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Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Practice

319 Folly Road
Charleston, SC 29412

(843) 203-2246

Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD is a general practitioner in Charleston, SC specializing in general practice.

Office Locations

319 Folly Road
Charleston, SC 29412

(843) 203-2246

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In The News

“Dr John Sorrell, a retired GP whose wife died from Parkinson's disease, said he felt doctors 'would find it very hard to end somebody's life, as is the case at Dignitas'.”—"Husband reveals his wife's final words before she died at Dignitas", Daily Mail Online, December 2023

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2024

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

lab tests

In 2024, Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD had a list price for lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	716

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	746

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	483
Black	123
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	183
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2014 were emergency care, minor procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	755
minor procedures	12
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	483
Black	147
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	192
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	33
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2015 were emergency care, minor procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	800
minor procedures	15
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	528
Female	870

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1112
Black	252
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	408
85 and over	398
Less than 65	218

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	31
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2016 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	699

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	99
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	172
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	26
Dementia	34
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2017 were emergency care, minor procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	611
minor procedures	11
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	437
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	140
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	29
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2018 were emergency care, minor procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	593
minor procedures	14
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	145
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	31
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	333

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	76
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	31
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	80

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	42
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	35

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	37

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	332
lab tests	28
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	39
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	2
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2023 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	391
lab tests	60
preventive care	16
vaccines	16

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	423
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	49
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2023

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC during 2024 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	374
lab tests	54

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	35
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD in 2024

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated as a general practitioner in Charleston, SC were emergency care, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

doctor visit	283
emergency care	592
lab tests	47
minor procedures	13
preventive care	14
vaccines	14
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Female	294
Male	175

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	70
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	380
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	109
75 to 84	136
Less than 65	57
65 to 74	162

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	10
Dementia	20

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Foster Sorrell, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Charleston, SC.

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General Payments

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