Ther Adv Respir Dis
Administration, InhalationAntihypertensive AgentsEpoprostenol
Dr. John William Swisher, MD, PhD
NPI1083609564PAC ID8527196690
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,104
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 287
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,942
- Publications
- 4
- Clinical trials
- 8
- Practice address
- 1901 W Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916
- Practice phone
- Call (865) 541-1101
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. John William Swisher is a pulmonologist in Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Swisher practices at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Covenant Health.
Dr. Swisher's NPI, 1083609564, was assigned on September 12, 2005. Dr. Swisher holds Tennessee license 45855.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1083609564NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8527196690
- NPI enumeration date
- September 12, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (865) 541-1101
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 69
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John William Swisher practices at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Swisher's primary practice is Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, at 1901 W Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916 in Knox County. The practice phone is (865) 541-1101.
- Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center1901 W Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916 · Knox CountyPhone(865) 541-1101
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John William Swisher is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Swisher's primary practice is Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Covenant Health. Dr. Swisher is also affiliated with Covenant Health Parkwest. The medical group on file is Summit Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Swisher to 4 more hospitals, 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Covenant Health ParkwestSummit Medical Group4 hospitalsNames with a free account3 medical groupsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 11 affiliations for Dr. SwisherSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John William Swisher's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Swisher practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John William Swisher is one of 332 pulmonologists in Tennessee
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Swisher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Swisher is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, TennesseePrimary
Pulmonologists near Dr. Swisher
Counts of pulmonologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
332pulmonologists in Tennessee44pulmonologists in Knoxville12pulmonologists at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John William Swisher billed Medicare for 1,104 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,104 Medicare services from Dr. Swisher across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 287 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $71,606 for them.
Medicare services, 20241,104
Medicare patients287
Paid by Medicare$71,606
Procedure codes18
Dr. Swisher's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6612024: 6955%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1602024: 30490%
- Surgery
- 2023: 402024: 7588%
- Imaging
- 2023: 202024: 3050%
Where Dr. Swisher's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office93985%
- In a facility16515%
Dr. Swisher compared with the Tennessee median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Swisher
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 1,104vs 75446% above
- Medicare patients
- 287vs 283Close to median
- Part D claims
- 2,681vs 4665.8 times
Medians across 326 pulmonologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Swisher's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John William Swisher treated 287 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 287 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Swisher in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 126 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Swisher's median patient age at 74, with 61% women.
Medicare patients, 2024287
Average age76
Average risk score2.32
Also on Medicaid7%
Dr. Swisher's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Swisher's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women19668%
- Men9132%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Swisher's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis60%
- COPD55%
- Heart failure52%
- Ischemic heart disease48%
- Atrial fibrillation45%
- Chronic kidney disease45%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Swisher's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John William Swisher wrote 2,942 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Swisher wrote 2,942 Medicare Part D claims for 309 patients. CMS names the drug for 2,681 of them, across 43 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $14,414,997 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,478 claims across 32 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,942
Drugs named by CMS43
Total drug cost$14.4M
Part D patients309
Dr. Swisher's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Swisher's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%13 of 2,942 claims
- Antibiotics4%124 of 2,942 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,4782024: 2,68181%
Drugs named by CMS: 43 in 2024, 32 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John William Swisher offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Swisher accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Swisher as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. John William Swisher has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Swisher, published from 2016 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Hypertension, Pulmonary, Antihypertensive Agents and Epoprostenol. Dr. Swisher's most frequent co-authors are Daniel Joseph Lachant, DO, Sandeep Sahay, MD and Eric Michael Weaver, MD.
Papers4
Years published2016 to 2025
Dr. Swisher's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Swisher writes about most
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Antihypertensive Agents
- Epoprostenol
Dr. Swisher's most frequent co-authors
- Daniel Joseph Lachant, DO1 shared paper
- Sandeep Sahay, MD1 shared paper
- Eric Michael Weaver, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Swisher
Pulm Pharmacol Ther
Administration, OralAntihypertensive AgentsEpoprostenol
Vasc Health Risk Manag
Heart FailureHypertension, PulmonaryPulmonary Artery
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. John William Swisher has worked on 8 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Swisher to 8 clinical trials, 4 of them phase 3 studies. 3 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Hypertension, Pulmonary, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Hypertension. United Therapeutics sponsors the most, 6.
