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Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)
Baylor College of Medicine (1997)
101 E Wood Street Floor 3
Spartanburg, SC 29303

Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD is a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD is affiliated with Spartanburg Medical Center and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

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Office Locations

101 E Wood Street Floor 3
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 560-1900
(864) 560-1925
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Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

380 Serpentine Drive 3rd Floor
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 560-1900
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

intercostal neurolytic block
nerve block
nerve block injection
tunneled central line placement

In 2023, Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD performed more intercostal neurolytic block, nerve block, nerve block injection, and tunneled central line placement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care
inpatient care
inpatient hospital care

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis 14
catheterization 38
doctor visit 215
gastrointestinal procedures 14
hospital care 54
inpatient care 54
minimally invasive procedures 14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures 17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 117
Female 93
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 178
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 88
From 75 to 84 60
85 and over 13
Less than 65 49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 40
Diabetes 42
Dementia 9
Cancer 50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 31
doctor visit 259
hospital care 43
inpatient care 43
minimally invasive procedures 16
pleural drainage 16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures 18
thoracostomy 16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 123
Female 102
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 193
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 115
From 75 to 84 62
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and diabetes.

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 37
Diabetes 38
Dementia 10
Cancer 48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 43
doctor visit 243
excision 12
hospital care 96
inpatient care 96
minimally invasive procedures 29
pleural drainage 17
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures 43
thoracostomy 17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 262
Female 274
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 452
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 234
From 75 to 84 176
85 and over 32
Less than 65 94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 23
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 42
Diabetes 40
Dementia 11
Cancer 47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2016 were catheterization, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis 15
catheterization 77
device removal 11
doctor visit 201
gastrointestinal procedures 15
hospital care 55
inpatient care 55
minimally invasive procedures 32
pleural drainage 17
thoracostomy 17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 134
Female 121
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 225
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 136
From 75 to 84 67
85 and over 12
Less than 65 40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and asthma.

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 41
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 37
Dementia 12
Cancer 44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and thoracostomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 61
device removal 11
doctor visit 216
hospital care 136
inpatient care 136
minimally invasive procedures 13
pleural drainage 13
thoracostomy 13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 150
Female 137
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 248
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 132
From 75 to 84 92
85 and over 16
Less than 65 47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 40
Diabetes 38
Dementia 14
Cancer 47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 12
anastomosis 16
catheterization 103
doctor visit 249
endocrine surgery 12
gastrointestinal procedures 28
hospital care 129
inpatient care 129
minimally invasive procedures 36
open surgery 12
pleural drainage 20
thoracostomy 20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 182
Female 135
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 276
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 159
From 75 to 84 100
85 and over 13
Less than 65 45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 42
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 38
Diabetes 33
Dementia 10
Cancer 45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 17
catheterization 63
device removal 11
doctor visit 193
endocrine surgery 17
excision 20
gastrointestinal procedures 17
hospital care 95
injections 11
inpatient care 95
minimally invasive procedures 35
nerve block 11
open surgery 17
pain management 11
pleural drainage 15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures 20
thoracostomy 15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 150
Female 136
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 245
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 145
From 75 to 84 102
85 and over 14
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 42
Diabetes 36
Dementia 10
Cancer 49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2020 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 11
anastomosis 14
catheterization 86
doctor visit 179
endocrine surgery 11
excision 15
gastrointestinal procedures 25
hospital care 121
injections 24
inpatient care 121
minimally invasive procedures 55
nerve block 24
open surgery 11
pain management 24
pleural drainage 26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures 15
thoracostomy 26

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 147
Female 124
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 227
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 122
From 75 to 84 107
85 and over 18
Less than 65 24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 43
Dementia 13
Cancer 41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 55
doctor visit 216
excision 18
hospital care 96
inpatient care 96
minimally invasive procedures 35
pleural drainage 17
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures 18
thoracostomy 17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 133
Female 132
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 229
Black 25
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 121
From 75 to 84 108
85 and over 19
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and cancer.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 38
Dementia 11
Cancer 40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2022 were catheterization, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 57
doctor visit 159
excision 11
hospital care 56
injections 13
inpatient care 56
minimally invasive procedures 11
nerve block 13
pain management 13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures 11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 113
Female 118
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 198
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 101
From 75 to 84 87
85 and over 13
Less than 65 30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and cancer.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 34
Diabetes 42
Dementia 0
Cancer 41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 54
device removal 17
doctor visit 115
hospital care 109
injections 14
inpatient care 109
nerve block 14
pain management 14

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 103
Female 92
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 166
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 98
From 75 to 84 77
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35
Diabetes 36
Dementia 6
Cancer 44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Spartanburg, SC were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

abdominal surgery 13
anastomosis 14
catheterization 60
device removal 12
doctor visit 204
endocrine surgery 13
excision 15
gastrointestinal procedures 19
hospital care 90
injections 15
inpatient care 90
minimally invasive procedures 27
nerve block 15
open surgery 13
pain management 15
pleural drainage 17
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures 20
thoracostomy 17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD.

Gender
Male 146
Female 133
Ethnicity
Black / African American 2
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 239
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 94
85 and over 13
Less than 65 33
65 to 74 131

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and diabetes.

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 14
Osteoporosis 9
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 37
Diabetes 38
Atrial Fibrillation 16
Dementia 9
Cancer 45

Education & Training

Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1997. He completed residency at Medical University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the general surgery and has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine (1997)

Residency: Medical University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: general surgery

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christope Liem Nguyen, 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. Christope Liem Nguyen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
AngioDynamics, Inc. $2,169
$2,169
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. $1,103 Da Vinci Surgical System
$1,103
AbbVie Inc. $106 Creon
$106
Genentech USA, Inc. $77 TARCEVA
$77
AtriCure, Inc. $74 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM
$44 		ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2)
$30
Other $157 Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose
$34 		HARMONIC Product Family
$28 		PHASIX
$26 		BioSurgery - FLOSEAL
$18 		LYNPARZA
$17 		Other
$35
Types of Payments
Travel and Lodging $3,163
Food and Beverage $523

Biography

Dr. Christophe Nguyen is a general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery) specialist in Spartanburg, SC. Dr. Nguyen is affiliated with Spartanburg Medical Center. He attended Baylor College of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with Medical University of South Carolina for residency.

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