from therapy visits to inpatient treatment, depending on the disorder and its severity. Treatment aims to not only restore physical health and correct negative behaviors, but to also promote psychological well-being and self-confidence.

Sexual Health Issues

Sexual health is a broad and loosely defined term that encompasses several extremely different areas of medicine. Sexual health not only includes physical health related to the act of sex, but also emotional, mental, or identity issues that can interfere with healthy sexuality. Because this scope is so broad, a huge number of health care professionals can accurately say they work in the sexual health specialty. Some of the many varied conditions included in sexual health include intimacy disorders, sexually transmitted diseases, reproductive health, LGBTQ issues, and sexual violence.

Sexual intimacy disorders are those that cause problems with the act of sexual intercourse, such as erectile dysfunction or vulvodynia. Erectile dysfunction, the inability to get or maintain an erection hard enough for sexual intercourse, is extremely common. It affects fully half of men over 40 to some degree. It is treated with medications, devices, or surgery. Vulvodynia, burning pain in the vulva that can be made worse with sexal activity, has no known cause. It is treated with oral or topical medications.

Sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, herpes, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, are bacterial or viral infections that are contagious in the bodily fluids exchanged during sexual contact. Barrier methods of contraception, such as condoms, help prevent the spread of STDs. HIV is a virus that can be caught from an infected person's sexual fluids or blood. When the virus infects the body, it interferes with the immune system and causes the disease known as AIDS. There is no cure, but anti-viral medications can help people with AIDS live a long and healthy life. Herpes is also a virus found in sexual fluids, called HSV-2. It causes blisters that come and go on the genitals. There is no cure for herpes, but anti-virals can minimize outbreaks. Gonorrhea and chlamydia are both bacterial infections. They are extremely common and often have no symptoms. The most common signs of an infection are burning pain and discharge. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can be treated with medications.

Reproductive health refers to both contraception and infertility treatment. Contraceptives prevent and plan the timing of pregnancy. Some, such as a vasectomy or tubal ligation, are extremely effective at preventing pregnancy. Others, such as spermicides, are less reliable. Popular contraceptives include condoms, birth control pills, IUDs, and diaphragms. On the other side of reproductive health, infertility is the inability to carry a pregnancy to term after one year of trying. It can be due to problems in either the man or the woman, and both genders are affected equally. In total, about 15% of the population suffer from infertility. Infertility treatments include medications and surgery.

Gay and transgender people have a few specific health care needs that may sometimes fall under the sexual health umbrella. First, many LGBT people still face discrimination from healthcare providers, so providing supportive and appropriate care is an issue. Because of social attitudes surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity, many gay and transgender people struggle with their identities. Rates of depression, substance abuse, and suicide are all higher in this group. Providing mental health support and counseling to those in transition is critical. Finally, transgender patients who are undergoing gender affirmation require sensitive medical health care, including surgical and hormonal treatment.

Sexual violence can be defined as any unwanted or non-consensual sexual activity. It ranges from sexual harassment to touching to rape. It affects women more than men and is widespread: 1 in 4 women report being victims of sexual violence at the hands of a partner, and as many as 1 in 3 girls report their first sexual contact as being violent. Sexual violence has lasting physical and emotional consequences for victims, but educating both girls and boys can prevent violence. Care for those who have endured sexual violence includes counseling and mental health support, medical care, and legal support.

Sexuality is more than a reproductive requirement -- it is a form of expression and identity. Sexual health blends all these aspects of experience together and helps people lead sexually fulfilling lives.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Steven J. Tingey, PAC in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

lab tests

In 2023, Steven J. Tingey, PAC had a list price for lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Washington. 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 Affordability:

urine tests

In 2013, Steven J. Tingey, PAC had a list price for urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Washington. 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

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated as in Kettle Falls, WA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven J. Tingey, PAC for Medicare patients.

lab tests 29
preventive care 21
vaccines 21

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC.

Gender
Male 54
Female 58
Age
From 65 to 74 50
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated during 2015 were hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 36
High Cholesterol 27
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 27
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated as in Kettle Falls, WA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven J. Tingey, PAC for Medicare patients.

lab tests 98
preventive care 27
vaccines 27

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC.

Gender
Male 51
Female 68
Age
From 65 to 74 46
From 75 to 84 41
85 and over 14
Less than 65 18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, atrial fibrilation and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 49
High Cholesterol 26
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 18
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 19
Dementia 0
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated as in Kettle Falls, WA during 2017 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven J. Tingey, PAC for Medicare patients.

lab tests 72

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC.

