Medicare · fee-for-service Part B

South Carolina — total Medicare claims by state

40.7M

Services billed

$1.2B

Medicare payments

1,724

Physician groups

2.8%

of the national total

126K

Inpatient discharges · FY2024

30.3M

Part D claims · CY2024

Physician groups in South Carolina billed 40,747,586 Medicare Part B services in 2024, totaling $1.2B in Medicare payments — 2.8% of the national total.

Calendar year 2024 · Medicare fee-for-service Part B

South Carolina billing by specialty

Physician groups billing in South Carolina, by primary specialty · CY2024

Primary specialty	Services	Medicare payments	Groups
Family Practice	10.0M	$264.1M	218
Hematology/Oncology	3.9M	$50.7M	8
Rheumatology	3.8M	$41.8M	10
Internal Medicine	3.5M	$141.4M	163
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	3.5M	$68.0M	204
Diagnostic Radiology	2.6M	$77.5M	78
Ophthalmology	2.1M	$149.3M	50
Dermatology	1.4M	$70.6M	53
Emergency Medicine	1.3M	$48.3M	108
Anesthesiology	1.1M	$27.6M	100
Radiation Oncology	913K	$22.2M	7
Orthopedic Surgery	873K	$16.9M	30
Clinical Social Worker	822K	$4.7M	45
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)	762K	$32.6M	33
Urology	644K	$13.2M	11
Neurology	334K	$5.5M	11
Optometry	317K	$14.4M	79
Nephrology	310K	$15.3M	24
Otolaryngology	278K	$10.5M	20
Podiatry	278K	$10.2M	25
Allergy/Immunology	249K	$3.2M	7
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	236K	$7.6M	15
Gastroenterology	234K	$14.5M	20
Pathology	190K	$5.5M	20
Chiropractic	137K	$3.6M	112
General Surgery	125K	$8.1M	23
Nurse Practitioner	116K	$4.0M	34
Obstetrics/Gynecology	89,775	$4.7M	29
Hospitalist	85,825	$4.7M	13
Pain Management	72,318	$2.2M	4
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	47,572	$911K	8
Psychiatry	46,299	$2.7M	30
Vascular Surgery	40,435	$5.3M	4
Endocrinology	38,473	$1.9M	7
Pulmonary Disease	38,131	$2.1M	10
Qualified Audiologist	37,876	$1.3M	17
Mental Health Counselor	34,412	$2.1M	24
General Practice	17,046	$750K	4
Infectious Disease	14,397	$781K	4
Qualified Speech Language Pathologist	12,844	$247K	4
Physician Assistant	11,620	$425K	6
Interventional Pain Management	10,100	$651K	3
Hematology	9,496	$714K	1
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	9,293	$869K	17
Neurosurgery	8,822	$397K	2
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (MDS)	7,649	$1.7M	1
Critical Care (Intensivists)	6,163	$542K	4
Interventional Cardiology	5,234	$292K	2
Nuclear Medicine	3,797	$57K	1
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine	2,312	$162K	1
Geriatric Medicine	2,303	$166K	2
Hospice/Palliative Care	2,142	$147K	1
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	1,566	$157K	1
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	1,195	$34K	3
Marriage and Family Therapist	777	$57K	1
Sports Medicine	670	$30K	2
Dentist	478	$37K	2
Interventional Radiology	354	$67K	1
Cardiac Surgery	308	$50K	1
Clinical Psychologist	274	$23K	3
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	125	$12K	2
Maxillofacial Surgery	108	$5K	1

Ranked by services billed. Each linked specialty opens its highest-billed code in South Carolina; when that code is not shown, it opens the specialty's own page.

