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Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD

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Specializes in: Primary Care, Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Hospice and Palliative Medicine (End-of-Life Care and Serious Illness)

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1992)

317 Saint Francis Drive Suite 210
Greenville, SC 29601

(864) 767-6279

Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD is a primary care doctor in Greenville, SC specializing in primary care, internal medicine (adult medicine) and hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness). He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD is affiliated with Bon Secours and Bon Secours - St. Francis Hospital.

Office Locations

317 Saint Francis Drive Suite 210
Greenville, SC 29601

(864) 767-6279

1-888-865-3847

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3803 Robert Porcher Way
Greensboro, NC 27410

(336) 286-3442

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Greenville, SC during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	513
diabetes management	114
doctor visit	771
lab tests	856
musculoskeletal imaging	29
preventive care	571
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
thyroid function tests	36
vaccines	175
X-rays	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Greenville, SC during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	388
diabetes management	108
doctor visit	539
lab tests	1346
musculoskeletal imaging	44
preventive care	499
thyroid function tests	115
vaccines	129
X-rays	44

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	50
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Greenville, SC during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	234
diabetes management	97
doctor visit	305
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
lab tests	1017
musculoskeletal imaging	50
preventive care	423
thyroid function tests	116
vaccines	88
X-rays	50

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	55
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Greenville, SC during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	108
diabetes management	31
doctor visit	137
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
lab tests	356
musculoskeletal imaging	13
preventive care	108
thyroid function tests	48
vaccines	16
X-rays	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	58
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Greenville, SC during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	64
inpatient care	64

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	29
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	45
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	55
Dementia	26
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Greenville, SC during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	28
inpatient care	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Greenville, SC during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	54
inpatient care	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	52
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	62
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	52
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Greenville, SC during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	57
inpatient care	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	11

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	20
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	59
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	53
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Greenville, SC during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	42
inpatient care	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Greenville, SC were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

blood draw	310
diabetes management	87
doctor visit	438
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
lab tests	893
musculoskeletal imaging	34
preventive care	400
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
thyroid function tests	78
vaccines	102
X-rays	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD.

**Gender**
Female	69
Male	63

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	110
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	18
75 to 84	40
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	58

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD From 2012 - 2020

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	11
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) and has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1992)

Residency: Mayo Clinic (1995)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Bon Secours

Bon Secours - St. Francis Hospital

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Anthem, WellPoint, Molina Healthcare, Payer Provider, Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA, Absolute Total Care SC, Medicare SC, Aetna Health Insurance Company SC, CIN-Greenville, Medcost SC, Select Health Network SC, Blue Cross Blue Shield SC and Employer Health Network SC.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Bruce Henry Swords, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Coventry

Cigna

Anthem

WellPoint

Molina Healthcare

Payer Provider

Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA

Absolute Total Care SC

Medicare SC

Aetna Health Insurance Company SC

CIN-Greenville

Medcost SC

Select Health Network SC

Blue Cross Blue Shield SC

Employer Health Network SC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$128 XARELTO $128
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc.	$98 ATTUNE $98
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$71 Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System $71
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$45 TRADJENTA $45
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$32 Vesicare $32
Other	$118 QSYMIA $14	Zetonna $14	GLYXAMBI $14	Brovana $14	Deep Brain Neurostimulation $12	Other $52

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$473
Entertainment	$19

Biography

Dr. Bruce Swords practices hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and primary care. Dr. Swords is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Anthem, Blue California, and Coventry. After completing medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Mayo Clinic. He is affiliated with Bon Secours. According to Bon Secours, new patients are welcome to contact his office in.