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Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD

(Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD)

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Specializes in: Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University (1989)

1100 East Cheves Street
Florence, SC 29506

(843) 669-6694

Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD is a nephrologist in Florence, SC specializing in nephrology (kidney disease). He graduated from Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD is affiliated with McLeod Health.

Office Locations

McLeod Health

1100 East Cheves Street
Florence, SC 29506

(843) 669-6694

(843) 669-2500

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514 S Dargan Street Suite H
Florence, SC 29506

(843) 669-5956

(843) 669-2019

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

lab tests

urine tests

In 2023, Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD had a list price for lab tests, and urine tests 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 Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hemodialysis

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for hemodialysis, hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. 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 Volume:

hemodialysis

In 2012, Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD performed more hemodialysis 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. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	286
dialysis	286
doctor visit	316
hospital care	1592
inpatient care	1592
lab tests	790

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	320
dialysis	215
doctor visit	371
hospital care	1576
inpatient care	1576
lab tests	906

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	316
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	74
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	67
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	376
dialysis	187
doctor visit	444
hospital care	1172
inpatient care	1172
lab tests	953

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	353
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	48
Less than 65	157

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	67
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	637
doctor visit	653
hospital care	2358
inpatient care	2358
lab tests	278

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1234
Female	1288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	836
Black	1646
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	904
From 75 to 84	532
85 and over	170
Less than 65	916

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	71
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	392
doctor visit	542
hospital care	1925
inpatient care	1911
lab tests	238
outpatient care	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	554
Female	530

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	710
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	71
Less than 65	388

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	72
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	319
doctor visit	473
hospital care	2010
inpatient care	1980
lab tests	202
outpatient care	30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	497
Female	522

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	307
Black	701
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	72
Less than 65	388

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	73
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	401
doctor visit	445
hospital care	2406
inpatient care	2296
outpatient care	110

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	507
Female	517

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	657
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	353
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	77
Less than 65	348

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	72
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	291
doctor visit	513
hospital care	2282
inpatient care	2147
lab tests	143
outpatient care	135

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	465
Female	481

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	597
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	67
Less than 65	307

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	72
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	235
doctor visit	394
hospital care	1896
inpatient care	1802
lab tests	292
outpatient care	94

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	433

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	561
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	63
Less than 65	278

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	72
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	157
doctor visit	432
hospital care	1409
inpatient care	1342
lab tests	325
outpatient care	67

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	441
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	58
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	71
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	167
doctor visit	392
hospital care	1204
inpatient care	1179
lab tests	292
outpatient care	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	342
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	50
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	72
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	149
doctor visit	354
hospital care	1162
inpatient care	1162
lab tests	257

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	298
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	53
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	70
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD treated as a nephrologist in Florence, SC were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

blood draw	327
dialysis	286
doctor visit	444
hospital care	1749
inpatient care	1709
lab tests	425
outpatient care	67

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD.

**Gender**
Female	436
Male	422

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	551
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	261
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	66
75 to 84	206
Less than 65	282
65 to 74	302

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	64
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD graduated from Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University in 1989. He completed residency at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Nephrology and has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University (1989)

Residency: Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center (1996)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Nephrology

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

McLeod Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$102 Sensipar $102
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$50 ELIQUIS $50
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$12 $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$164

Biography

Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon sees patients in Florence, SC. His medical specialty is nephrology (kidney disease). He studied medicine at Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. Dr. Pitiranggon's medical residency was performed at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. He is professionally affiliated with McLeod Health.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pongstorn Pitiranggon, MD From 2012 - 2023

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