Steven Thomas Swinford, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Greenville
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 11 years
- Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2015
Offices
1 location · Prisma Health University Medical Group · 2,467 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital · Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital · Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital · Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence A145150 · Delinquent
Licence status: Delinquent · since 2016 · expires 2024-05-31 · Georgetown University School of Medicine.
License renewal fee has not been paid. No practice is permitted.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Hospitals they work in
4 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalEasley, SCAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Prisma Health, which runs 12 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 64% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville, SCAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · No emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Prisma Health, which runs 12 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 69% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 1.618, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 134.01 (101.8 to 166.22) · 314 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate: 1.22 (0.12 to 2.33) · 4,213 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.527, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.252, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.427, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 8 (6.6 to 9.7) · 890 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
- Prisma Health Greer Memorial HospitalSpartanburg, SCAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Prisma Health, which runs 12 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.389, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Prisma Health Oconee Memorial HospitalSeneca, SCAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Prisma Health, which runs 12 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.156, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.01 (0 to 2.08) · 150 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.99 (0.55 to 1.43) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 60 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.2 · 31 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.6 · 215 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.2 · 204 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 109 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.1 · 1,547 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 2,196 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0.13 to 0.55) · 2,096 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.48 (1.02 to 5.94) · 243 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.6 (0.89 to 4.31) · 221 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.73 (0.21 to 3.24) · 51 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0 to 1.34) · 1,696 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.598 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.7 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.539 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.4 · 417 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -5 · 232 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -18.3 · 216 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17 · 353 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21 · 161 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.1 (8.9 to 16.2) · 320 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) · 159 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (682 patients answered, 16% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 68% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 58% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 64% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 45% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 0 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.618 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 134.01 (101.8 to 166.22) · 314 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.22 (0.12 to 2.33) · 4,213 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.527 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.252 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.427 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 8 (6.6 to 9.7) · 890 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.89 (0.15 to 1.63) · 3,283 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.93 (0.72 to 1.14) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 235 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.7 · 95 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.7 · 388 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 653 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.9 · 401 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 946 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.9 · 6,141 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.17 (0 to 0.33) · 13,194 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.11 to 0.45) · 13,465 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.82 (1.43 to 4.2) · 4,689 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.22 (0.04 to 2.41) · 1,862 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 13 (9.05 to 16.94) · 1,803 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.1 (3.61 to 8.58) · 1,892 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.06 (0.82 to 3.3) · 1,156 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0 to 0.66) · 11,299 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.791 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 1.147 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.5 · 737 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 1,079 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 10.4 · 507 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -8.4 · 763 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 7.8 · 422 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.8 · 572 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.3 (3.3 to 5.5) · 890 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 16.4 · 269 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.2 · 276 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 11.8 (9.2 to 15.1) · 1,889 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3) · 1,694 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (2,694 patients answered, 16% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 61% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 69% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 3 the same, 1 worse of 6 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.389 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.98 (0 to 2.03) · 501 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.97 (0.53 to 1.41) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9 · 58 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 233 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.2 · 169 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 75 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 1,261 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.42) · 2,475 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.29 (0.08 to 0.5) · 2,510 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.15 (1.62 to 6.68) · 216 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.65 (0 to 3.37) · 61 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.22 (0.53 to 3.91) · 199 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.78 (1.26 to 20.31) · 58 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.96 (0.74 to 9.19) · 53 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.73 (0.21 to 3.24) · 102 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.36 (0 to 1.39) · 1,980 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.287 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.689 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.9 · 343 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -44 · 249 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -23.3 · 170 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 193 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 119 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.9 (10.2 to 16.5) · 2,517 