In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD performed more biopsy, bronchoscopy, diagnostic EGD without biopsy, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, transbronchial biopsy, transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), tunneled central line placement, tunneled central line removal, upper endoscopy, VATS decortication, and VATS wedge resection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for anatomic lung resection, bronchoscopy with biopsy, dissection, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lobectomy, lung lobectomy, lung resection, lung surgery, lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection), lymph node excision, lymph node procedures, surgical dissection, thoracic lymphadenectomy, thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy, transbronchial biopsy, transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), VATS lobectomy, VATS lung resection, and VATS lung surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

By Affordability:

bronchoscopy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD performed more video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for bronchoscopy 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. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
bronchoscopy	144
catheterization	40
diagnostic procedures	65
dissection	29
doctor visit	748
excision	49
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	182
image guided procedures	12
inpatient care	182
lobectomy	28
lymph node procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	264
minor procedures	25
open surgery	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	151
thoracostomy	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
bronchoscopy	70
catheterization	33
diagnostic procedures	51
dissection	18
doctor visit	646
excision	37
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	125
image guided procedures	16
inpatient care	125
lobectomy	18
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	147
minor procedures	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	100

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	36
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
bronchoscopy	54
catheterization	24
diagnostic procedures	38
dissection	16
doctor visit	634
excision	16
hospital care	142
image guided procedures	16
inpatient care	142
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	54
minor procedures	21
plastic surgery procedures	15
reconstructive surgery	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28
tissue transfer	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	40
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	33
dissection	14
doctor visit	501
excision	26
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	48
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	51

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	720
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	60
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	14
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	13
doctor visit	550
excision	13
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	39
pleural drainage	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
thoracostomy	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	31
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	30
catheterization	41
diagnostic procedures	15
dissection	27
doctor visit	547
excision	38
hospital care	208
inpatient care	208
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	121
pleural drainage	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	79
thoracostomy	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	28
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
bronchoscopy	24
catheterization	36
diagnostic procedures	11
dissection	32
doctor visit	538
excision	32
hospital care	219
inpatient care	219
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	32
minimally invasive procedures	97
minor procedures	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	73

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	28
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	64
dissection	20
doctor visit	490
excision	20
hospital care	172
inpatient care	172
lymph node procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	37
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	36
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	52
device removal	13
dissection	19
doctor visit	410
excision	34
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	76
pleural drainage	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	63
thoracostomy	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	23
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2021 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
bronchoscopy	22
catheterization	71
device removal	29
diagnostic procedures	22
dissection	31
doctor visit	461
excision	61
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210
lobectomy	25
lymph node procedures	31
minimally invasive procedures	120
minor procedures	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	86

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	20
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2022 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
bronchoscopy	15
catheterization	36
device removal	23
diagnostic procedures	15
dissection	25
doctor visit	409
excision	25
hospital care	148
inpatient care	148
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	54
minor procedures	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	39

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	19
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

aspiration	19
bronchoscopy	46
catheterization	42
device removal	21
diagnostic procedures	28
dissection	22
doctor visit	539
excision	31
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	164
image guided procedures	14
inpatient care	164
lobectomy	18
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	96
minor procedures	19
open surgery	14
plastic surgery procedures	15
pleural drainage	12
reconstructive surgery	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	65
thoracostomy	12
tissue transfer	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	382
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	138
85 and over	29
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	205

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Edmond Stephenson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	8
Cancer	50

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. James Edmond Stephenson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Covidien LP	$4,200 Interventional Lung Solutions $4,090	superDimension $107	Valleylab FT10 $4
Ethicon Inc.	$292 Monarch Platform $292
AtriCure, Inc.	$276 Cardiovascular $124	ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM $54	ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) $36	SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $32	AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $30
Medtronic, Inc.	$161 ILLUMISITE $161
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$141 AdvantageRib $141
Other	$365 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM $123	Calypso $85	Nvision VLE $53	VAC VERAFLO $28	Parietex $21	Other $55

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,500
Food and Beverage	$1,186
Travel and Lodging	$749

Biography

Dr. James Stephenson is a thoracic surgery specialist. Dr. Stephenson is a graduate of the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine.

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