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Dr. Sovi Joseph, MD, PA

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Professional interests include: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), vomiting, stent placement (stenting), and more.

3440 Tamiami Trail Suite 1
Port Charlotte, FL 33952

(941) 258-9500

Dr. Sovi Joseph, MD, PA is a gastroenterologist in Port Charlotte, FL specializing in adult gastroenterology. Dr. Sovi Joseph, MD, PA is affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare, PORT CHARLOTTE HMA PHYSICIAN MANAGEMENT LLC and HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital.

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Address:

3440 Tamiami Trail Suite 1
Port Charlotte, FL 33952

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Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is the use of a special tool called a colonoscope (a thin, flexible tube with a camera on the end) to examine the inside of the colon and rectum. The tube is typically inserted anally, and it allows the physician to examine the large intestine from the inside. It may be done at any time to diagnose bowel problems, but routine colonoscopies are advised after the age of 50 to screen for colon cancer.

A colonoscopy may be performed to diagnose:

Intestinal ulcers
Polyps
Bowel cancer
An unidentified source of pain or bleeding in the intestine

Patients may be asked to drink only liquids in the days before a colonoscopy, or they may be given an enema to remove residual fecal matter. Before the exam, patients are given medication to help them relax, and then lay on their side on a table. The scope is inserted into the anus and gently moved all the way through the large intestine. Air may be pumped into the intestine to improve the view for the physician. Any polyps that are found will be removed. Then the colonoscope will be withdrawn. A colonoscopy is not usually painful, but patients may feel some bloating or have some cramps right afterward. If patients have polyps removed, they might experience a small amount of bleeding. Any side effects should go away within a few hours.

Enteroscopy

Enteroscopy visually examines the small bowel and identifies such issues as bleeding, tumors, polyps, ulcers, and swollen lymph nodes. Common reasons this exam may be ordered are abnormal X-ray results and unexplained diarrhea.

Enteroscopies may be used alone or in combination with other procedures. For example, if a doctor suspects malignancy (cancer) in the small bowel, she may use an enteroscope to take a sample of tissue from the small bowel and have it examined in a laboratory. If there is a blockage in the small intestine that cannot be surgically removed, an enteroscopy-guided stent placement may help relieve some of the symptoms associated with the obstruction. Enteroscopes may also be used to treat intestinal bleeding and remove abnormal growths like tumors and polyps, as well as foreign objects that might have found their way into the small bowel.

There are several ways to perform an enteroscopy:

Push enteroscopy involves the use of a long tube with a camera, called an enteroscope. Depending on the location of the problem, the enteroscope is either passed through the mouth or rectum. This technique is often used to detect and stop bleeding in the upper small intestine.
Balloon enteroscopy uses scopes that have tiny balloons at the tip. The balloons inflate and deflate to help make the passage of the scope into the small bowel easier. This method is used when there is a need to access and treat certain parts of the small intestine that push enteroscopy cannot reach.
Capsule enteroscopy involves swallowing a capsule with a tiny camera inside it. As the capsule travels through the small intestine, the camera records and sends images that are then downloaded and analyzed by the doctor. The capsule eventually leaves the body during bowel movement. If the doctor needs to visualize the entire small intestine, capsule enteroscopy is the only option. The only drawback to this technique is that it cannot be combined with any treatment.

Enteroscopy is typically performed at the doctor's office and takes about 20 to 30 minutes, but may take longer if combined with another procedure. Patients may have a sore throat for a few hours if the scope was inserted through the mouth. Normal activities may be resumed about 24 hours following enteroscopy.

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.

anastomosis	41
balloon dilation	122
catheterization	41
diagnostic procedures	335
doctor visit	2029
esophageal dilation	42
foreign body removal	105
gastrointestinal procedures	1731
hospital care	764
injections	35
inpatient care	701
minimally invasive procedures	1744
outpatient care	50
preventive care	242
pyloric dilation	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	324
stent placement (stenting)	113
ultrasound (sonogram)	262

**Gender**
Male	619
Female	848

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1316
Black	84
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	566
From 75 to 84	509
85 and over	230
Less than 65	162

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

anastomosis	34
aspiration	15
balloon dilation	92
catheterization	34
diagnostic procedures	341
doctor visit	1974
esophageal dilation	78
foreign body removal	129
gastrointestinal procedures	1649
hospital care	974
image guided procedures	15
inpatient care	893
minimally invasive procedures	1642
minor procedures	15
outpatient care	82
preventive care	271
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	332
stent placement (stenting)	136
ultrasound (sonogram)	285

**Gender**
Male	609
Female	810

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1269
Black	64
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	586
From 75 to 84	463
85 and over	195
Less than 65	175

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

anastomosis	46
aspiration	51
balloon dilation	89
catheterization	46
diagnostic procedures	388
doctor visit	1947
esophageal dilation	68
foreign body removal	145
gastrointestinal procedures	1745
hospital care	1116
image guided procedures	51
inpatient care	1089
manometry	25
minimally invasive procedures	1682
minor procedures	51
outpatient care	28
preventive care	288
pyloric dilation	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	366
stent placement (stenting)	125
ultrasound (sonogram)	258

**Gender**
Male	1180
Female	1714

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2614
Black	136
Hispanic	76
Asian	0
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1144
From 75 to 84	980
85 and over	438
Less than 65	332

