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Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

1005 E Cheves Street
Florence, SC 29506

(843) 777-7900

Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD is an orthopedist in Florence, SC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery.

Office Locations

1005 E Cheves Street
Florence, SC 29506

(843) 777-7900

(843) 777-7925

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

immobilization treatment

open surgery

In 2023, Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD performed more immobilization treatment, and open surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 10%

By Volume:

nerve surgery

trigger finger surgery

upper extremity surgery

In 2023, Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD performed more nerve surgery, trigger finger surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

open carpal tunnel surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

By Affordability:

carpal tunnel surgery

decompression surgery

immobilization

immobilization treatment

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

splinting

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD performed more open carpal tunnel surgery, and peripheral nerve decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for carpal tunnel surgery, decompression surgery, immobilization, immobilization treatment, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, and splinting (splint application) 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2012 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	408
injections	38
nerve procedures	47
open surgery	47
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2013 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	448
injections	50
nerve procedures	50
open surgery	50
tendon surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	89

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	31
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2014 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	539
immobilization	11
injections	86
nerve procedures	36
open surgery	36
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	66

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	37
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	32
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2015 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	481
injections	81
nerve procedures	31
open surgery	31
tendon surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	56

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	58
Hispanic	118
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	62
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2016 were upper extremity surgery, immobilization, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	461
immobilization	49
injections	32
nerve procedures	34
open surgery	34
tendon surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	60

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	26
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2017 were upper extremity surgery, open surgery, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	82
doctor visit	510
fracture surgery	12
immobilization	17
injections	48
nerve procedures	82
open surgery	94
tendon surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	134

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	27
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2018 were upper extremity surgery, open surgery, immobilization and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	111
doctor visit	641
fracture surgery	33
immobilization	126
injections	84
joint surgery	14
nerve procedures	111
open surgery	144
reconstructive surgery	14
tendon surgery	70
transplant procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	228

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	143
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	26
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, open surgery, immobilization and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	170
doctor visit	634
fracture surgery	37
immobilization	174
injections	48
nerve procedures	170
open surgery	207
tendon surgery	43
upper extremity surgery	250

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	128
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	36
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2020 were upper extremity surgery, immobilization, open surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	72
doctor visit	409
fracture surgery	29
immobilization	131
injections	36
nerve procedures	72
open surgery	101
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	131

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	86
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	26
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2021 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	124
doctor visit	562
immobilization	96
injections	61
nerve procedures	124
open surgery	124
tendon surgery	79
upper extremity surgery	203

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	27
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2022 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	104
doctor visit	549
immobilization	71
injections	71
nerve procedures	104
open surgery	104
tendon surgery	81
upper extremity surgery	185

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	27
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC during 2023 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	85
doctor visit	490
immobilization	57
injections	77
nerve procedures	85
open surgery	85
tendon surgery	88
upper extremity surgery	173

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	24
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	44
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD treated as an orthopedist in Florence, SC were upper extremity surgery, open surgery, immobilization and nerve procedures.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	78
doctor visit	511
fracture surgery	27
immobilization	81
injections	59
joint surgery	14
nerve procedures	78
open surgery	88
reconstructive surgery	14
tendon surgery	47
transplant procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	137

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD.

**Gender**
Female	236
Male	154

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	278
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	107
85 and over	28
Less than 65	65
65 to 74	189

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD has an average of 1.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christopher Stephen Litts, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Florence, SC.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2023-02-16

Dr. Litts saw my 16 yr old son on February 6, 2022.  My son experienced a popping noise and intense pain in his elbow when he stood up and pushed off his desk.  That day, his elbow audibly popped and sent intese pain down to the hand around 5 times.  This repeated once or twice each day for the next 3 days.  He saw Dr. Litts on day 4. The pain and popping had stopped by then and the only issue he was having was a little weakness and tingling in his hand.  
After about 10 minutes,  and NO imaging, Dr. Litts diagnosed him with Ulner Nerve Suplexation and said the only path was surgery right away.
Needless to say we were stunned and followed our gut to seek a second opinion.  The next hand and elbow orthopeodic we visited did one x-ray and immediately saw the problem that required NO surgery!  
The surgery Dr. Litts insisted needed to be performed (with zero imaging to prove his diagnosis) is a serious surgery with very high risk of permanent nerve damage and is generally only used as a LAST RESORT!
We are very dissappointed in his lack of professionalism and his bedside manner.  When my son asked if there was anything he could be doing to reduce the risk of suplexation while he waited on surgery, Dr. Litts gave him a very sarcastic and condescending answer - to a 16 yr. old kid you just took out of basketball for state playoffs and dropped the bomb of surgery on!
I do not reccommend this surgeon - to anyone.  There are far better out there.  Do your research!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Peerless Surgical Inc.	$1,176 $1,176
AXOGEN	$412 AxoGuard Nerve Protector $297	AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $115
Stryker Corporation	$368 TRIATHLON $341	Gamma $27
Skeletal Dynamics Inc	$199 Implate $199
Vioptix Inc	$180 $180
Other	$842 MemoryShape Breast Implants $98	Osteogenesis Stimulators $94	IM NAILS $84	VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS $54	CMF OL1000 $49	Other $464

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,722
Education	$1,115
Travel and Lodging	$341

Biography

Dr. Christopher Litts is a specialist in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He works in Florence, SC. Dr. Litts obtained a license to practice in South Carolina.

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