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Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD

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(Suwong Wongsuwan, MD)

(167 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease) and General Practice

Professional interests include: pain, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and more.

401 WEST POPLAR STREET
Walla Walla, WA 99362

(509) 897-2600

Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD is a cardiologist in Walla Walla, WA specializing in cardiology (heart disease) and general practice. Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD is affiliated with PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES - WASHINGTON and Providence St. Mary Heart and Vascular Center - Walla Walla.

Office Locations

Address:

401 WEST POPLAR STREET
Walla Walla, WA 99362

Some issues Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

cardiac procedures	1113
cardioversion	11
catheterization	61
diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	2255
hospital care	221
implant surgery	65
inpatient care	197
minimally invasive procedures	141
nuclear scan	189
outpatient care	24
stress testing	356
ultrasound (sonogram)	611
vascular procedures	81

**Gender**
Male	681
Female	736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1341
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	519
85 and over	391
Less than 65	116

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	1288
catheterization	94
diagnostic procedures	94
doctor visit	2620
hospital care	204
implant surgery	84
inpatient care	182
minimally invasive procedures	201
nuclear scan	226
outpatient care	22
stress testing	398
ultrasound (sonogram)	713
vascular procedures	93

**Gender**
Male	742
Female	812

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1458
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	480
From 75 to 84	529
85 and over	435
Less than 65	110

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	1318
catheterization	92
diagnostic procedures	92
doctor visit	2130
hospital care	277
implant surgery	58
inpatient care	257
minimally invasive procedures	172
nuclear scan	243
outpatient care	20
stress testing	471
ultrasound (sonogram)	698
vascular procedures	91

**Gender**
Male	1626
Female	1794

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3192
Black	0
Hispanic	124
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1154
From 75 to 84	1090
85 and over	912
Less than 65	264

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	1385
cardioversion	24
catheterization	74
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	1501
hospital care	175
implant surgery	34
inpatient care	163
minimally invasive procedures	134
nuclear scan	273
outpatient care	12
stress testing	522
ultrasound (sonogram)	756
vascular procedures	73

**Gender**
Male	861
Female	915

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1641
Black	0
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	597
From 75 to 84	587
85 and over	450
Less than 65	142

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	1487
cardioversion	13
catheterization	93
diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	1591
hospital care	204
implant surgery	44
inpatient care	192
minimally invasive procedures	154
nuclear scan	247
outpatient care	12
preventive care	123
stress testing	500
ultrasound (sonogram)	851
vaccines	123
vascular procedures	92

**Gender**
Male	1049
Female	1178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2040
Black	0
Hispanic	112
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	749
From 75 to 84	761
85 and over	530
Less than 65	187

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	1991
cardioversion	20
catheterization	83
device removal	26
diagnostic procedures	83
doctor visit	1501
hospital care	188
implant surgery	56
inpatient care	162
minimally invasive procedures	182
nuclear scan	386
outpatient care	26
preventive care	58
stress testing	805
ultrasound (sonogram)	1048
vaccines	58
vascular procedures	82

**Gender**
Male	1233
Female	1343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2367
Black	11
Hispanic	117
Asian	17
Other	37
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	895
From 75 to 84	882
85 and over	598
Less than 65	201

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	1767
cardioversion	21
catheterization	88
diagnostic procedures	88
doctor visit	1371
hospital care	234
implant surgery	32
inpatient care	173
minimally invasive procedures	133
nuclear scan	291
outpatient care	61
preventive care	14
stress testing	614
ultrasound (sonogram)	1034
vaccines	14
vascular procedures	87

**Gender**
Male	1302
Female	1397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2482
Black	0
Hispanic	119
Asian	0
Other	45
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	938
From 75 to 84	938
85 and over	626
Less than 65	197

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

cardiac procedures	1670
cardioversion	32
catheterization	80
diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	1241
hospital care	201
implant surgery	26
inpatient care	172
minimally invasive procedures	129
nuclear scan	277
outpatient care	29
preventive care	19
stress testing	581
ultrasound (sonogram)	984
vaccines	19
vascular procedures	79

**Gender**
Male	1362
Female	1360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2505
Black	0
Hispanic	118
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	915
From 75 to 84	990
85 and over	632
Less than 65	185

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD treated as a cardiologist in Walla Walla, WA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and blood draw.

blood draw	509
cardiac procedures	1732
cardioversion	23
catheterization	89
device removal	26
diagnostic procedures	89
doctor visit	1845
hospital care	211
implant surgery	50
inpatient care	188
minimally invasive procedures	166
nuclear scan	301
outpatient care	25
preventive care	49
stress testing	611
ultrasound (sonogram)	979
vaccines	49
vascular procedures	92

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	885
Female	953

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	1702
Native American / Alaskan Native	17
Hispanic	75
Other	24

**Age**
85 and over	457
75 to 84	629
Less than 65	140
65 to 74	611

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He completed residency at Hahnemann University Hospital. He has a state license in Washington.

Residency: Hahnemann University Hospital

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES - WASHINGTON

Providence St. Mary Heart and Vascular Center - Walla Walla

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.

Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna PPO, Cigna PPO, Wellcare Medicare Advantage-HMO, Health Smart PPO, Premera, Medicare Advantage, Asuris Northwest Health TRIWEST, United Healthcare, Aetna, Health Net-Tricare, Molina Medicaid, United Behavioral Health Medicaid* * Medicaid product only for Idaho, Providence Health Plan, First Health-Coventry PPO, Regence BlueCross BlueShield Of Oregon Medicare Advantage PPO, Molina Medicare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO, State Of Washington Department Of Corrections, Regence BlueShield Of Washington PPO, Moda PPO, College Place Police Department, Evernorth PPO, First Choice PPO and Interwest Health PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna PPO

Cigna PPO

Wellcare Medicare Advantage-HMO

Health Smart PPO

Premera, Medicare Advantage

Asuris Northwest Health TRIWEST

United Healthcare

Aetna

Health Net-Tricare

Molina Medicaid

United Behavioral Health Medicaid* * Medicaid product only for Idaho

Providence Health Plan

First Health-Coventry PPO

Regence BlueCross BlueShield Of Oregon Medicare Advantage PPO

Molina Medicare Advantage

Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO

State Of Washington Department Of Corrections

Regence BlueShield Of Washington PPO

Moda PPO

College Place Police Department

Evernorth PPO

First Choice PPO

Interwest Health PPO

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Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.75 out of 5 stars based on 167 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Walla Walla, WA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-09-23