In 2023, Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD had a list price for EGD with biopsy, EGD with lesion removal, therapeutic EGD, therapeutic upper endoscopy, upper endoscopy with biopsy, and upper endoscopy with lesion removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

diagnostic EGD

diagnostic upper endoscopy

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

upper endoscopy

In 2023, Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD had a list price for diagnostic EGD, diagnostic upper endoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and upper endoscopy 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. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC during 2012 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	43
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	461
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	913
excision	379
gastrointestinal procedures	89
hospital care	121
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	143
inpatient care	121
minimally invasive procedures	89
plastic surgery procedures	53
preventive care	39
reconstructive surgery	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
tissue transfer	53
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	16
catheterization	39
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	402
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	721
excision	289
gastrointestinal procedures	96
hospital care	119
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	174
inpatient care	119
minimally invasive procedures	96
preventive care	37
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	53
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	52
Dementia	27
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	13
catheterization	60
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	342
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	553
excision	280
gastrointestinal procedures	133
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
minimally invasive procedures	133
preventive care	49
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	42

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	57
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	52
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	26
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	278
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	639
excision	278
gastrointestinal procedures	134
hospital care	158
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	96
inpatient care	158
minimally invasive procedures	134
preventive care	58
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	52

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	118
Less than 65	244

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	51
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	56
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	160
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	629
excision	160
gastrointestinal procedures	110
hospital care	185
inpatient care	185
minimally invasive procedures	110
preventive care	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	38
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	48
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	18
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	192
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	523
excision	192
gastrointestinal procedures	120
hospital care	209
inpatient care	209
minimally invasive procedures	120
preventive care	60
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	33
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	51
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	88
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	404
excision	88
gastrointestinal procedures	82
hospital care	176
inpatient care	176
minimally invasive procedures	82
preventive care	37
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	31
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	51
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	81
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	384
excision	81
gastrointestinal procedures	84
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175
minimally invasive procedures	84
preventive care	41
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	34
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	50
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	123
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	336
excision	123
gastrointestinal procedures	69
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
minimally invasive procedures	69
preventive care	28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	26
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	50
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	91
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	426
excision	91
gastrointestinal procedures	57
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146
minimally invasive procedures	57
preventive care	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	22
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	51
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	39
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	411
excision	39
gastrointestinal procedures	30
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
minimally invasive procedures	30
preventive care	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	30
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Walterboro, SC were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, inpatient care and hospital care.

anastomosis	14
catheterization	33
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	205
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	539
excision	181
gastrointestinal procedures	91
hospital care	152
inpatient care	152
minimally invasive procedures	91
plastic surgery procedures	53
preventive care	39
reconstructive surgery	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
tissue transfer	53
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	202
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	77
85 and over	40
Less than 65	84
65 to 74	115

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	10
Dementia	19

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. Karl D. Stiegler, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,214 DAVINCI XI $1,000	Da Vinci Surgical System $214
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$74 Santyl $37	Wound Matrix $37
Ethicon US, LLC	$42 ENDOPATH XCEL Trocar Portfolio $23	ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler $20
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$32 GRAFIX PL $32
KCI USA, Inc	$29 VAC THERAPY $29
Other	$103 AMNIOEXCEL $20	DALVANCE $15	Apligraf $13	BlastX $12	ZYVOX $12	Other $31

**Types of Payments**
Education	$1,000
Food and Beverage	$310
Travel and Lodging	$185

Biography

Dr. Karl Stiegler practices general surgery in Walterboro, SC. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Stiegler, MD From 2012 - 2022

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