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Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery and Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

Professional interests include: dialysis access procedures

3000 St. Matthews Road
Orangeburg, SC 29118

(803) 395-2145

Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD is a vascular surgeon in Orangeburg, SC specializing in vascular surgery and nephrology (kidney disease). Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD is affiliated with MUSC Health.

Office Locations

MUSC Health

3000 St. Matthews Road
Orangeburg, SC 29118

(803) 395-2145

(803) 395-4123

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795 Cook Road
Orangeburg, SC 29118

(803) 533-7544

(803) 533-7545

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In The News

“The Dialysis Access community is well served by this positive decision," says John Ross, MD, Dialysis Access Surgeon and founder of The Dialysis Access Institute, Orangeburg SC. "”—"VentureMed Receives Transitional Pass-through Payment (TPT) for FLEX Vessel Prep(tm) System", Fox31 Denver, November 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Orangeburg, SC during 2012 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	319
angioplasty	789
catheterization	453
device removal	119
dialysis access procedures	2139
doctor visit	415
incision and drainage	16
minimally invasive procedures	472
minor procedures	16
open surgery	24
skin surgery	16
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	483
vascular procedures	2190
X-rays	1171

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Orangeburg, SC during 2013 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	283
angioplasty	895
catheterization	379
device removal	125
dialysis access procedures	2309
doctor visit	400
incision and drainage	16
minimally invasive procedures	476
minor procedures	16
skin surgery	16
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	488
vascular procedures	2329
X-rays	1291

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	499
Female	525

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	816
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	23
Less than 65	573

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	2
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	72
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Orangeburg, SC during 2014 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	182
angioplasty	641
catheterization	259
device removal	63
dialysis access procedures	1650
doctor visit	279
minimally invasive procedures	432
stent placement (stenting)	142
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	312
vascular procedures	1823
X-rays	962

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	431
Female	474

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	736
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	28
Less than 65	517

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	72
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Orangeburg, SC during 2015 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	13
anastomosis	192
angioplasty	567
catheterization	295
device removal	81
dialysis access procedures	1450
doctor visit	304
incision and drainage	32
minimally invasive procedures	350
minor procedures	32
open surgery	11
skin surgery	32
stent placement (stenting)	122
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	244
ultrasound (sonogram)	54
vascular procedures	1629
X-rays	827

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	902
Female	940

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	1514
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	488
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	42
Less than 65	1040

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	73
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Orangeburg, SC during 2016 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	187
angioplasty	468
catheterization	251
device removal	65
dialysis access procedures	1363
doctor visit	314
incision and drainage	13
minimally invasive procedures	386
minor procedures	13
skin surgery	13
stent placement (stenting)	145
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	255
ultrasound (sonogram)	70
vascular procedures	1568
X-rays	756

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	473
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	762
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	14
Less than 65	526

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	2
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	72
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Orangeburg, SC during 2017 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, anastomosis and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	182
catheterization	182
device removal	43
dialysis access procedures	347
doctor visit	97
ultrasound (sonogram)	72
vascular procedures	376

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	563
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	15
Less than 65	391

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	73
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Orangeburg, SC during 2018 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	96
catheterization	53
device removal	13
dialysis access procedures	243
ultrasound (sonogram)	172
vascular procedures	328

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	242
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	72
Dementia	15
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	74
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	15

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	68
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Orangeburg, SC were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

abscess drainage	13
anastomosis	205
angioplasty	672
catheterization	267
device removal	72
dialysis access procedures	1357
doctor visit	262
incision and drainage	19
minimally invasive procedures	423
minor procedures	19
open surgery	17
skin surgery	19
stent placement (stenting)	136
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	356
ultrasound (sonogram)	92
vascular procedures	1463
X-rays	1001

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	465
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	89
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	80
85 and over	12
Less than 65	328
65 to 74	151

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	65
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	12
Cancer	4

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Richard Ross SR., 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. John Richard Ross SR., 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. John Richard Ross SR., 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)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$506,260 VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $289,424	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface $51,956	ACUSEAL Vascular Graft $32,934	GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin $28,591	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $19,943	Other $83,413
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$405,958 Vascular $187,780	BPV-Fluency $80,937	FLUENCY $60,006	BPV-Lutonix $45,154	BPV-Flair $20,244	Other $11,835
VentureMed Group, Inc.	$217,972 FLEX Vessel Prep System $109,741	FLEX Scoring Catheter $108,231
Arrow International, Inc.	$149,121 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT - LMA, RUSCH & TELEFLEX BRANDS $70,042	SURGICAL $22,157	LMA CLASSIC REUSABLE AIRWAY $19,255	Catheters - Arrow $13,066	Vascular Access $10,329	Other $14,272
Merit Medical Systems Inc	$129,964 None $87,000	Ostial Pro Stent Positioning System $1,900	Surgery $64	$41,000
Other	$340,294 Chameleon $38,920	ANASTOCLIP $35,760	InterGraft Venous Anastomotic Connector $24,000	Venous InterGraft $24,000	Vascular $18,029	Other $199,586

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$698,862
Honoraria	$622,530
Royalty or License	$135,927
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$113,483
Education	$73,507
Other	$105,259

Research Payments

Dr. John Richard Ross SR., MD has received 35 research payments totaling $481,271.

Biography

Dr. John Ross is a medical specialist in vascular surgery and nephrology (kidney disease). Dr. Ross studied medicine at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. Clinical interests for Dr. Ross include dialysis access procedures and surgical procedures. Blue California, Coventry, and Employers Health Network appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Ross takes. He is affiliated with MUSC Health. His practice in Orangeburg, SC is open to new patients as reported by MUSC Health.