South Carolina hospital inpatient by MS-DRG

Hospital inpatient stays in South Carolina, by MS-DRG · FY2024 (Oct–Sep)

MS-DRG	Discharges	Share of national
871 · SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC	9,634	1.7%
291 · HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC	5,989	2.0%
177 · RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC	2,414	1.7%
193 · SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC	2,353	1.7%
189 · PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE	1,969	2.1%
872 · SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC	1,887	1.8%
274 · PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC	1,854	3.1%
690 · KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC	1,788	1.9%
683 · RENAL FAILURE WITH CC	1,684	2.0%
378 · GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC	1,682	2.1%
392 · ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC	1,600	1.8%
682 · RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC	1,573	2.0%
640 · MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC	1,514	1.9%
689 · KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC	1,494	1.8%
641 · MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC	1,478	2.2%
065 · INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS	1,470	2.0%
309 · CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC	1,439	2.2%
853 · INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC	1,434	1.7%
280 · ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC	1,432	1.6%
481 · HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC	1,421	2.1%
064 · INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC	1,339	2.0%
698 · OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC	1,280	1.6%
312 · SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE	1,124	2.0%
322 · PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC	1,064	2.2%
377 · GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC	1,032	1.9%

Top 25 of 589 MS-DRGs with published discharges in South Carolina, ranked by discharges. Share is this state's discharges against the DRG's national total (both from CMS's by-geography inpatient file, so a share never exceeds 100%). Each DRG opens its market for South Carolina. Discharges are counted stays under Medicare fee-for-service Part A (no Medicare Advantage), Maryland waiver-priced.

South Carolina Part D medications

Part D medications prescribed in South Carolina, by claims · CY2024

Medication	Claims	30-day fills	Share of national
Atorvastatin Calcium	1.1M	2.8M	1.5%
Amlodipine Besylate	957K	2.3M	1.9%
Levothyroxine Sodium	707K	1.7M	1.6%
Gabapentin	622K	1.0M	1.7%
Rosuvastatin Calcium	602K	1.6M	2.0%
Losartan Potassium	566K	1.4M	1.6%
Omeprazole	554K	1.3M	1.9%
Lisinopril	519K	1.3M	1.4%
Metoprolol Succinate	507K	1.2M	1.6%
Pantoprazole Sodium	467K	1.0M	1.8%
Apixaban · Eliquis	427K	676K	1.8%
Furosemide	413K	810K	1.8%
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen · Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	392K	392K	2.0%
Albuterol Sulfate · Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	356K	432K	1.9%
Prednisone	350K	410K	2.2%
Metformin Hcl	348K	854K	1.5%
Tamsulosin Hcl	346K	793K	1.6%
Hydrochlorothiazide	335K	855K	1.8%
Trazodone Hcl	334K	622K	1.8%
Carvedilol	298K	678K	1.9%
Tramadol Hcl	296K	300K	2.3%
Famotidine	279K	603K	2.0%
Fluticasone Propionate	273K	504K	2.1%
Metoprolol Tartrate	266K	592K	1.7%
Pravastatin Sodium	264K	655K	2.8%

Ranked by claims: the 25 of 2,270 medications CMS publishes for South Carolina with the most claims in CY2024. Medications are shown as CMS prints them, at the brand-and-generic grain CMS publishes. Geography is the prescriber's state as CMS files it: claims are counted where the prescriber sits, not where the pharmacy or the patient is. A claim is one dispensed fill, refills included; it is not a prescription written and not a patient count. 30-day fills restate claims to a 30-day supply, so a 90-day fill counts as three. Share is this state's claims against the total CMS publishes for the medication nationally. Claims are Medicare Part D drug-plan claims, Medicare Advantage plans included. Drug cost and prescriber figures are not part of this page.

Figures are attributable Medicare billing: each service is credited to a physician group only when the clinician who billed it belongs to exactly one group in CMS's Doctors and Clinicians register. Clinicians registered with more than one group, and groups without a specialty label, are not included in the specialty table above.

The physician-billing figures are Medicare fee-for-service Part B, and the hospital inpatient figures Medicare fee-for-service Part A — Medicare Advantage is not included in these. The Part D medication claims are the exception: they are drug-plan claims and include Medicare Advantage drug plans. A county- or city-level total for South Carolina is not published here — see methods for why. Search a specific procedure code and state on the code browser for the ranked physician groups behind these totals.