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Dr. James E. Turek, MD

Accepting New Patients

(530 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine and General Practice

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine

2347 S Highway 17
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

(843) 357-2443

Dr. James E. Turek, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC specializing in family medicine and general practice. He graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. Dr. James E. Turek, MD is affiliated with Tidelands Health.

Office Locations

Tidelands Health

2347 Highway 17
Garden City, SC 29576

(843) 357-2132

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2347 S Highway 17
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

(843) 357-2443

(843) 357-2132

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

chronic care

By Affordability:

glycated protein test

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. James E. Turek, MD performed more chronic care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for 12-lead (standard) EKG, A1C test, blood tests, chronic care, diabetes management, diabetes screening, and glycated protein test 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 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

electrocardiogram

screening EKG

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. James E. Turek, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for electrocardiogram (EKG), and screening EKG that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 Affordability:

removal of skin lesion

skin lesion destruction

skin procedures

In 2012, Dr. James E. Turek, MD had a list price for removal of skin lesion (growth or mark), skin lesion destruction (e.g. laser surgery), and skin procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. 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 E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
blood draw	1022
breathing treatment	13
cardiac procedures	12
doctor visit	3565
ear procedures	52
hip imaging	26
lab tests	1854
musculoskeletal imaging	159
preventive care	374
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	74
sinus imaging	12
skin procedures	74
spinal procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	163
vaccines	348
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	100
X-rays	376

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	751
cardiac procedures	12
doctor visit	2893
ear procedures	27
hip imaging	15
lab tests	1353
musculoskeletal imaging	96
preventive care	388
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	76
sinus imaging	22
skin procedures	76
spinal procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	163
vaccines	344
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	67
X-rays	300

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	652
Female	758

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1358
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	707
From 75 to 84	440
85 and over	161
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	632
doctor visit	2860
ear procedures	27
hip imaging	14
lab tests	1082
musculoskeletal imaging	96
preventive care	348
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	94
skin procedures	94
thoracic (chest) imaging	94
vaccines	337
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	42
X-rays	190

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	646
Female	731

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1324
Black	22
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	695
From 75 to 84	427
85 and over	154
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	649
doctor visit	2656
ear procedures	13
lab tests	1065
musculoskeletal imaging	89
preventive care	248
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	70
skin procedures	70
thoracic (chest) imaging	67
vaccines	236
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	75
X-rays	156

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1164
Female	1318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2370
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1238
From 75 to 84	784
85 and over	286
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	552
doctor visit	2495
lab tests	884
musculoskeletal imaging	27
preventive care	221
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	47
skin procedures	47
thoracic (chest) imaging	70
vaccines	221
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	27
X-rays	97

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	564
Female	606

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1125
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	621
From 75 to 84	329
85 and over	127
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	524
diabetes management	21
doctor visit	2589
lab tests	900
musculoskeletal imaging	25
preventive care	182
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	42
skin procedures	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	64
vaccines	150
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	25
X-rays	89

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	599
Female	628

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1159
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	634
From 75 to 84	378
85 and over	125
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	300
diabetes management	20
doctor visit	2055
lab tests	643
musculoskeletal imaging	24
preventive care	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	46
skin procedures	46
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	24
X-rays	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	512
Female	519

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	982
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	522
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	118
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	111
diabetes management	37
doctor visit	1843
lab tests	391
preventive care	171
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31
skin procedures	31
vaccines	134

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	484
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	890
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	484
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	101
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	294
diabetes management	28
doctor visit	1773
lab tests	418
preventive care	157
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38
skin procedures	38
vaccines	115

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	852
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	485
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	94
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC during 2021 were blood draw, chronic care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	730
chronic care	418
diabetes management	21
doctor visit	1726
lab tests	169
preventive care	68
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
skin procedures	29
vaccines	47

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	478
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	839
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	456
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	97
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC during 2022 were chronic care, blood draw, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	682
chronic care	1267
doctor visit	1541
lab tests	145
preventive care	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	25
vaccines	40

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	461
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	805
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	423
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	99
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Turek, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James E. Turek, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden City, SC were chronic care, lab tests, blood draw and preventive care.

abdominal imaging	17
blood draw	567
cardiac procedures	12
chronic care	842
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	2363
ear procedures	29
hip imaging	18
lab tests	809
musculoskeletal imaging	73
preventive care	201
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	52
sinus imaging	17
skin procedures	52
spinal procedures	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	103
vaccines	197
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	51
X-rays	176

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Turek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	548
Female	568

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1064
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	351
85 and over	123
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	569

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

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. James E. Turek, MD graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. He has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James E. Turek, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Tidelands Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James E. Turek, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.58 out of 5 stars based on 530 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James E. Turek, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Garden City, SC.

4.58

Overall Rating

(530 Ratings)

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-10-19

I'm a relatively new patient of this practice. Had a hard time finding a PCP until I contacted this office and they took me within days, not weeks nor months. Dr. Turek is attentive and not condescending at all. I get the impression that what I have to say is important to him. He's also a U.S. Air Force veteran - a big plus in my book. And his approach to my issues is conservative starting with least invasive but ending with a referral to an amazing outside specialist not in his practice's network. Clearly, my health, rather than his practice's bank account, is most important to him. Extremely happy with Dr. Turek and highly recommend him. If you go to his office, wear a sweater, as they like to keep the office cold.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,000 FARXIGA $361	BYDUREON WEEKLY $138	SYMBICORT $131	BYDUREON PEN $89	BYDUREON $82	Other $198
Pfizer Inc.	$649 ELIQUIS $284	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $57	CHANTIX $40	REYVOW $36	PREVNAR 13 $32	Other $201
AbbVie Inc.	$534 VRAYLAR $246	QULIPTA $96	UBRELVY $71	LINZESS $44	Synthroid $35	Other $42
AbbVie, Inc.	$481 Synthroid $281	Creon $134	Androgel $53	$13
Novo Nordisk Inc	$410 RYBELSUS $153	Ozempic $110	Victoza $68	Tresiba $37	Wegovy $20	Other $23
Other	$3,553 Repatha $288	Vascepa $227	XARELTO $183	LIVALO $164	Injectafer $158	Other $2,533

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,386
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$150
Gift	$55
Education	$36

Biography

Dr. James Turek's areas of specialization are general practice and family medicine. Patients gave Dr. Turek an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with Tidelands Health. According to Tidelands Health, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Garden City, SC. He is a graduate of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine.