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Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

119 W Lowman Street
Mullins, SC 29574

(843) 464-4000

Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD is a general surgeon in Mullins, SC specializing in general surgery. Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD is affiliated with MUSC Health and MUSC COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS.

Office Locations

119 W Lowman Street
Mullins, SC 29574

(843) 464-4000

(843) 464-4017

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MUSC Health

2845 E. Highway 76 Suite 5
Mullins, SC 29574

(843) 674-6737

(843) 431-2982

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC during 2012 were vascular procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	14
anastomosis	15
catheterization	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	187
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	630
excision	112
gastrointestinal procedures	378
hospital care	226
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	55
incision and drainage	14
inpatient care	226
minimally invasive procedures	378
minor procedures	14
preventive care	231
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	47
skin surgery	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	266
vascular procedures	411

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC during 2013 were vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	17
bronchoscopy	17
catheterization	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	106
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	518
excision	47
gastrointestinal procedures	265
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210
minimally invasive procedures	282
preventive care	137
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	198
vascular procedures	344

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	315
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	107
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	47
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC during 2014 were vascular procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	13
catheterization	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	99
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	528
excision	45
gastrointestinal procedures	223
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
minimally invasive procedures	223
preventive care	106
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	168
vascular procedures	341

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	317
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	88
Less than 65	161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC during 2015 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	12
catheterization	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	558
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	201
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
minimally invasive procedures	201
preventive care	98
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	53
vascular procedures	86

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	432
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	604
Black	408
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	138
Less than 65	232

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
catheterization	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	567
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	165
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
minimally invasive procedures	165
preventive care	87
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	53
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	430
gastrointestinal procedures	152
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
minimally invasive procedures	152
preventive care	71
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	184

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	40
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	44
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	320
gastrointestinal procedures	86
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
minimally invasive procedures	86
preventive care	44
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	31
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	265
gastrointestinal procedures	71
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
minimally invasive procedures	71
preventive care	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	30
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	51
inpatient care	51

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	15
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	58
Dementia	40
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	13
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
minimally invasive procedures	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	52

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	14
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	52
Dementia	42
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	58
Dementia	28
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mullins, SC were vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

abscess drainage	14
anastomosis	13
bronchoscopy	17
catheterization	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	84
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	477
excision	46
gastrointestinal procedures	172
hospital care	114
incision and drainage	14
inpatient care	114
minimally invasive procedures	174
minor procedures	14
preventive care	101
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
skin surgery	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	171
vascular procedures	295

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	99
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	211
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	92
85 and over	46
Less than 65	78
65 to 74	142

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Residency: (1965)

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MUSC Health

MUSC COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS

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. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, 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. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, 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. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$61 Victoza $61
Medline Industries, Inc.	$11 PluroGel Burn & Wound Dressings $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$72

Biography

Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan is a general surgery specialist in Mullins, SC. Dr. Gopalakrishnan is professionally affiliated with MUSC Health. He seems to honor Blue California, Coventry, and Employers Health Network, as well as other insurance carriers. He has an open panel in Mullins, SC according to MUSC Health. Dr. Gopalakrishnan (or staff) is conversant in Hindi.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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