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Dr. John Robert Absher, MD

(8 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

155 Halton Road Suite B
Greenville, SC 29607

(864) 286-8222

Dr. John Robert Absher, MD is a neurologist in Greenville, SC specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease).

Office Locations

155 Halton Road Suite B
Greenville, SC 29607

(864) 286-8222

(864) 286-3356

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1200 N Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401

(336) 832-2820

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In The News

“The thalamus is less active in poor readers, said John R. Absher, assistant professor of neurology.”—"Science News: Bits and Bytes", Desert News, November 1997

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

emergency room care

In 2024, Dr. John Robert Absher, MD performed more emergency room (ER) care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. John Robert Absher, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	245
diagnostic procedures	1189
doctor visit	2159
electroencephalography (EEG)	102
hospital care	433
inpatient care	433
spinal procedures	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	329
diagnostic procedures	174
doctor visit	2381
electroencephalography (EEG)	89
emergency care	17
hospital care	329
inpatient care	329

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	590
Female	784

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1161
Black	172
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	466
From 75 to 84	371
85 and over	137
Less than 65	400

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	24
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	316
diagnostic procedures	148
doctor visit	2367
electroencephalography (EEG)	130
emergency care	21
hospital care	518
inpatient care	518

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	601
Female	774

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1156
Black	179
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	503
From 75 to 84	397
85 and over	110
Less than 65	365

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	291
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	57
diagnostic procedures	110
doctor visit	2402
electroencephalography (EEG)	123
hospital care	412
inpatient care	412
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	57
spinal procedures	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1242
Female	1674

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2410
Black	416
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1046
From 75 to 84	834
85 and over	264
Less than 65	772

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	26
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	281
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	38
diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	2275
electroencephalography (EEG)	126
hospital care	346
inpatient care	346
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	38
spinal procedures	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	640
Female	875

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1271
Black	193
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	548
From 75 to 84	435
85 and over	165
Less than 65	367

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	28
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	856
electroencephalography (EEG)	34
hospital care	711
inpatient care	711

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	505
Female	623

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	957
Black	140
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	368
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	142
Less than 65	272

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	37
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	521
electroencephalography (EEG)	13
emergency care	17
hospital care	521
inpatient care	474
outpatient care	47

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	616
Black	82
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	109
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	49
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	486
emergency care	39
hospital care	466
inpatient care	452
outpatient care	14
spinal procedures	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	558
Black	81
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	97
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	53
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	286
emergency care	49
hospital care	472
inpatient care	472

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	92
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	40
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	51
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	233
emergency care	96
hospital care	655
inpatient care	655

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	130
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	58
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	46
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	189
emergency care	75
hospital care	486
inpatient care	486

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	433
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	106
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	65
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	37
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	187
emergency care	56
hospital care	466
inpatient care	466

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	95
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	63
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	42
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC during 2024 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	234
emergency care	44
hospital care	259
inpatient care	259

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	69
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	50
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	44
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated as a neurologist in Greenville, SC were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and diagnostic procedures.

blood draw	292
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	47
diagnostic procedures	287
doctor visit	1121
electroencephalography (EEG)	88
emergency care	46
hospital care	467
inpatient care	462
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	47
outpatient care	30
spinal procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	421
Female	526

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	118
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	798
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	294
85 and over	116
Less than 65	210
65 to 74	326

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Robert Absher, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Robert Absher, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	10
Dementia	35

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Robert Absher, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.19 out of 5 stars based on 8 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Robert Absher, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Greenville, SC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
EISAI INC.	$23,397 Leqembi $22,944	Fycompa $217	Banzel $179	ADUHELM $16	$40
GENZYME CORPORATION	$21,202 AUBAGIO $20,963	LEMTRADA $238
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$20,526 COPAXONE $18,949	AZILECT $607	Unclassified $200	NUVIGIL $128	Zecuity $106	Other $534
EMD Serono, Inc.	$12,807 Rebif $12,753	Mavenclad $54
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$3,338 Gilenya $3,002	EXELON PATCH $139	MAYZENT $62	NON BRAND $45	Aimovig $30	Other $60
Other	$8,918 Betaseron $1,418	TROKENDI XR $685	AVONEX $466	ACTHAR $450	TECFIDERA $368	Other $5,531

**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	$46,306
Food and Beverage	$11,904
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$11,115
Honoraria	$9,500
Travel and Lodging	$4,690
Other	$6,672