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Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD

Accepting New Patients

(12 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of Washington School of Medicine (2002)

910 W 5th Avenue Suite 1001
Spokane, WA 99204

(509) 342-3070

Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD is a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience.

Office Locations

910 W 5th Avenue Suite 1001
Spokane, WA 99204

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In The News

“Dr. Joseph Swiggum is a specialist at ESC Pulmonary & Critical Care, of Spokane.”—"Valley Hospital increases recruitment of physicians", Spokane Journal of Business, December 2009

“Spokane Pulmonary and Critical Care hired Dr. Joseph Swiggum in the practice of internal medicine.”—"Business beat", The Spokesman-Review, August 2009

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

chest CT scan

In 2023, Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD performed more chest CT scan procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Washington.

Top 25%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

In 2012, Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Washington.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA during 2012 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	17
bronchoscopy	26
CT scan	21
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	508
hospital care	450
inpatient care	450
minimally invasive procedures	11
preventive care	18
pulmonary testing	471
thoracic (chest) imaging	21
vaccines	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA during 2013 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	29
bronchoscopy	38
catheterization	12
CT scan	64
doctor visit	729
hospital care	362
inpatient care	362
minimally invasive procedures	14
pulmonary testing	504
thoracic (chest) imaging	82
X-rays	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	711
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	91
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
CT scan	54
doctor visit	436
hospital care	353
inpatient care	353
pulmonary testing	418
thoracic (chest) imaging	54

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	93
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	11
CT scan	35
doctor visit	323
hospital care	358
inpatient care	358
pulmonary testing	463
thoracic (chest) imaging	35

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	612
Female	672

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1178
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	532
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	160
Less than 65	212

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
CT scan	59
doctor visit	412
hospital care	270
inpatient care	270
preventive care	15
pulmonary testing	537
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
vaccines	15
X-rays	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	611
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	64
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	58
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	18
bronchoscopy	12
CT scan	69
doctor visit	413
hospital care	152
inpatient care	152
pulmonary testing	311
thoracic (chest) imaging	69

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	51
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	62
doctor visit	332
hospital care	169
inpatient care	169
pulmonary testing	261
thoracic (chest) imaging	62

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	435
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	56
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
CT scan	69
doctor visit	389
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
pulmonary testing	198
thoracic (chest) imaging	69

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	50
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
CT scan	52
doctor visit	296
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	184
thoracic (chest) imaging	52
vaccines	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	41
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA during 2021 were pulmonary testing, CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
CT scan	42
doctor visit	288
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
pulmonary testing	161
thoracic (chest) imaging	42

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	33
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA during 2022 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	41
doctor visit	352
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
pulmonary testing	203
thoracic (chest) imaging	41

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	61
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Spokane, WA were pulmonary testing, inpatient care, hospital care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

blood draw	18
bronchoscopy	25
catheterization	13
CT scan	51
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	407
hospital care	217
inpatient care	217
minimally invasive procedures	12
preventive care	15
pulmonary testing	337
thoracic (chest) imaging	54
vaccines	15
X-rays	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD.

**Gender**
Female	288
Male	255

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	501
Native American / Alaskan Native	6
Hispanic	5
Other	4

**Age**
85 and over	63
75 to 84	181
Less than 65	80
65 to 74	219

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	24
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 2002. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in Washington.

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine (2002)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine

Licensed In: Washington

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 12 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joseph C. Swiggum, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Spokane, WA.

4.83

Overall Rating

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-17

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I have never had a doctor so prepared for my visit. Dr Swiggum had looked at my history all the way back several years and could show me imaging of related conditions to present time. He was excellent in explaining and answering my questions. Wish all my doctors were this great!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-12-22

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Swiggum is wonderful. He is professional, knowledgeable and caring. He always encourages me to call if I have any questions or concerns. He very carefully described my change in medication, giving me the final choice.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-27

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Dr. Swiggum was above on listening communicating and concern. I feel his care is the very best

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-09-01

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Dr Swiggum was wonderful, compassionate and explained things so I could understand.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-31

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Dr. Swiggum is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Every member of the staff was also outstanding.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-12-13

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This Doctor stands out as one of the best physicians that I've seen in years.

Overall Rating: 4.0 2025-08-01

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Physician was very deliberate in asking me about my choice

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-15

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Great experience at your office

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-12

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Everything was good experience

Overall Rating: 4.0 2024-06-25

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It was a good experience

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$593 STIOLTO $238	OFEV $118	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $105	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $72	Spiriva $23	Other $38
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$543 SYMBICORT $406	DALIRESP $31	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $12	BYDUREON WEEKLY $11	$84
Gilead Sciences Inc	$534 $534
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$488 BREO $187	NUCALA $108	ANORO $76	INCRUSE $69	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $19	Other $29
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$359 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $166	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $116	UPTRAVI $58	VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL $19
Other	$2,061 Adempas $314	XOLAIR $292	Prolastin-C $203	Esbriet $154	SAMSCA $110	Other $989

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,446
Education	$133

Biography

Dr. Joseph Swiggum's medical specialty is adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He attended medical school at the University of Washington School of Medicine. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Swiggum is affiliated with MultiCare. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Spokane, WA.