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Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD

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(253 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (1985)

Professional interests include: arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), atrial fibrillation

171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425

(843) 792-1414

Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD is affiliated with MUSC Health and UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROL.

Office Locations

1600 Midtown Avenue 2nd Floor
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

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171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425

(843) 792-1414

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2 Practice Locations, 25 Courtenay Drive Musc Health Cardiology at Ashley River Tower, 1st Floor
Charleston, SC 29425

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25 Courtenay Drive 1st Floor, Musc Health Cardiology at Ashley River Tower
Charleston, SC 29425

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In The News

“HRS session co-moderator Michael Gold, MD, PhD, of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, called these "very interesting and exciting results as this has been one of the major...”—"S-ICD Sensing Filter At Least Halved Inappropriate Shocks", MedPage Today, May 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

cardioversion

elective external cardioversion

In 2023, Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD performed more cardioversion, and elective external cardioversion procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD 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. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2012 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

ablation	12
cardiac procedures	98
cardioversion	48
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	624
hospital care	91
implant surgery	62
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	40
inpatient care	91
minimally invasive procedures	86

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2013 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, implant surgery and cardioversion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	90
cardioversion	73
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	641
hospital care	64
implant surgery	74
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	51
inpatient care	64
minimally invasive procedures	74

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	1329
Female	1142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1680
Black	725
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1060
From 75 to 84	622
85 and over	247
Less than 65	542

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, cardioversion and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

ablation	12
cardiac procedures	89
cardioversion	87
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	618
hospital care	72
implant surgery	77
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	51
inpatient care	72
minimally invasive procedures	101

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	1406
Female	1277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1756
Black	848
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1094
From 75 to 84	690
85 and over	248
Less than 65	651

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, implant surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	93
cardioversion	69
doctor visit	594
hospital care	85
implant surgery	93
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	48
inpatient care	85
minimally invasive procedures	93

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	3534
Female	3312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4528
Black	2130
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	100
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2896
From 75 to 84	1736
85 and over	642
Less than 65	1572

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, implant surgery, cardiac procedures and cardioversion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	117
cardioversion	107
doctor visit	638
hospital care	104
implant surgery	117
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	63
inpatient care	104
minimally invasive procedures	117

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	2275
Female	2124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2959
Black	1316
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	63
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1784
From 75 to 84	1150
85 and over	473
Less than 65	992

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardioversion and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	119
cardioversion	128
doctor visit	626
hospital care	135
implant surgery	119
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	48
inpatient care	135
minimally invasive procedures	119

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	2111
Female	1957

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2747
Black	1187
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	71
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1609
From 75 to 84	1123
85 and over	434
Less than 65	902

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, implant surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

ablation	22
cardiac procedures	173
cardioversion	102
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	740
hospital care	126
implant surgery	138
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	63
inpatient care	126
minimally invasive procedures	182

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	2040
Female	1758

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2695
Black	963
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	81
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1554
From 75 to 84	1053
85 and over	412
Less than 65	779

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardioversion and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	48
cardioversion	144
doctor visit	688
hospital care	326
implant surgery	48
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	20
inpatient care	326
minimally invasive procedures	48

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	2026
Female	1749

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2674
Black	956
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	80
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1484
From 75 to 84	1170
85 and over	412
Less than 65	709

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and cardioversion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardioversion	97
doctor visit	622
hospital care	714
inpatient care	714

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	1977
Female	1656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2538
Black	935
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	91
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1431
From 75 to 84	1082
85 and over	423
Less than 65	697

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and cardioversion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardioversion	183
doctor visit	607
hospital care	589
inpatient care	589

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	1977
Female	1601

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2604
Black	795
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	108
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1366
From 75 to 84	1216
85 and over	412
Less than 65	584

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and cardioversion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardioversion	177
doctor visit	560
hospital care	552
inpatient care	552

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	1802
Female	1429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2429
Black	658
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	91
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1214
From 75 to 84	1173
85 and over	390
Less than 65	454

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC were hospital care, inpatient care, cardioversion and cardiac procedures.

ablation	15
cardiac procedures	103
cardioversion	110
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	632
hospital care	259
implant surgery	91
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	48
inpatient care	259
minimally invasive procedures	102

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	1861
Female	1636

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	955
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	2419
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	33
Other	67

**Age**
75 to 84	1001
85 and over	372
Less than 65	716
65 to 74	1408

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD graduated from University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine in 1985. He has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (1985)

Residency: (1988)

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MUSC Health

UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROL

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. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD 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, Cigna, Coventry, 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. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD 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

Cigna

Coventry

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)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 253 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD from all over the web to help you find the right in Mount Pleasant, SC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$260,306 GENERAL THERAPIES $44,604	Tachy System $29,391	GENERAL - THERAPIES $22,917	TACHY LEAD $20,874	CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT $18,461	Other $124,059
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$150,692 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $51,787	Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) $8,734	SelectSecure $3,681	Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $3,544	Ablation $3,490	Other $79,455
Acutus Medical, Inc.	$46,402 $46,402
CVRx, Inc.	$21,729 Barostim Neo System $21,729
Medtronic, Inc.	$15,247 COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN $214	Azure $130	Micra $116	Cobalt $109	AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN $22	Other $14,656
Other	$13,816 Bradycardia products $7,794	AMPLATZER Occluders $1,425	Electrophysiology $289	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $209	Cardiva VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F $154	Other $3,945

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$198,234
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$165,190
Travel and Lodging	$111,097
Food and Beverage	$24,472
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$5,000
Other	$4,200

Research Payments

Dr. Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD has received 182 research payments totaling $362,433.

Biography

Dr. Michael Gold is a physician who specializes in adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). He has a special interest in atrial fibrillation. Dr. Gold is rated highly by his patients. He accepts Blue California, Coventry, Employers Health Network, and more. He attended medical school at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. Dr. Gold is affiliated with MUSC Health. He has an open panel in Charleston, SC according to MUSC Health.