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Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

1106 Chuck Dawley Boulevard Suite 100
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

(843) 849-1551

Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD is a spine surgeon in Mount Pleasant, SC specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

1106 Chuck Dawley Boulevard Suite 100
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

(843) 849-1551

(843) 884-0629

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	50
decompression surgery	106
doctor visit	1033
lab tests	20
minimally invasive procedures	39
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	307
nerve procedures	106
pelvic imaging	33
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	1257
X-rays	727

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	73
decompression surgery	145
doctor visit	1191
lab tests	22
minimally invasive procedures	60
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	295
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	145
pelvic imaging	376
spinal procedures	1189
X-rays	930

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	613
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	424
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	37
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	94
decompression surgery	161
doctor visit	1658
image guided procedures	12
injections	12
lab tests	22
minimally invasive procedures	79
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	382
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	161
pain management	12
pelvic imaging	501
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	1487
X-rays	1206

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	403
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	723
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	478
From 75 to 84	251
85 and over	46
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	81
decompression surgery	100
doctor visit	1729
lab tests	108
minimally invasive procedures	57
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	307
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	100
pelvic imaging	429
spinal procedures	1419
X-rays	1248

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	748
Female	880

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1358
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	876
From 75 to 84	482
85 and over	100
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	84
decompression surgery	91
doctor visit	1746
image guided procedures	11
injections	11
lab tests	17
minimally invasive procedures	52
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	355
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	91
pain management	11
pelvic imaging	443
spinal procedures	1302
X-rays	1108

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	438

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	45
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	1346
lab tests	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	274
nerve procedures	32
pelvic imaging	303
spinal procedures	811
X-rays	766

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	35
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2018 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	103
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
pelvic imaging	17
spinal procedures	54
X-rays	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Mount Pleasant, SC were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	65
decompression surgery	105
doctor visit	1258
image guided procedures	11
injections	11
lab tests	33
minimally invasive procedures	50
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	276
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	105
pain management	11
pelvic imaging	300
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	1074
X-rays	862

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Female	365
Male	315

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	63
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	568
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	37
75 to 84	201
Less than 65	65
65 to 74	374

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Blake Dennis, MD From 2012 - 2018

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$215 Spine $215
Lanx, Inc.	$186 Spinal Fusion Device $186
NUVASIVE, INC.	$140 Thoracolumbar $124	Cervicothoracic $15
Mallinckrodt LLC	$29 XARTEMIS XR $29
Providence Medical Technology, Inc.	$26 DTRAX Spinal System $26
Other	$90 PENNSAID $16	BSBHT - SPINE $15	Mobi-C $13	MOVANTIK $13	ZORVOLEX $12	Other $22

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$686

Biography

Dr. R. Dennis is a spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC. Dr. Dennis obtained a license to practice in South Carolina.