Clinical trials with Dr. Swisher by phase
- NonePhase 1: no trials
- 1Phase 2: 1 trial
- 1Phase 2/3: 1 trial
- 4Phase 3: 4 trials
- NonePhase 4: no trials
Conditions in Dr. Swisher's trials
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Hypertension
- Emphysema
- Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Swisher
- Charles Burger, MD7 shared trials
- Jeffrey Seymour Sager, MD7 shared trials
- Boris I. Medarov, MD6 shared trials
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Swisher
A Study of Sotatercept for the Treatment of Cpc-PH Due to HFpEF (MK-7962-007/A011-16) (opens in a new tab)
Active, not recruitingPhase 2
Hypertension, PulmonaryHypertensionSotatercept 0.3 mg/kgSotatercept 0.3 mg/kg escalating to 0.7 mg/kg
A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Ralinepag to Improve Treatment Outcomes in PAH Patients (opens in a new tab)
Active, not recruitingPhase 3
Familial Primary Pulmonary HypertensionPulmonary Arterial HypertensionRalinepag
Hypertension, PulmonaryPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveInhaled treprostinil solution
Oral Treprostinil in Subjects With Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (opens in a new tab)
TerminatedPhase 3
Hypertension, PulmonaryHypertensionOral treprostinil
ADAPT - a Patient Registry of the Real-world Use of Orenitram® (opens in a new tab)
Active, not recruiting
Pulmonary Arterial HypertensionHypertension, PulmonaryOral treprostinil
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. John William Swisher received $318,219 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 900 general payments to Dr. Swisher from 49 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. paid the most, $161,615.
General payments to Dr. Swisher by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Swisher by kind, 2016 to 2025
$318.2Kin total
- Speaker and faculty fees$282,79989%
- Food and beverage$20,3806%
- Travel and lodging$14,8055%
- Education$2350%
Companies that paid Dr. Swisher the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. John William Swisher's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John William Swisher's NPI number?
Dr. John William Swisher's NPI number is 1083609564. It was assigned on September 12, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John William Swisher?
Dr. John William Swisher is a pulmonologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. John William Swisher practice?
Dr. Swisher practices at 1901 W Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. Dr. Swisher's primary practice is Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Covenant Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Swisher to 4 hospitals, 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. John William Swisher's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Swisher is (865) 541-1101.
What is Dr. John William Swisher's medical license number?
Dr. Swisher holds Tennessee license 45855.
Which hospitals is Dr. John William Swisher affiliated with?
Dr. Swisher practices at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Swisher is also affiliated with Covenant Health Parkwest. Dmand AI links Dr. Swisher to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. John William Swisher part of?
Dr. Swisher is linked to Summit Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Swisher to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. John William Swisher accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Swisher billed Medicare for 1,104 services in 2024, and Dr. Swisher accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. John William Swisher offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Swisher as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John William Swisher see?
CMS counts 287 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Swisher in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. John William Swisher bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Swisher's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
What drugs does Dr. John William Swisher prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Swisher's most prescribed drugs by claims were Adempas, Trelegy Ellipta and Sildenafil Citrate.
Has Dr. John William Swisher received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $318,219 in general payments to Dr. Swisher from 49 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
How long has Dr. John William Swisher been practicing?
Dr. Swisher graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
Does Dr. John William Swisher do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Swisher, published from 2016 to 2025. Dr. Swisher has worked on 8 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. John William Swisher publish with?
Dr. Swisher's most frequent co-authors are Daniel Joseph Lachant, DO (1 shared paper), Sandeep Sahay, MD (1 shared paper) and Eric Michael Weaver, MD (1 shared paper).
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