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Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Medical College of Georgia (1991)

109 Montgomery Drive
Anderson, SC 29621

(864) 512-7190

Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD is a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD is affiliated with Bon Secours, AnMed Health and Bon Secours - St. Francis Hospital.

Office Locations

109 Montgomery Drive
Anderson, SC 29621

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3 Saint Francis Drive Suite 490
Greenville, SC 29601

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

arthrodesis

cervical laminectomy

decompressive cervical laminectomy

posterior cervical fusion

In 2023, Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD had a list price for arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), cervical laminectomy, decompressive cervical laminectomy, and posterior cervical fusion that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

cervical decompression

posterior spinal fusion

spine surgery procedures

In 2023, Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD had a list price for cervical decompression, posterior spinal fusion, and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cervical fusion

cervical spine surgery

lamina procedures

laminectomy

nerve procedures

spinal cord stimulator implantation

spinal cord stimulator replacement

spinal fusion

spinal instrumentation

In 2012, Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD had a list price for cervical fusion, cervical spine surgery, lamina procedures, laminectomy, nerve procedures, spinal cord stimulator implantation, spinal cord stimulator replacement, spinal fusion, and spinal instrumentation (e.g. rods/screws/metal plates) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	388
hospital care	12
image guided procedures	27
implant surgery	11
injections	40
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	27
neck surgery	15
nerve block	13
nerve procedures	67
neurostimulator lead placement	11
neurostimulator replacement	11
open surgery	15
pain management	40
spinal procedures	138
upper extremity surgery	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	45
decompression surgery	62
doctor visit	441
hospital care	11
image guided procedures	25
injections	25
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	25
neck surgery	49
nerve procedures	62
pain management	25
spinal procedures	171

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	31
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC during 2014 were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	719
hospital care	121
image guided procedures	31
injections	31
inpatient care	121
minimally invasive procedures	31
neck surgery	41
nerve procedures	46
open surgery	11
pain management	31
spinal procedures	130
upper extremity surgery	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	62
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	534
hospital care	89
image guided procedures	15
injections	15
inpatient care	89
minimally invasive procedures	15
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	34
pain management	15
spinal procedures	75

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	772
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	62
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	343
hospital care	14
image guided procedures	14
injections	14
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
neck surgery	28
nerve procedures	28
pain management	14
spinal procedures	74

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	29
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	491
image guided procedures	13
injections	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	32
pain management	13
spinal procedures	72

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	32
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	41
decompression surgery	80
doctor visit	48
hospital care	35
image guided procedures	24
injections	24
inpatient care	35
minimally invasive procedures	24
neck surgery	44
nerve procedures	80
pain management	24
spinal procedures	156

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	23
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	44
decompression surgery	78
image guided procedures	38
injections	38
minimally invasive procedures	38
neck surgery	55
nerve procedures	78
pain management	38
spinal procedures	172

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	12
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	32
image guided procedures	32
injections	32
minimally invasive procedures	32
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	48
pain management	32
spinal procedures	107

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	87

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	25
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	117
image guided procedures	12
injections	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve procedures	14
pain management	12
spinal procedures	53

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	27
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	139
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	30

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	15
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Anderson, SC were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	23
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	325
hospital care	47
image guided procedures	23
implant surgery	11
injections	24
inpatient care	47
minimally invasive procedures	23
neck surgery	30
nerve block	13
nerve procedures	45
neurostimulator lead placement	11
neurostimulator replacement	11
open surgery	13
pain management	24
spinal procedures	107
upper extremity surgery	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	260
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	100
85 and over	28
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	119

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	12
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1991. He completed residency at Medical College of Georgia Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurological Surgery) and has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (1991)

Residency: Medical College of Georgia Affiliated Hospitals (1997)

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurological Surgery)

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Bon Secours

AnMed Health

Bon Secours - St. Francis Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Brainlab, Inc.	$1,012 Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning $514	Kick, Airo, Curve, Buzz, Node, Exact Trac, Novalis, TramaCad, Elements $28	Airo $15	$456
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$841 VIPER $99	Spine $95	Thoracolumbar $91	Symphony $89	Vivigen MIS Delivery System $84	Other $384
Boston Scientific Corporation	$275 SPECTRA SYSTEM $108	PAIN MANAGEMENT $97	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $54	COVEREDGE $15
Globus Medical, Inc.	$181 Spine $56	Excelsius Robotics System $54	CREO $35	SECURE-C $24	Extreme Angle Cervical Plate $11
Synthes USA Products LLC	$57 $57
Other	$358 Cervical and Trauma Therapies $33	Senza $31	Neuro-Chronic Pain $28	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $26	Octrode SCS Leads $23	Other $217

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,919
Travel and Lodging	$747
Education	$57

Biography

Dr. Aaron Macdonald is a specialist in neurosurgery. Dr. Macdonald's education and training includes medical school at Medical College of Georgia and residency at a hospital affiliated with Medical College of Georgia. He is affiliated with Bon Secours and AnMed Health. He welcomes new patients at his office inAnderson, SC as reported by Bon Secours.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aaron C. Macdonald, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

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