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Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD

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Specializes in: MOHS-Micrographic Surgery

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1992)

1450 Dowell Springs Boulevard Suite 210
Leonardtown, MD 20650

(301) 965-1936

Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD is a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD specializing in mohs-micrographic surgery. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD is affiliated with KNOXVILLE DERMATOLOGY GROUP PC.

Office Locations

1450 Dowell Springs Boulevard Suite 210
Leonardtown, MD 20650

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD during 2012 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	15
blood draw	138
cancer surgery	1246
compression therapy	26
diagnostic procedures	1206
doctor visit	4296
ear procedures	63
eye procedures	35
immobilization	26
incision and drainage	15
injections	45
lab tests	26
minor procedures	121
phototherapy (light therapy)	550
plastic surgery procedures	62
radiation therapy	58
reconstructive surgery	62
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	3861
skin procedures	3909
skin surgery	1261
tissue transfer	62
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	168

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD during 2013 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	100
cancer surgery	1241
compression therapy	23
diagnostic procedures	942
doctor visit	3298
ear procedures	28
immobilization	23
injections	45
lab tests	25
minor procedures	84
phototherapy (light therapy)	228
plastic surgery procedures	51
reconstructive surgery	51
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	3372
skin procedures	3418
skin surgery	1241
tissue transfer	51
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	135

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1233
Female	1118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2277
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1093
From 75 to 84	699
85 and over	246
Less than 65	313

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD during 2014 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	20
cancer surgery	1316
diagnostic procedures	439
doctor visit	1603
injections	13
minor procedures	61
phototherapy (light therapy)	77
plastic surgery procedures	41
reconstructive surgery	41
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	2432
skin procedures	2509
skin surgery	1316
tissue transfer	41
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	102

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	825
Female	660

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1453
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	682
From 75 to 84	502
85 and over	169
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD during 2015 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
cancer surgery	1337
diagnostic procedures	408
doctor visit	1310
lab tests	11
minor procedures	16
phototherapy (light therapy)	63
plastic surgery procedures	32
reconstructive surgery	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	2260
skin procedures	2323
skin surgery	1337
tissue transfer	32
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	48

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1572
Female	1120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2640
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1222
From 75 to 84	972
85 and over	320
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD during 2016 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
cancer surgery	1474
diagnostic procedures	394
doctor visit	1112
lab tests	15
minor procedures	25
phototherapy (light therapy)	62
plastic surgery procedures	32
reconstructive surgery	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	2243
skin procedures	2305
skin surgery	1474
tissue transfer	32
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	57

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	746
Female	529

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1248
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	626
From 75 to 84	400
85 and over	161
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD during 2017 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
cancer surgery	1718
consultation	17
diagnostic procedures	246
doctor visit	937
injections	17
minor procedures	34
plastic surgery procedures	42
reconstructive surgery	42
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	2395
skin procedures	2395
skin surgery	1718
tissue transfer	42
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	76

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	759
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1230
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	567
From 75 to 84	469
85 and over	141
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD during 2018 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

cancer surgery	1611
diagnostic procedures	281
doctor visit	822
lab tests	13
minor procedures	29
phototherapy (light therapy)	114
plastic surgery procedures	31
reconstructive surgery	31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	2298
skin procedures	2298
skin surgery	1611
tissue transfer	31
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	60

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	730
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	566
From 75 to 84	429
85 and over	148
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD during 2019 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	27
cancer surgery	1335
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	937
ear procedures	15
injections	19
plastic surgery procedures	29
reconstructive surgery	29
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	2084
skin procedures	2084
skin surgery	1335
tissue transfer	29
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	29

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	695
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	551
From 75 to 84	395
85 and over	149
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD during 2020 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	17
cancer surgery	1166
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1036
ear procedures	14
injections	17
plastic surgery procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1958
skin procedures	1958
skin surgery	1166
tissue transfer	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	690
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	560
From 75 to 84	400
85 and over	135
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD during 2021 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
cancer surgery	1489
consultation	15
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	1105
ear procedures	29
minor procedures	18
plastic surgery procedures	31
reconstructive surgery	31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	2417
skin procedures	2417
skin surgery	1489
tissue transfer	31
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	49

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	765
Female	488

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1213
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	589
From 75 to 84	458
85 and over	160
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD during 2022 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

cancer surgery	1438
consultation	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1164
ear procedures	12
injections	17
minor procedures	26
plastic surgery procedures	22
reconstructive surgery	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	2377
skin procedures	2377
skin surgery	1438
tissue transfer	22
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	48

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	764
Female	520

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	556
From 75 to 84	506
85 and over	182
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated as a mohs skin cancer surgeon in Leonardtown, MD were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin surgery and cancer surgery.

abscess drainage	15
blood draw	41
cancer surgery	1397
compression therapy	24
consultation	14
diagnostic procedures	362
doctor visit	1601
ear procedures	26
eye procedures	35
immobilization	24
incision and drainage	15
injections	24
lab tests	18
minor procedures	46
phototherapy (light therapy)	182
plastic surgery procedures	35
radiation therapy	58
reconstructive surgery	35
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	2517
skin procedures	2544
skin surgery	1398
tissue transfer	35
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	71

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	798
Female	573

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1335
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	12

**Age**
75 to 84	475
85 and over	164
Less than 65	94
65 to 74	637

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	10
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at Cleveland Clinic. He is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1992)

Residency: Cleveland Clinic

Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

KNOXVILLE DERMATOLOGY GROUP PC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$997 COSENTYX $912	NON BRAND $20	XOLAIR $16	$48
Genentech USA, Inc.	$964 Erivedge $903	XOLAIR $27	Rituxan $14	$20
AbbVie, Inc.	$608 Humira $608
AbbVie Inc.	$552 Skyrizi $319	Humira $173	Rinvoq $27	BOTOX $11	$22
Amgen Inc.	$371 Enbrel $222	Otezla $149
Other	$2,460 Sotyktu $293	EUCRISA $165	InnovaMatrix AC $139	VTAMA $130	VALCHLOR MECHLORETHAMINE $118	Other $1,616

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,873
Education	$78

Research Payments

Dr. Edward John Primka III, MD has received 103 research payments totaling $780,844.

Biography

Dr. Edward Primka works as a MOHS-micrographic surgery. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Leonardtown, MD. Before completing his residency at Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Primka attended medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.