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Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO

Accepting New Patients

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine (1976)

5838 Harbour View Boulevard Suite 270
Suffolk, VA 23435

(757) 541-1050

Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO is a cardiologist in Suffolk, VA specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1976 and has 50 years of experience. Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO is affiliated with Bon Secours and Bon Secours Health System.

Office Locations

5838 Harbour View Boulevard Suite 270
Suffolk, VA 23435

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In The News

“Dr. Edward Skillen, a cardiologist at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, can relate.”—"Heart doctors have hard sell for simple prescription", The Virginian-Pilot, April 2013

“A special thanks to Parson's Residential Care Chesapeake, Odyssey Hospice, Dr. Edward Skillen and Dr. Roderic MacKinnon.”—"Thomas H. Robbins", The Virginian-Pilot, August 2009

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO treated as a cardiologist in Suffolk, VA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	28
cardiac procedures	649
doctor visit	1861
hospital care	419
inpatient care	419
lab tests	222
nuclear scan	165
stress testing	341
ultrasound (sonogram)	280

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO treated as a cardiologist in Suffolk, VA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	432
doctor visit	1814
hospital care	307
inpatient care	294
lab tests	214
nuclear scan	163
outpatient care	13
stress testing	252
ultrasound (sonogram)	180

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO.

**Gender**
Male	758
Female	788

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1114
Black	396
Hispanic	14
Asian	11
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	589
From 75 to 84	537
85 and over	291
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO treated as a cardiologist in Suffolk, VA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	43
cardiac procedures	587
doctor visit	1853
hospital care	326
inpatient care	326
lab tests	224
nuclear scan	174
stress testing	220
ultrasound (sonogram)	324

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO.

**Gender**
Male	800
Female	816

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1132
Black	445
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	625
From 75 to 84	563
85 and over	297
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	49
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO treated as a cardiologist in Suffolk, VA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	29
cardiac procedures	660
doctor visit	1869
hospital care	259
inpatient care	259
lab tests	152
nuclear scan	155
stress testing	180
ultrasound (sonogram)	451

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO.

**Gender**
Male	1628
Female	1710

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2368
Black	868
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1334
From 75 to 84	1124
85 and over	596
Less than 65	284

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO treated as a cardiologist in Suffolk, VA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	611
doctor visit	1743
hospital care	312
inpatient care	312
lab tests	114
nuclear scan	96
stress testing	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	515

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO.

**Gender**
Male	841
Female	889

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1214
Black	465
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	694
From 75 to 84	605
85 and over	297
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	48
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO treated as a cardiologist in Suffolk, VA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	497
doctor visit	1548
hospital care	514
inpatient care	503
lab tests	75
nuclear scan	144
outpatient care	11
stress testing	159
ultrasound (sonogram)	338

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO.

**Gender**
Male	1125
Female	1309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1564
Black	809
Hispanic	20
Asian	20
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	892
From 75 to 84	798
85 and over	439
Less than 65	305

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	49
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO treated as a cardiologist in Suffolk, VA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	599
doctor visit	1530
hospital care	471
inpatient care	471
lab tests	161
nuclear scan	147
stress testing	189
ultrasound (sonogram)	423

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO.

**Gender**
Male	1199
Female	1348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1572
Black	911
Hispanic	20
Asian	21
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	933
From 75 to 84	840
85 and over	451
Less than 65	323

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO treated as a cardiologist in Suffolk, VA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	383
doctor visit	1316
hospital care	278
inpatient care	278
lab tests	232
nuclear scan	51
stress testing	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	332

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO.

**Gender**
Male	952
Female	1101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1280
Black	724
Hispanic	18
Asian	13
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	722
From 75 to 84	711
85 and over	360
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	48
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO treated as a cardiologist in Suffolk, VA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	173
doctor visit	970
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
lab tests	79
nuclear scan	14
stress testing	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	159

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO.

**Gender**
Male	650
Female	690

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	872
Black	436
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	458
From 75 to 84	506
85 and over	256
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO treated as a cardiologist in Suffolk, VA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	33
cardiac procedures	510
doctor visit	1611
hospital care	330
inpatient care	328
lab tests	163
nuclear scan	123
outpatient care	12
stress testing	168
ultrasound (sonogram)	333

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO.

**Gender**
Female	961
Male	883

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	561
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	1235
Hispanic	13
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	15

**Age**
85 and over	331
75 to 84	631
Less than 65	187
65 to 74	694

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1976. He completed residency at U.S. Public Health Service Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease) American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine (1976)

Residency: U.S. Public Health Service Hospital (1978)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease) American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Bon Secours

Bon Secours Health System

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, MultiPlan, Anthem, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Medicare, Magellan Health Services, Medicaid, Humana, Medcost VA, Aetna Health Insurance Company VA, OMC (Oscar Mgmt) OH KY SC VA, Sentara Health Plan VA, Payer Provider, Aetna Better Health VA, Sedgwick Workers Compensation VA and Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

MultiPlan

Anthem

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Medicare

Magellan Health Services

Medicaid

Humana

Medcost VA

Aetna Health Insurance Company VA

OMC (Oscar Mgmt) OH KY SC VA

Sentara Health Plan VA

Payer Provider

Aetna Better Health VA

Sedgwick Workers Compensation VA

Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO from all over the web to help you find the right in Suffolk, VA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Edward Skillen Jr., DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,697 XARELTO $1,654	INVOKANA $43
Amgen Inc.	$1,692 Repatha $1,276	Corlanor $331	$85
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,270 ENTRESTO $1,254	NON BRAND $15
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,017 BRILINTA $983	FARXIGA $12	$21
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$864 LifeVest $864
Other	$5,501 ELIQUIS $1,056	SAVAYSA $393	PRALUENT $362	Pradaxa $318	MULTAQ $293	Other $3,079

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$12,009
Education	$31

Biography

Dr. Edward Skillen specializes in adult cardiology and practices in Suffolk, VA. He usually is in-network for Magellan Health Services, MultiPlan, and Anthem, as well as other insurance carriers. Before completing his residency at U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Dr. Skillen attended medical school at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Skillen is professionally affiliated with Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center. His practice in Suffolk, VA is open to new patients as reported by Bon Secours.