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Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Professional interests include: stroke
979 EAST 3RD STREET SUITE C-830
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37403

Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD is a neurologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). She graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD is affiliated with Erlanger and ERLANGER HEALTH.

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Office Locations

979 EAST 3RD STREET SUITE C-830
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37403
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Some issues Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD can help you with:

Stroke

A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when a blood vessel supplying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is ruptured or blocked. The brain cannot function without a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients, so when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted, even for a brief moment, brain cells begin to die. When a sufficient number of brain cells die, the brain itself can no longer function, meaning that strokes are very dangerous. Strokes can result in impaired movement, speech, cognitive ability, the impairment of important physical functions, and even death.

Anyone can have a stroke, regardless of age and health. Strokes are known to happen at random. However, certain conditions and behaviors can increase one's risk of stroke over time.

Risk factors for stroke include:

  • Heart disease
  • Older age
  • Smoking
  • Diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • High blood cholesterol and lipids

There are two main types of stroke: ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. Ischemic stroke occurs more commonly and is when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked. Blockages are caused by blood clots and built-up plaque (deposits of fat and cholesterol), which leads to atherosclerosis, a condition where the blood vessels narrow and harden. The resultant restricted blood flow may lead to an ischemic stroke by blocking essential oxygen to the brain, causing the heart to exert more effort to pump blood.

Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in or around the brain ruptures. The burst vessel leaks blood into surrounding brain tissue, causing irreparable brain damage.

Hemorrhagic strokes are less common and may occur from head injuries, brain aneurysms, brain tumors, and bleeding disorders, amongst other conditions.

Both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes require immediate medical treatment. Medical intervention can prevent severe and life-threatening brain damage. Signs of stroke include:

-Disorientation or confusion

-Difficulty speaking

-Difficulty walking

-Impaired vision

-Weakness in the face, legs, or arms

-Severe headaches

When someone suspected of having a stroke reaches the hospital, the patient will usually receive a CT or other scan that provides an image of the brain. The scan results can reveal clotted or leaking blood in the brain. Physical exams, neurological exams, and blood tests may also be used to check for blood clotting and sugar. Treatment begins generally immediately if a stroke is detected.

Medical treatment for ischemic strokes includes a thrombolytic medicine which breaks up and disperses blood clots. This medicine can greatly improve stroke recovery and long-term health. However, the thrombolytic medicine must be administered as soon as possible to achieve these results. Other treatments for ischemic strokes are blood thinners and thrombectomy, a surgical procedure to remove a blood clot in the brain. Thrombectomy is performed by inserting a catheter (thin needle) into the artery to reach the blood clot and mechanically remove it. With the clot removed, normal blood flow to the brain resumes. Thrombectomy is typically performed at most six hours after a patient shows signs of a stroke.

Hemorrhagic strokes are treated with blood-saving medication and surgery. For a hemorrhagic stroke caused by the rupture of an aneurysm (blood vessel bulges), surgery to stem the bleeding aneurysm and vessel may be used. One surgical technique is stent-assisted coiling, which adds a stent (small wire-meshed tube) into the blood vessel to block the leaking opening of the aneurysm. A non-surgical procedure is endovascular coiling, where a catheter (thin, hollow needle) places a platinum wire coil at the spot of the aneurysm. The coil blocks bleeding and prevents the aneurysm from continuing to leak blood. These procedures are usually combined with blood-thickening medications. Blood transfusions may be administered if substantial blood loss has occurred.

Since stroke patients may have lost some essential functions while the blood flow to their brains was obstructed, both ischemic stroke and hemorrhage stroke patients may receive post-stroke rehabilitation to rebuild their physical and mental abilities. Some restorative treatments include occupational, physical, and speech therapy. Patients may also receive care from neurologists, who can assist patients in recovering certain brain functions and cognitive abilities, and rehabilitation psychologists, who may help patients with their emotional, behavioral, and cognitive recovery. Some stroke patients require lengthy rehabilitation and may never fully regain function, while others may recover more quickly. While the fastest recovery improvements are usually seen in the first three or four months, stroke rehabilitation can last for years.

If someone begins to show signs of stroke, contact emergency services and call 9-1-1 immediately since blood flow must be restored as soon as possible to help avoid significant brain damage. If an ambulance takes the person to the hospital, paramedics can initiate stroke treatment as soon as the patient enters the ambulance, allowing for more prompt medical intervention and care.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated as a neurologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 34
emergency care 11
hospital care 116
inpatient care 116

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD.

Gender
Male 63
Female 61
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 112
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 49
From 75 to 84 30
85 and over 17
Less than 65 28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, stroke, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 75
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26
Diabetes 50
Dementia 27
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated as a neurologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 229
hospital care 102
inpatient care 102

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD.

Gender
Male 120
Female 136
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 225
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 103
From 75 to 84 84
85 and over 19
Less than 65 50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, stroke, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 75
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 47
Asthma 5
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 46
Dementia 25
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated as a neurologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 253
hospital care 22
inpatient care 22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD.

Gender
Male 91
Female 119
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 188
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 83
From 75 to 84 65
85 and over 29
Less than 65 33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 62
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 44
Dementia 24
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 203

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD.

Gender
Male 79
Female 100
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 158
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 84
From 75 to 84 43
85 and over 17
Less than 65 35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 60
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 41
Dementia 21
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 264

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD.

Gender
Male 81
Female 122
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 179
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 85
From 75 to 84 61
85 and over 18
Less than 65 39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 60
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 36
Dementia 20
Cancer 6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 257

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD.

Gender
Male 90
Female 107
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 168
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 82
From 75 to 84 55
85 and over 24
Less than 65 36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, stroke and depression.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 75
Ischemic Heart Disease 40
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 31
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 37
Dementia 14
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 223

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD.

Gender
Male 95
Female 86
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 163
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 75
From 75 to 84 70
85 and over 16
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 75
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 38
Dementia 15
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated as a neurologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

doctor visit 209
emergency care 11
hospital care 80
inpatient care 80

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD.

Gender
Female 104
Male 88
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 170
Hispanic 0
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
85 and over 20
75 to 84 58
Less than 65 34
65 to 74 80

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD From 2017 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 68
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 9
Osteoporosis 9
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 41
Atrial Fibrillation 22
Cancer 11
Dementia 20

Education & Training

Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Erlanger
ERLANGER HEALTH

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Megan E. Skorupa Stevens, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Boston Scientific Corporation $1,500 WATCHMAN Access System
$1,500
EISAI INC. $78 Leqembi
$78
AbbVie Inc. $33 BOTOX
$33
UCB, Inc. $19 Fintepla
$19
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 $1,500
Food and Beverage $130

Biography

Dr. Megan Stevens is a Chattanooga, TN physician who specializes in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Dr. Stevens is especially interested in stroke. She is affiliated with Erlanger. She obtained her medical school training at St. Louis University School of Medicine and performed her residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She welcomes new patients at her office inCHATTANOOGA, TN as reported by Doctor.com.

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