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Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

Professional interests include: vascular access

100 E Wood Street Suite 202
Spartanburg, SC 29303

(864) 560-7070

Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD is a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC specializing in general surgery. Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD is affiliated with Spartanburg Medical Center and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

Office Locations

100 E Wood Street Suite 202
Spartanburg, SC 29303

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

catheterization

hemodialysis access duplex ultrasound

tunneled central line placement

In 2023, Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD performed more catheterization, hemodialysis access duplex ultrasound, and tunneled central line placement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

tunneled central line placement

In 2012, Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD had a list price for tunneled central line placement 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. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2012 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	59
angioplasty	406
catheterization	135
dialysis access procedures	665
minimally invasive procedures	158
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	116
vascular procedures	739
X-rays	474

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2013 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	78
angioplasty	408
catheterization	184
dialysis access procedures	742
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	164
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	129
vascular procedures	800
X-rays	490

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	232
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	14
Less than 65	268

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	72
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2014 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	76
angioplasty	423
catheterization	186
dialysis access procedures	814
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	212
stent placement (stenting)	36
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	130
vascular procedures	911
X-rays	571

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	275
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	21
Less than 65	282

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	68
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2015 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	51
angioplasty	289
catheterization	200
dialysis access procedures	590
minimally invasive procedures	130
stent placement (stenting)	36
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	94
vascular procedures	626
X-rays	421

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	510
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	516
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	34
Less than 65	524

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	67
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2016 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	82
angioplasty	270
catheterization	181
device removal	18
dialysis access procedures	589
doctor visit	247
minimally invasive procedures	98
stent placement (stenting)	24
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	74
ultrasound (sonogram)	75
vascular procedures	630
X-rays	375

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	260
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	23
Less than 65	254

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	68
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2017 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	103
catheterization	184
dialysis access procedures	260
doctor visit	504
hospital care	184
inpatient care	122
outpatient care	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	234
vascular procedures	349

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	276
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	35
Less than 65	263

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	68
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2018 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	71
catheterization	221
dialysis access procedures	341
hospital care	291
inpatient care	186
outpatient care	105
ultrasound (sonogram)	312
vascular procedures	397

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	281
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	37
Less than 65	286

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	65
Dementia	18
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2019 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	78
catheterization	210
dialysis access procedures	669
hospital care	234
inpatient care	147
outpatient care	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	656
vascular procedures	754

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	287
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	29
Less than 65	273

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	66
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2020 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	73
catheterization	234
dialysis access procedures	701
hospital care	263
inpatient care	136
outpatient care	127
ultrasound (sonogram)	652
vascular procedures	771

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	284
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	24
Less than 65	277

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	69
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2021 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	52
catheterization	186
dialysis access procedures	436
hospital care	192
inpatient care	100
outpatient care	92
ultrasound (sonogram)	450
vascular procedures	502

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	183
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	21
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	67
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2022 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	39
catheterization	160
dialysis access procedures	495
hospital care	129
inpatient care	61
outpatient care	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	504
vascular procedures	559

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	161
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	25
Less than 65	181

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	66
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and ultrasound (sonogram).

anastomosis	69
angioplasty	359
catheterization	189
device removal	18
dialysis access procedures	572
doctor visit	375
hospital care	165
inpatient care	97
minimally invasive procedures	152
outpatient care	90
stent placement (stenting)	32
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	411
vascular procedures	639
X-rays	466

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	250
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	236
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	88
85 and over	23
Less than 65	253
65 to 74	142

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	61
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He completed residency at Spartanburg Regional Family Medicine Residency. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in South Carolina.

Residency: Spartanburg Regional Family Medicine Residency

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Spartanburg Medical Center

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$168,331 ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM $102,620	Ellipsys $31,881	IN.PACT AV $21,777	Argyle $7,183	TurboHawk $1,978	Other $2,891
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$38,661 IN.PACT AV $21,601	IN.PACT Admiral $16,533	Ellipsys $375	Aortic Stent Grafts $80	QT Vascular Chocolate PTA Balloon $48	Other $25
Covidien LP	$12,834 Argyle $5,336	Chameleon $3,772	Palindrome $3,420	MAHURKAR $114	Covidien $82	Other $109
Arrow International, Inc.	$9,306 Catheters - Arrow $6,018	Interventional Access $3,278	Vascular Access $11
Sonavex, Inc.	$9,200 EchoSure $9,200
Other	$10,479 Chameleon $4,072	GENERAL THERAPIES $1,312	CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $608	GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin $490	FLEX Vessel Prep System $302	Other $3,694

**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	$157,594
Consulting Fee	$40,892
Travel and Lodging	$30,011
Food and Beverage	$17,513
Education	$2,800

Research Payments

Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD has received 25 research payments totaling $195,309.

Biography

Dr. Ari Kramer is a general surgery specialist. Dr. Kramer's areas of clinical interest consist of vascular access and surgical procedures. He is affiliated with Spartanburg Medical Center. He has an open panel in Spartanburg, SC according to Doctor.com.