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Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD

Accepting New Patients

(258 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

148 Sauls Street
Lake City, SC 29560

(843) 374-3621

Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC specializing in family medicine. Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD is affiliated with MUSC Health.

Office Locations

148 Sauls Street
Lake City, SC 29560

(843) 374-3621

(843) 374-3624

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MUSC Health

342 W Main Street
Kingstree, SC 29556

(843) 355-3621

(843) 355-3624

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

chronic care

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD performed more blood draw, chronic care, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC during 2012 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
aspiration	82
blood draw	1576
breathing treatment	95
cardiac procedures	22
diabetes management	16
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	2664
hip imaging	16
injections	82
lab tests	505
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nuclear scan	11
preventive care	251
sinus imaging	17
skin testing	13
spinal procedures	11
stress testing	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	128
tuberculosis (TB) testing	13
vaccines	204
X-rays	199

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC during 2013 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
blood draw	1352
breathing treatment	22
diabetes management	27
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	2364
injections	55
lab tests	525
preventive care	278
vaccines	245

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	261
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	43
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	47
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC during 2014 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
blood draw	1246
breathing treatment	18
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1960
injections	44
lab tests	288
preventive care	194
vaccines	182

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	230
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	41
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	46
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
blood draw	1110
doctor visit	1630
injections	39
lab tests	79
preventive care	123
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
vaccines	123
X-rays	35

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	464

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	430
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	78
Less than 65	192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	47
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC during 2016 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
blood draw	1116
breathing treatment	14
doctor visit	1659
injections	25
lab tests	89
preventive care	106
thoracic (chest) imaging	45
vaccines	106
X-rays	45

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	215
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	35
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	50
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC during 2017 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
blood draw	956
diabetes management	326
doctor visit	1403
injections	26
lab tests	459
preventive care	439
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
vaccines	113
X-rays	70

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	188
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	30
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	47
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC during 2018 were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
blood draw	918
diabetes management	321
doctor visit	1342
injections	34
lab tests	419
preventive care	459
sinus imaging	12
vaccines	138
X-rays	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	179
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	26
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	45
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC during 2019 were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	839
diabetes management	69
doctor visit	1257
injections	20
lab tests	107
preventive care	130
vaccines	61

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	198
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	35
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	47
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC during 2020 were blood draw, chronic care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	762
chronic care	141
doctor visit	1165
injections	16
lab tests	46
preventive care	70
vaccines	70

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	161
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	39
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	46
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC during 2021 were blood draw, chronic care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
blood draw	728
chronic care	550
doctor visit	1003
injections	12
lab tests	26
preventive care	15
vaccines	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	32
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC during 2022 were blood draw, chronic care, lab tests and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
blood draw	715
chronic care	435
doctor visit	949
injections	25
lab tests	41
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	136

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	28
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	43
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lake City, SC were blood draw, chronic care, lab tests and preventive care.

abdominal imaging	11
aspiration	34
blood draw	1028
cardiac procedures	22
chronic care	375
diabetes management	151
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1581
hip imaging	16
injections	34
lab tests	234
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nuclear scan	11
preventive care	188
sinus imaging	14
skin testing	13
spinal procedures	11
stress testing	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	66
tuberculosis (TB) testing	13
vaccines	115
X-rays	72

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	180
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	11
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	91
85 and over	35
Less than 65	79
65 to 74	156

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MUSC Health

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. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Medicare, Aetna Medicare, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, Community Care Network (CCN), United Healthcare, TRICARE, Employers Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Blue Choice, First Health, MedCost, Molina Healthcare, Group Health Plan (GHP), Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare), Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina, Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC), BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace), Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization), Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators, First Choice/Select Health (NEIC), Absolute Total Care (NEIC), Clover Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Aetna (Open Choice), AllWell by Absolute Total Care, Aetna (Managed Choice), Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP), Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace), First Choice Next and Aetna (Exclusive Choice).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Medicare

Aetna Medicare

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

Community Care Network (CCN)

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Employers Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Coventry

Cigna

Blue Choice

First Health

MedCost

Molina Healthcare

Group Health Plan (GHP)

Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare)

Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina

Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC)

BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace)

Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators

First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)

Absolute Total Care (NEIC)

Clover Health

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Aetna (Open Choice)

AllWell by Absolute Total Care

Aetna (Managed Choice)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP)

Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace)

First Choice Next

Aetna (Exclusive Choice)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 258 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lake City, SC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,026 FARXIGA $444	SYMBICORT $212	CRESTOR $179	BYDUREON $55	ONGLYZA $42	Other $95
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$583 LANTUS $365	TOUJEO $116	AFREZZA $32	APIDRA $31	PRALUENT $24	Other $15
Novo Nordisk Inc	$558 RYBELSUS $191	Victoza $176	Tresiba $111	Ozempic $40	Xultophy 100/3.6 $26	Other $14
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$517 Contrave $132	Kazano $81	AMITIZA $71	Colcrys $61	Nesina $50	Other $121
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$431 XARELTO $277	INVOKANA $136	INVOKAMET $17
Other	$1,794 JANUMET XR $123	Apligraf $115	Edarbyclor $112	Benicar $111	Edarbi $97	Other $1,236

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,885
Education	$25

Biography

Dr. Ernest Atkinson is a family medicine specialist in Lake City, SC and Kingstree, SC. He is professionally affiliated with MUSC Health. Dr. Atkinson is a graduate of Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. He takes Blue California, Coventry, and Employers Health Network, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Atkinson has an open panel in Kingstree, SC according to MUSC Health.