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Dr. John William Swisher, PHD, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (1989)

6473 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919

(865) 588-8831

Dr. John William Swisher, PHD, MD is a pulmonologist in Knoxville, TN specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 1989 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. John William Swisher, PHD, MD is affiliated with Covenant Health, Parkwest Medical Center, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, STATCARE OUTPATIENT LLC and STATCARE INPATIENT LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

6473 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919

Address:

2240 Sutherland Avenue Suite 103
Knoxville, TN 37919

Address:

2333 Knob Creek Road Suite 15
Johnson City, TN 37604

Address:

550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Drive
Lenoir City, TN 37772

aspiration	35
blood draw	19
doctor visit	289
hospital care	1046
inpatient care	1047
pleural drainage	35
pulmonary testing	120
thoracic (chest) imaging	53
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
X-rays	53

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	43
Less than 65	93

aspiration	28
blood draw	15
doctor visit	267
hospital care	717
inpatient care	718
pleural drainage	28
pulmonary testing	146
thoracic (chest) imaging	52
X-rays	52

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	45
Less than 65	90

aspiration	16
blood draw	20
cardiac procedures	9
catheterization	19
doctor visit	260
hospital care	572
inpatient care	573
minimally invasive procedures	9
pleural drainage	16
pulmonary testing	153
thoracic (chest) imaging	66
X-rays	66

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	808
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	96
Less than 65	174

aspiration	16
blood draw	32
doctor visit	308
hospital care	479
inpatient care	468
outpatient care	11
pleural drainage	16
pulmonary testing	153
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
X-rays	37

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	39
Less than 65	79

aspiration	11
blood draw	27
cardiac procedures	12
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	317
hospital care	470
inpatient care	471
minimally invasive procedures	12
pleural drainage	11
pulmonary testing	102
thoracic (chest) imaging	26
X-rays	26

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	41
Less than 65	53

blood draw	13
catheterization	13
doctor visit	161
hospital care	276
inpatient care	277
pulmonary testing	48

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	35
Less than 65	57

blood draw	20
doctor visit	144
hospital care	216
inpatient care	217
pulmonary testing	46
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	25
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	65
Less than 65	53

blood draw	15
catheterization	20
doctor visit	178
hospital care	125
inpatient care	126
pulmonary testing	39
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	36
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	61
Less than 65	55

blood draw	15
cardiac procedures	9
catheterization	8
doctor visit	162
hospital care	294
inpatient care	295
minimally invasive procedures	9
pulmonary testing	33

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	25
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	48
Less than 65	45

blood draw	18
doctor visit	274
hospital care	238
inpatient care	239
pulmonary testing	61

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	32
Less than 65	31

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Swisher, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John William Swisher, PHD, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Knoxville, TN were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

aspiration	21
blood draw	19
cardiac procedures	11
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	237
hospital care	444
inpatient care	443
minimally invasive procedures	11
outpatient care	11
pleural drainage	21
pulmonary testing	90
thoracic (chest) imaging	46
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
X-rays	46

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Swisher, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	371
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	135
85 and over	50
Less than 65	73
65 to 74	161

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Swisher, PHD, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John William Swisher, PHD, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	22
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Cancer	14
Dementia	22

Education & Training

Dr. John William Swisher, PHD, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 1989. He completed residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He is certified by the Critical Care Medicine Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (1989)

Residency: Penn State Hershey Medical Center (1992)

Board Certification: Critical Care Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John William Swisher, PHD, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Covenant Health

Parkwest Medical Center

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

STATCARE OUTPATIENT LLC

STATCARE INPATIENT LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$100,296 OPSUMIT $51,284	UPTRAVI $12,652	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $11,442	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $487	VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL $39	Other $24,392
United Therapeutics Corporation	$51,619 TYVASO $18,974	REMODULIN $9,332	ORENITRAM $4,422	None $3,883	ADCIRCA $46	Other $14,963
Gilead Sciences Inc	$20,984 Letairis $18,615	$2,369
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$18,246 Adempas $18,246
Lung Biotechnology Corp	$8,002 ADCIRCA $6,961	TYVASO $1,041
Other	$4,617 BREO $278	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $244	ANORO $221	FASENRA $210	ELIQUIS $210	Other $3,454

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$168,371
Food and Beverage	$23,696
Travel and Lodging	$7,542
Honoraria	$2,500
Education	$1,656

Research Payments

Dr. John William Swisher, PHD, MD has received 107 research payments totaling $237,471.

Biography

Dr. John Swisher is an adult critical care and adult pulmonology specialist in Knoxville, TN. Dr. Swisher is affiliated with Covenant Health. He studied medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. He trained at Penn State Hershey Medical Center for his residency. According to Covenant Health, Dr. Swisher is currently accepting new patients at his office in Knoxville, TN.

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Education & Training

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General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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