Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) · South Carolina
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) in South Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
27 physicians in South Carolina billed Medicare for 1,133 upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David J. Remigio, MDOphthalmology · Bluffton | 139 | 98 | +42% |
| 2 | Garrison P. Wier, MDOphthalmology · Greenville | 114 | 97 | +18% |
| 3 | Balaji Perumal, MD,Ophthalmology · Greenville | 92 | 101 | −9% |
| 4 | Kenneth Y. Gleitsmann, MD, MPHOphthalmology · Hilton Head Island | 87 | 69 | +26% |
| 5 | Gene R. Howard, MDOphthalmology · Mount Pleasant | 81 | 96 | −16% |
| 6 | Rakesh M. Patel, MDOphthalmology · Columbia | 61 | 36 | +69% |
| 7 | Karen L. Wickliffe-Keisler, MDOphthalmology · Boiling Springs | 50 | 25 | +100% |
| 8 | John D. Siddens, DOOphthalmology · Greenville | 45 | 34 | +32% |
| 8 | Phelan G. Piehota, DOOphthalmology · Ladson | 45 | 38 | +18% |
| 10 | Edward G. Crosswell, MDOphthalmology · Columbia | 43 | 35 | +23% |
| 11 | Dilip A. Thomas, MDOphthalmology · Greenville | 42 | — | |
| 12 | Andrew S. Eiseman, MDOphthalmology · Charleston | 38 | 44 | −14% |
| 13 | Erik M. Happ, MDOphthalmology · Mt Pleasant | 34 | 17 | |
| 14 | Michael D. Peters, MDOtolaryngology · Little River | 33 | 47 | −30% |
| 15 | Thomas R. Mather, MDOphthalmology · Ladson | 30 | 28 | +7% |
| 16 | Thomas J. Newland, MDOphthalmology · Walterboro | 26 | 48 | −46% |
| 16 | Susannah L. Brown, MDOphthalmology · Charleston | 26 | 29 | −10% |
| 18 | Robert M. Edwards, MDOphthalmology · Lancaster | 20 | 16 | |
| 19 | Timothy B. Owens, MDOphthalmology · Lancaster | 19 | — | |
| 19 | Charlotte R. Thompson, MDOphthalmology · Columbia | 19 | 13 | |
| 21 | Rhonda V. Barrett, MDOphthalmology · Rock Hill | 16 | 14 | |
| 22 | Kathleen G. Albrecht, MDOphthalmology · Columbia | 14 | — | |
| 23 | Steven K. White, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Myrtle Beach | 13 | 18 | |
| 24 | Lucas O. Platt, DOOphthalmology · Columbia | 12 | 11 | |
| 24 | Taylor Rossow, DOOphthalmology · Anderson | 12 | 11 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 15823), in 2024, Medicare fee-for-service only. A surgeon who mostly treats younger or Medicare Advantage patients will rank lower than their total volume. Method and limits.