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.3) · 213 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (749 patients answered, 18% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained | 64% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 91% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 90% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 82% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 77% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 80% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 58% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 51% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 91% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.156 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.21 (0.17 to 2.24) · 425 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.01 (0.61 to 1.4) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 174.97 (114.07 to 235.86) · 26 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 91 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 47 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.4 · 325 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.4 · 344 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 178 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.1 · 1,972 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.18 (0 to 0.39) · 3,894 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0.11 to 0.52) · 3,797 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.5 (1.18 to 5.82) · 552 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.61 (0 to 3.32) · 144 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.17 (0.5 to 3.84) · 516 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.61 (0.67 to 18.56) · 146 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.81 (1.6 to 10.02) · 119 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.69 (0.19 to 3.2) · 97 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.57 (0 to 1.43) · 3,115 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 46 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.024 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.766 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.4 · 29 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 482 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.4 · 360 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 39.4 · 344 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 436 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 199 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.5 (10.2 to 17.4) · 1,206 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.8 to 1.4) · 262 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (919 patients answered, 17% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 68% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 74% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 63% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$98,824
Medicare paid this office $98,824 for 205 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 72 | $8,225 | $87 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 12 | $8,214 | $684 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 83 | $7,233 | $62 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 13 | $2,678 | $179 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 21 | $2,045 | $93 |
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| Return visit (30+ min) | 72 | $8,225 | $87 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 12 | $8,214 | $684 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 83 | $7,233 | $62 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 13 | $2,678 | $179 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 21 | $2,045 | $93 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 17 | $2,022 | $119 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 44 | $1,888 | $27 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 13 | $1,681 | $129 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 32 | $1,386 | $26 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,327 | $74 |
| Short return visit | 37 | $1,214 | $30 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 13 | $414 | $32 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) | 33 | More than 63% of doctors who do this |
| Spinal fusion | 70 | More than 64% of doctors who do this |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | – | 56 | – | – | – |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 19 | 28 | – | – | – |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 11 | 11 | – | 12 | 12 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | – | – | – | – | 15 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | – | 13 | – | – | – |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
205 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 8% · 85 and older 12% · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 7% · Health risk score 1.48. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 41% · Depression 34% · Diabetes 32% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · Heart failure 21% · Cancer 18% · Atrial fibrillation 18% · COPD 17% · Stroke 14% · Dementia 12%.
The office billed $447,091, Medicare allowed $127,662 and paid $98,824; for 653 services of 61 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 205 | 653 | 74 | 1.48 | $447,091 | $98,824 |
| 2023 | 190 | 588 | 74 | 1.39 | $399,854 | $92,861 |
| 2022 | 191 | 583 | 74 | 1.37 | $344,714 | $78,066 |
| 2021 | 154 | 390 | 73 | 1.64 | $638,525 | $34,794 |
| 2020 | 69 | 207 | 73 | 1.85 | $434,055 | $17,743 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 12 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 85 | $9,706 | $91 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 12 | $8,555 | $713 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 55 | $4,420 | $63 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 19 | $2,286 | $120 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 21 | $1,967 | $94 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 33 | $1,537 | $27 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 11 | $1,475 | $134 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 11 | $1,444 | $131 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 36 | $1,353 | $27 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 14 | $1,003 | $72 |
| Short return visit | 22 | $840 | $35 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 15 | $528 | $35 |
2022: 11 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 72 | $6,513 | $66 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 44 | $4,970 | $92 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 26 | $3,144 | $121 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 39 | $2,835 | $73 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 24 | $2,157 | $90 |
| Short return visit | 29 | $1,444 | $42 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 39 | $1,198 | $28 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 14 | $1,107 | $50 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 12 | $913 | $70 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 22 | $706 | $27 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 14 | $471 | $34 |
2021: 9 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 17 | $3,793 | $68 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 34 | $2,793 | $82 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 16 | $1,911 | $119 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 22 | $1,851 | $84 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 21 | $1,833 | $87 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 13 | $1,751 | $135 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 16 | $1,255 | $66 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 11 | $1,084 | $99 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 11 | $758 | $27 |
2020: 4 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 22 | $1,857 | $84 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 13 | $1,329 | $60 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 11 | $1,017 | $92 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 12 | $523 | $28 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$3,292
Pharmacies billed $3,292 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 8% of their Part D prescriptions (13 of 168) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 31%. Surgeons prescribe little besides pain medicine after an operation, so their opioid share runs high.
165 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $3,292 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Celecoxib | 19 | $455 | $24 |
| Gabapentin | 25 | $223 | $9 |
| Pregabalin | 17 | $155 | $9 |
| Baclofen | 11 | $116 | $11 |
| Meloxicam | 32 | $62 | $2 |
See all 6 drugs
| Celecoxib | 19 | $455 | $24 |
| Gabapentin | 25 | $223 | $9 |
| Pregabalin | 17 | $155 | $9 |
| Baclofen | 11 | $116 | $11 |
| Meloxicam | 32 | $62 | $2 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 11 | $36 | $3 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 168 | 73 | 8% (13) | None | $3,292 |
| 2023 | 196 | 77 | 6% (11) | None | $1,883 |
| 2022 | 119 | 63 | 14% (17) | 0% | $1,384 |
| 2021 | 14 | 11 | None | 0% | $209 |
| 2019 | 15 | 14 | 73% (11) | 0% | $83 |
| 2018 | 51 | 41 | 88% (45) | None | $1,106 |
| 2017 | 20 | 16 | 100% (20) | None | $344 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 7 drugs
| Celecoxib | 17 | $484 | $28 |
| Gabapentin | 42 | $393 | $9 |
| Diclofenac | 19 | $311 | $16 |
| Meloxicam | 41 | $160 | $4 |
| Methylprednisolone | 11 | $87 | $8 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 11 | $65 | $6 |
| Pregabalin | 11 | $57 | $5 |
2022: 4 drugs
| Gabapentin | 33 | $285 | $9 |
| Celecoxib | 12 | $189 | $16 |
| Methylprednisolone | 13 | $90 | $7 |
| Meloxicam | 14 | $74 | $5 |
2018: 1 drug
| Oxycodone | 28 | $358 | $13 |
Money from drug and device companies
$985 in 2025
| 2025 | 7 | 13 | None | $985 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | None | $369 |
| 2023 | 4 | 9 | None | $651 |
| 2022 | 6 | 16 | None | $3,306 |
| 2021 | 5 | 20 | None | $1,300 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 | None | $25,730 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $2,359 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Alphatec Spine | Invictus Open | $500 | 5 payments
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Velys | $264 | 3 payments
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| Providence Medical Technology | None | $113 | 1 payment
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| Globus Medical | Sable | $49 | 1 payment
|
| Davol | None | $28 | 1 payment
|
| Innovation Technologies | Irrisept | $16 | 1 payment
|
See all 13 published payments
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2025-12-07 | Acis | $39 |
| Providence Medical Technology | Meals · 2025-09-09 | None | $113 |
| Alphatec Spine | Meals · 2025-09-08 | None | $228 |
| Davol | Meals · 2025-07-31 | None | $28 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-07-08 | Inceptiv | $14 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2025-06-25 | Velys | $143 |
| Alphatec Spine | Meals · 2025-06-23 | Invictus Open | $37 |
| Innovation Technologies | Meals · 2025-06-09 | Irrisept | $16 |
| Alphatec Spine | Meals · 2025-05-27 | None | $162 |
| Alphatec Spine | Meals · 2025-03-17 | Invictus Open | $41 |
| Alphatec Spine | Meals · 2025-02-19 | Other - Miscellaneous | $31 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2025-01-28 | Expedium | $81 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-01-22 | Sable | $49 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $369
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Symphony | $236 | 2 payments
|
| Providence Medical Technology | None | $100 | 3 payments
|
| Alphatec Spine | Other - Miscellaneous | $17 | 1 payment
|
| Stryker | Escalate | $16 | 1 payment
|
2023: $651
| NuVasive | Xlif | $385 | 5 payments
|
| Alphatec Spine | Other - Miscellaneous | $222 | 2 payments
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| Radius Health | Tymlos | $26 | 1 payment
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| Medtronic | Mazor X System | $18 | 1 payment
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2022: $3,306
| Stryker | Tritanium | $2,467 | 6 payments
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| Alphatec Spine | None | $550 | 3 payments
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| NuVasive | Pulse | $120 | 3 payments
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| Globus Medical | Rise | $108 | 1 payment
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| Medtronic | Unid Pass | $46 | 2 payments
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| Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim | $14 | 1 payment
|
2021: $1,300
| Alphatec Spine | Other - Miscellaneous | $518 | 4 payments
|
| Stryker | Cascadia Interbody System | $269 | 4 payments
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| NuVasive | Pulse | $237 | 2 payments
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Expedium | $148 | 8 payments
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| Globus Medical | Excelsius Gps | $128 | 2 payments
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2020: $25,730
| NuVasive | Traverse | $25,020 | 2 payments
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| Stryker | General K2m Product Discussion | $309 | 2 payments
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| Medical Device Business Services | None | $260 | 1 payment
|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Foot & Ankle-None | $142 | 3 payments
|
2019: $2,359
| Evolution Surgical | None | $2,359 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1760877096
- Licence
- CA A145150, SC 86728California A145150: Delinquent · expires 2024-05-31
- Trained
- Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2015 · 11 years ago
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X); Federal specialty code 207XS0117X (207XS0117X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 E Mcbee Ave Ste 401, Greenville, SC, 29601
- NPI first listed
- 2015-04-03
- NPI last updated
- 2021-10-01
- NPI record certified
- 2021-10-01
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 4860 Y St Ste 3800, Sacramento, CA, 95817 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305