Gender
Male 39
Female 62
Age
From 65 to 74 44
From 75 to 84 35
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension 50
High Cholesterol 25
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 11
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 16
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated as in Kettle Falls, WA during 2018 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven J. Tingey, PAC for Medicare patients.

lab tests 43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC.

Gender
Male 27
Female 38
Age
From 65 to 74 30
From 75 to 84 17
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated during 2018 were hypertension, depression, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 46
High Cholesterol 18
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 18
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 20
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated as in Kettle Falls, WA during 2019 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven J. Tingey, PAC for Medicare patients.

lab tests 45

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC.

Gender
Male 23
Female 43
Age
From 65 to 74 30
From 75 to 84 21
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated during 2019 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 41
High Cholesterol 21
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 27
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated as in Kettle Falls, WA during 2020 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven J. Tingey, PAC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 23
lab tests 39

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC.

Gender
Male 31
Female 39
Age
From 65 to 74 23
From 75 to 84 30
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated during 2020 were hypertension, diabetes, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 34
High Cholesterol 16
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 16
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 24
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated as in Kettle Falls, WA during 2021 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven J. Tingey, PAC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 105
lab tests 23

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC.

Gender
Male 59
Female 69
Age
From 65 to 74 67
From 75 to 84 38
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated during 2021 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 38
High Cholesterol 20
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 20
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated as in Kettle Falls, WA during 2022 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven J. Tingey, PAC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 45
lab tests 37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC.

Gender
Male 55
Female 62
Age
From 65 to 74 50
From 75 to 84 41
85 and over 11
Less than 65 15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 50
High Cholesterol 29
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 12
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 21
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated as in Kettle Falls, WA during 2023 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven J. Tingey, PAC for Medicare patients.

lab tests 35

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC.

Gender
Male 30
Female 47
Age
From 65 to 74 29
From 75 to 84 25
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension 60
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 22
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Steven J. Tingey, PAC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated as in Kettle Falls, WA were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

doctor visit 57
lab tests 46
preventive care 24
vaccines 24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2015 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC.

Gender
Male 41
Female 54
Age
75 to 84 31
85 and over 2
Less than 65 3
65 to 74 41

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven J. Tingey, PAC From 2015 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Steven J. Tingey, PAC treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 44
High Cholesterol 25
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 12
Asthma 3
Osteoporosis 1
Heart Failure 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 6
Diabetes 21
Atrial Fibrillation 11
Cancer 1
Dementia 0

Education & Training

He is certified by the Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant and has a state license in Washington.

Board Certification: Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Steven J. Tingey, PAC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Providence
PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES WASHINGTON

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.

Steven J. Tingey, PAC appears to accept the following insurance providers: Humana PPO, Aetna PPO, CIGNA PPO, Wellcare Medicare (HMO), Medicare Advantage, TriWest, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicaid, Regence Blue Shield, Humana, Cigna, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), Providence, Humana HMO, First Health, WellPoint, Kaiser Permanente, Aetna Medicare PPO, Asuris Northwest Health PPO, Naphcare, Pacific Source Health PPO, Stevens County SheriffS Office, State of Washington Department of Corrections, Premera, Ferry County Jail, Evernorth PPO, Blue Cross of Idaho Health Service PPO, First Choice PPO, Regence BlueShield of Washington PPO and Interwest Health PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Steven J. Tingey, PAC accepts the following insurance providers:

Humana PPO
Aetna PPO
CIGNA PPO
Wellcare Medicare (HMO)
Medicare Advantage
TriWest
United Healthcare
Aetna
TRICARE
Medicaid
Regence Blue Shield
Humana
Cigna
OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)
Providence
Humana HMO
First Health
WellPoint
Kaiser Permanente
Aetna Medicare PPO
Asuris Northwest Health PPO
Naphcare
Pacific Source Health PPO
Stevens County SheriffS Office
State of Washington Department of Corrections
Premera
Ferry County Jail
Evernorth PPO
Blue Cross of Idaho Health Service PPO
First Choice PPO
Regence BlueShield of Washington PPO
Interwest Health PPO

Ratings & Reviews

Steven J. Tingey, PAC has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 40 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Steven J. Tingey, PAC from all over the web to help you find the right in Kettle Falls, WA. 

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Biography

Mr. Steven Tingey specializes in family medicine. The average patient rating for Mr. Tingey is 5.0 stars (out of 5). His clinical interests include alcohol abuse, depression, and runner's knee (patellofemoral syndrome). Mr. Tingey is affiliated with Providence. Blue California, Coventry, and CIGNA Plans are among the insurance carriers that Mr. Tingey honors. He has an open panel in KETTLE FALLS, WA according to Doctor.com.

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