In 2023, Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD performed more arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic distal clavicle excision, decompression surgery, injections, joint aspiration, open reduction and internal fixation for distal radius fracture, open surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 10%

By Volume:

carpal tunnel injection

In 2023, Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD performed more carpal tunnel injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

joint surgery

minimally invasive surgery

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

shoulder arthroscopy

tendon surgery

trigger finger surgery

By Affordability:

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

carpal tunnel injection

carpal tunnel surgery

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

peripheral nerve surgery

rotator cuff repair

rotator cuff surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD performed more arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, joint surgery, minimally invasive surgery, nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, shoulder arthroscopy, tendon surgery, and trigger finger surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, carpal tunnel injection, carpal tunnel surgery, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, rotator cuff repair, and rotator cuff surgery 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. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2012 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	158
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	21
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	683
excision	22
hip imaging	24
hospital care	30
injections	201
inpatient care	30
joint surgery	94
minimally invasive procedures	94
musculoskeletal imaging	56
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	110
X-rays	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2013 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	241
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	21
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	807
excision	24
hip imaging	14
injections	309
joint surgery	101
minimally invasive procedures	101
musculoskeletal imaging	50
nerve procedures	29
open surgery	29
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	26
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	130
X-rays	89

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	39
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2014 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	219
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	21
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	779
excision	27
hip imaging	21
injections	314
joint surgery	98
minimally invasive procedures	98
musculoskeletal imaging	53
nerve procedures	30
open surgery	30
spinal procedures	11
tendon surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	149
X-rays	64

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	527
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	42
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2015 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	247
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	620
excision	22
hospital care	20
injections	365
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	81
minimally invasive procedures	81
nerve procedures	30
open surgery	30
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	123

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	646

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	966
Black	102
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	544
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	100
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2016 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	355
decompression surgery	92
doctor visit	893
excision	42
hospital care	11
injections	515
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	129
minimally invasive procedures	118
nerve procedures	58
open surgery	58
pain management	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
tendon surgery	46
upper extremity surgery	191

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	612
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	383
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	47
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2017 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	507
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	39
decompression surgery	140
doctor visit	1182
excision	41
hospital care	18
injections	677
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	181
minimally invasive procedures	181
nerve procedures	96
open surgery	96
tendon surgery	65
upper extremity surgery	325

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	493

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	803
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	489
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	58
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2018 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	673
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	14
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	61
decompression surgery	147
doctor visit	1463
excision	60
injections	888
joint surgery	275
minimally invasive procedures	275
nerve procedures	86
open surgery	86
tendon surgery	68
upper extremity surgery	397

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	486
Female	568

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	939
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	615
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	64
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2019 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	739
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	53
decompression surgery	147
doctor visit	1449
excision	49
injections	977
joint surgery	216
minimally invasive procedures	216
nerve procedures	98
open surgery	98
spinal procedures	13
tendon surgery	63
upper extremity surgery	361
X-rays	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1012
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	643
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	52
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2020 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	748
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	31
decompression surgery	130
doctor visit	1289
excision	60
injections	1020
joint surgery	227
minimally invasive procedures	227
nerve procedures	71
open surgery	71
pain management	12
tendon surgery	52
upper extremity surgery	335

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	485
Female	593

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	985
Black	67
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	626
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	50
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2021 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	702
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
decompression surgery	126
doctor visit	1159
excision	35
injections	1021
joint surgery	135
minimally invasive procedures	122
nerve procedures	90
open surgery	90
pain management	12
reconstructive surgery	13
tendon surgery	48
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	273

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	487
Female	569

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	964
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	583
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	62
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2022 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	577
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	110
doctor visit	952
excision	24
fracture surgery	16
injections	846
joint surgery	87
minimally invasive procedures	87
nerve procedures	84
open surgery	100
tendon surgery	55
upper extremity surgery	242

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	527

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	862
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	516
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	56
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	3
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2023 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	558
decompression surgery	94
doctor visit	1008
excision	28
fracture surgery	18
injections	813
joint surgery	101
minimally invasive procedures	84
nerve procedures	66
open surgery	84
reconstructive surgery	17
tendon surgery	80
transplant procedures	18
upper extremity surgery	265

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	528

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	829
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	501
From 75 to 84	295
85 and over	52
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	3
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD treated as an orthopedist in Myrtle Beach, SC were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

aspiration	477
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	31
decompression surgery	98
doctor visit	1023
excision	36
fracture surgery	17
hip imaging	19
hospital care	19
injections	662
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	143
minimally invasive procedures	140
musculoskeletal imaging	53
nerve procedures	62
open surgery	65
pain management	12
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
spinal procedures	16
tendon surgery	47
transplant procedures	15
upper extremity surgery	241
X-rays	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	55
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	749
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	233
85 and over	51
Less than 65	85
65 to 74	456

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Eric Lukowski, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	10
Dementia	4

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. David Eric Lukowski, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$781 SUTUREFIX $551	Spyromite suture anchor $97	LENS Surgical Imaging System $76	LENS 4K $57
Mylan Inc.	$562 $562
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$408 Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $371	Recon-Nerve and Tendon Repair $19	Recon-Skin and Wound $18
Zimmer Holding Inc	$330 Trauma $205	Knee $125
SpineSmith Holdings, LLC	$129 $129
Other	$697 Implate $97	NA $90	XIAFLEX $75	XARTEMIS XR $42	Polarus 3 Plates $35	Other $358

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,355
Travel and Lodging	$551

Biography

Dr. David Lukowski's areas of specialization are hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery; he sees patients in Little River, SC and Myrtle Beach, SC. He is a graduate of West Virginia University School of Medicine.