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

anastomosis	48
aspiration	62
balloon dilation	84
catheterization	48
diagnostic procedures	445
doctor visit	2103
esophageal dilation	46
foreign body removal	179
gastrointestinal procedures	1923
hospital care	1125
image guided procedures	62
injections	12
inpatient care	1113
manometry	30
minimally invasive procedures	1873
minor procedures	62
outpatient care	13
preventive care	320
pyloric dilation	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	447
stent placement (stenting)	127
ultrasound (sonogram)	244

**Gender**
Male	705
Female	900

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1453
Black	66
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	655
From 75 to 84	554
85 and over	212
Less than 65	184

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

anastomosis	45
aspiration	45
balloon dilation	47
catheterization	45
diagnostic procedures	274
doctor visit	1902
esophageal dilation	43
foreign body removal	145
gastrointestinal procedures	1546
hospital care	855
image guided procedures	45
inpatient care	857
manometry	16
minimally invasive procedures	1530
minor procedures	45
preventive care	277
pyloric dilation	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	276
stent placement (stenting)	106
ultrasound (sonogram)	262

**Gender**
Male	578
Female	825

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1290
Black	41
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	552
From 75 to 84	506
85 and over	197
Less than 65	148

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

anastomosis	60
aspiration	150
balloon dilation	67
catheterization	60
diagnostic procedures	390
doctor visit	1762
esophageal dilation	78
foreign body removal	169
gastrointestinal procedures	1505
hospital care	1254
image guided procedures	150
injections	10
inpatient care	1256
minimally invasive procedures	1511
minor procedures	150
preventive care	199
pyloric dilation	55
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	392
stent placement (stenting)	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	319

**Gender**
Male	603
Female	848

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1305
Black	49
Hispanic	46
Asian	13
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	579
From 75 to 84	524
85 and over	204
Less than 65	144

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	38
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

anastomosis	24
aspiration	19
balloon dilation	21
catheterization	24
diagnostic procedures	284
doctor visit	1649
esophageal dilation	44
foreign body removal	133
gastrointestinal procedures	1398
hospital care	584
image guided procedures	19
injections	24
inpatient care	586
manometry	18
minimally invasive procedures	1396
minor procedures	19
preventive care	221
pyloric dilation	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	286
stent placement (stenting)	57
ultrasound (sonogram)	195

**Gender**
Male	572
Female	725

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1166
Black	46
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	480
85 and over	191
Less than 65	106

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	38
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

anastomosis	20
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	169
doctor visit	1263
esophageal dilation	12
foreign body removal	65
gastrointestinal procedures	952
hospital care	404
injections	21
inpatient care	406
manometry	40
minimally invasive procedures	912
preventive care	170
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	171
stent placement (stenting)	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	136

**Gender**
Male	425
Female	583

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	888
Black	41
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	396
From 75 to 84	406
85 and over	122
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	37
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

anastomosis	50
aspiration	27
balloon dilation	60
catheterization	50
diagnostic procedures	274
doctor visit	2439
esophageal dilation	33
foreign body removal	159
gastrointestinal procedures	1773
hospital care	915
image guided procedures	27
inpatient care	917
manometry	14
minimally invasive procedures	1726
minor procedures	27
preventive care	257
pyloric dilation	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	276
stent placement (stenting)	104
ultrasound (sonogram)	244

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sovi Joseph, MD, PA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sovi Joseph, MD, PA treated as a gastroenterologist in Port Charlotte, FL were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

anastomosis	40
aspiration	53
balloon dilation	72
catheterization	40
diagnostic procedures	325
doctor visit	1897
esophageal dilation	49
foreign body removal	137
gastrointestinal procedures	1592
hospital care	889
image guided procedures	53
injections	20
inpatient care	868
manometry	23
minimally invasive procedures	1569
minor procedures	53
outpatient care	43
preventive care	249
pyloric dilation	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	320
stent placement (stenting)	95
ultrasound (sonogram)	246

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sovi Joseph, MD, PA.

**Gender**
Male	529
Female	725

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	52
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	1130
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	37
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	442
85 and over	178
Less than 65	133
65 to 74	499

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sovi Joseph, MD, PA From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	12
Dementia	14

Education & Training

He has a state license in Florida.

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sovi Joseph, MD, PA is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HCA Florida Healthcare

PORT CHARLOTTE HMA PHYSICIAN MANAGEMENT LLC

HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$11,706 Duopa $11,196	Mavyret $245	Humira $156	Lupron $95	Creon $13
Boston Scientific Corporation	$670 METAL STENTS - G.I. $188	Biliary Devices $142	CAPTIVATOR II SNARE $109	GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES $97	ACCOLADE $42	Other $92
Gilead Sciences Inc	$546 Harvoni $250	Epclusa $215	$81
CONMED Corporation	$501 General Surgery $286	General Surgery and Surgical Visualization $215
Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated	$330 ESC - Biliary $166	Cook Medical Instinct $122	Cook Medical Biliary $42
Other	$1,976 NORTHERA $310	AMITIZA $214	ZEPATIER $143	Infinity $125	GOCOVRI $119	Other $1,066

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,193
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$4,950
Consulting Fee	$4,050
Travel and Lodging	$1,473
Education	$62

Research Payments

Dr. Sovi Joseph, MD, PA has received 10 research payments totaling $2,756.

Biography

Dr. Sovi Joseph sees patients in Port Charlotte, FL. His medical specialty is adult gastroenterology. Dr. Joseph obtained a license to practice in Florida.

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