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Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1987)

121 Park Central Drive Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 252-9907

Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD is a nephrologist in Columbia, SC specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1987 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

121 Park Central Drive Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 252-9907

(803) 252-9906

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6439 Garners Ferry Road Wm. J. B. Dorn Vamc (544)
Columbia, SC 29209

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood tests

central line replacement

complete blood count

creatinine test

creatinine urine test

device removal

hemoglobin test

kidney function tests

renal panel

total protein test

total protein urine test

tunneled central line removal

urinalysis

In 2023, Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD had a list price for blood tests, central line replacement, complete blood count (CBC), creatinine test, creatinine urine test, device removal, hemoglobin test, kidney function tests, renal (kidney) panel, total protein test, total protein urine test, tunneled central line removal, and urinalysis 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:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

lab tests

urine tests

In 2023, Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lab tests, and urine 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

blood count tests

In 2012, Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD had a list price for blood count tests 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. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	213
catheterization	42
device removal	26
dialysis	66
dialysis access procedures	296
doctor visit	405
hospital care	515
inpatient care	515
lab tests	500
minimally invasive procedures	36
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	36
vascular procedures	296
X-rays	260

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	143
catheterization	38
device removal	22
dialysis	73
dialysis access procedures	200
doctor visit	309
hospital care	598
inpatient care	598
lab tests	254
minimally invasive procedures	22
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	22
vascular procedures	211
X-rays	178

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD.

**Gender**
Male	439
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	468
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	71
Less than 65	290

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	66
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC during 2014 were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	190
blood draw	79
catheterization	42
device removal	24
dialysis	29
dialysis access procedures	296
doctor visit	345
hospital care	483
inpatient care	483
lab tests	731
minimally invasive procedures	41
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	41
vascular procedures	296
X-rays	255

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD.

**Gender**
Male	456
Female	470

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	500
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	81
Less than 65	311

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	66
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC during 2015 were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	142
blood draw	127
catheterization	38
device removal	27
dialysis	67
dialysis access procedures	189
doctor visit	285
hemofiltration	28
hospital care	476
inpatient care	476
lab tests	617
minimally invasive procedures	48
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	21
vascular procedures	216
X-rays	168

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD.

**Gender**
Male	886
Female	834

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	738
Black	946
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	532
From 75 to 84	462
85 and over	150
Less than 65	576

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	65
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC during 2016 were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	138
blood draw	99
catheterization	41
device removal	24
dialysis	53
dialysis access procedures	192
doctor visit	259
hemofiltration	23
hospital care	414
inpatient care	414
lab tests	494
minimally invasive procedures	86
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	32
vascular procedures	223
X-rays	160

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD.

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	448
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	73
Less than 65	267

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	69
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	121
catheterization	30
device removal	25
dialysis	55
doctor visit	357
hospital care	392
inpatient care	392
lab tests	716

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD.

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	473
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	74
Less than 65	309

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	70
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	157
catheterization	61
device removal	56
dialysis	55
doctor visit	304
hemofiltration	15
hospital care	348
inpatient care	348
lab tests	585

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	484
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	63
Less than 65	317

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	69
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC during 2019 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	149
catheterization	59
device removal	63
dialysis	26
doctor visit	375
hospital care	273
inpatient care	273
lab tests	614

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	506
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	79
Less than 65	324

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	69
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC during 2020 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	88
catheterization	50
device removal	49
dialysis	23
doctor visit	258
hospital care	261
inpatient care	261
lab tests	370

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD.

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	461
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	64
Less than 65	287

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	67
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC during 2021 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	76
catheterization	45
device removal	38
doctor visit	306
hospital care	201
inpatient care	201
lab tests	475

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	313
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	55
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	66
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC during 2022 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	87
catheterization	39
device removal	24
doctor visit	316
hospital care	134
inpatient care	134
lab tests	424

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	239
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	45
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	67
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, SC were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and vascular procedures.

angioplasty	165
blood draw	109
catheterization	44
device removal	34
dialysis	49
dialysis access procedures	234
doctor visit	319
hemofiltration	22
hospital care	372
inpatient care	372
lab tests	525
minimally invasive procedures	46
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	30
vascular procedures	248
X-rays	204

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD.

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	439
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	330
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	195
85 and over	68
Less than 65	269
65 to 74	260

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	61
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1987. He has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1987)

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael D. Cook, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$410 Parsabiv $241	Sensipar $92	Tavneos $64	Repatha $13
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$390 LOKELMA $306	FARXIGA $45	EVUSHELD $38
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$307 JYNARQUE $249	SAMSCA $40	$19
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$255 Velphoro $244	Dialyzers $11
GENZYME CORPORATION	$223 FABRAZYME $179	FABRY-DISEASE $45
Other	$2,742 ACTHAR $305	VELTASSA $264	Injectafer $203	IGT D Peripheral $150	BENLYSTA $145	Other $1,675

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,286
Gift	$26
Education	$16

Biography

Dr. Michael Cook is an adult nephrology specialist in Columbia, SC. He graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. He is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.