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Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

146 East Hospital Drive Suite 120a
West Columbia, SC 29169

(803) 936-7076

Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD is a neurologist in West Columbia, SC specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease).

Office Locations

146 East Hospital Drive Suite 120a
West Columbia, SC 29169

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD treated as a neurologist in West Columbia, SC during 2012 were blood draw and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	198
doctor visit	1264
pulmonary testing	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD treated as a neurologist in West Columbia, SC during 2013 were blood draw and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	706
doctor visit	1520
pulmonary testing	45

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	551
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	75
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	45
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD treated as a neurologist in West Columbia, SC during 2014 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	945
doctor visit	1839
preventive care	72
pulmonary testing	13
vaccines	72

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	489

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	740
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	97
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	43
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD treated as a neurologist in West Columbia, SC during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	896
doctor visit	1832
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	688
Female	1114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1602
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	754
From 75 to 84	640
85 and over	230
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	43
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD treated as a neurologist in West Columbia, SC during 2016 were blood draw and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	687
doctor visit	1820
electroencephalography (EEG)	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	564

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	854
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	405
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	114
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	42
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD treated as a neurologist in West Columbia, SC during 2017 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	672
doctor visit	1722
preventive care	19
pulmonary testing	14
vaccines	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	566

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	849
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	406
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	118
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	45
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD treated as a neurologist in West Columbia, SC during 2018 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	864
doctor visit	1798
preventive care	31
vaccines	31

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	608

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	892
Black	93
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	397
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	123
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Dementia	44
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD treated as a neurologist in West Columbia, SC during 2019 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	738
doctor visit	2012
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	602

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	890
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	399
From 75 to 84	393
85 and over	133
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	46
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD treated as a neurologist in West Columbia, SC during 2020 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	243
doctor visit	719

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	579
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	82
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	45
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	120

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	43

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	27
Dementia	41
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	492

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	22
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	35
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	604

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	20
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	383

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	14
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	36
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD treated as a neurologist in West Columbia, SC were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and pulmonary testing.

blood draw	661
doctor visit	1240
electroencephalography (EEG)	14
preventive care	28
pulmonary testing	27
vaccines	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	55
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	573
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	232
85 and over	79
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	270

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Schmechel, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, dementia and depression.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	10
Dementia	35

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,456 TROKENDI XR $663	OXTELLAR XR $390	$402
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$985 Gilenya $293	EXELON PATCH $288	AFINITOR $136	Aimovig $115	MAYZENT $43	Other $110
CSL Behring	$843 Zemaira $771	Hizentra $56	Privigen $15
UCB, Inc.	$727 Neupro $385	Briviact $193	Vimpat $149
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$610 Betaseron $610
Other	$7,952 Nuedexta $446	GLASSIA $441	AUBAGIO $430	Prolastin-C $416	NUPLAZID $414	Other $5,805

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,672
Education	$499
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$402

Biography

Dr. Donald Schmechel is a specialist in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He works in West Columbia, SC. Dr. Schmechel obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.