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Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
1518 Pickens Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD is an orthopedist in Columbia, SC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

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Office Locations

1518 Pickens Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 254-8800
(803) 254-9130
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

spine imaging
spine X-ray

In 2012, Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD had a list price for spine imaging, and spine X-ray 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. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 61
doctor visit 538
emergency care 25
hip imaging 52
injections 61
musculoskeletal imaging 141
pelvic imaging 43
spinal procedures 32
X-rays 216

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 52
doctor visit 514
emergency care 22
hip imaging 37
injections 52
musculoskeletal imaging 88
pelvic imaging 45
spinal procedures 42
X-rays 175

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD.

Gender
Male 75
Female 145
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 190
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 79
From 75 to 84 71
85 and over 51
Less than 65 19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD in 2013

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 29
Dementia 16
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, pelvic imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 31
doctor visit 530
emergency care 19
hip imaging 21
injections 31
musculoskeletal imaging 68
pelvic imaging 36
spinal procedures 19
X-rays 123

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD.

Gender
Male 57
Female 144
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 177
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 75
From 75 to 84 70
85 and over 38
Less than 65 18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD in 2014

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 25
Dementia 16
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 36
doctor visit 561
emergency care 15
hip imaging 24
injections 36
musculoskeletal imaging 61
pelvic imaging 35
spinal procedures 25
X-rays 121

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD.

Gender
Male 164
Female 280
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 366
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 174
From 75 to 84 140
85 and over 86
Less than 65 44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD in 2015

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 29
Dementia 14
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2016 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 51
doctor visit 536
emergency care 14
injections 51
musculoskeletal imaging 28
pelvic imaging 23
spinal procedures 17
X-rays 68

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD.

Gender
Male 76
Female 130
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 176
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 86
From 75 to 84 58
85 and over 46
Less than 65 16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 19
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 24
Dementia 13
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2017 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 60
doctor visit 518
emergency care 17
injections 60
musculoskeletal imaging 37
pelvic imaging 37
spinal procedures 37
X-rays 111

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD.

Gender
Male 77
Female 113
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 171
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 76
From 75 to 84 63
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD in 2017

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 26
Dementia 13
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 59
doctor visit 562
emergency care 12
injections 59
musculoskeletal imaging 64
pelvic imaging 25
spinal procedures 32
X-rays 121

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD.

Gender
Male 76
Female 128
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 169
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 95
From 75 to 84 61
85 and over 37
Less than 65 11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD in 2018

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 26
Dementia 14
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2019 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 38
doctor visit 515
injections 38
musculoskeletal imaging 37
pelvic imaging 35
spinal procedures 33
X-rays 105

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD.

Gender
Male 69
Female 127
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 171
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 90
From 75 to 84 53
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD in 2019

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 27
Dementia 11
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, emergency care and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 354
emergency care 14
musculoskeletal imaging 35
spinal procedures 14
X-rays 49

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD.

Gender
Male 61
Female 94
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 129
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 77
From 75 to 84 38
85 and over 26
Less than 65 14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD in 2020

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 26
Dementia 19
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 14
doctor visit 337
injections 14
musculoskeletal imaging 27
spinal procedures 13
X-rays 40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD.

Gender
Male 56
Female 83
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 115
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 72
From 75 to 84 43
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD in 2021

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 25
Dementia 13
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 288
emergency care 14
musculoskeletal imaging 37
X-rays 37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD.

Gender
Male 54
Female 94
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 124
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 61
From 75 to 84 60
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 27
Dementia 7
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

aspiration 44
doctor visit 477
emergency care 16
hip imaging 33
injections 44
musculoskeletal imaging 56
pelvic imaging 34
spinal procedures 26
X-rays 106

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD.

Gender
Male 69
Female 121
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 162
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 59
85 and over 25
Less than 65 11
65 to 74 80

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 1
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 7
Osteoporosis 10
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 24
Atrial Fibrillation 12
Dementia 12
Cancer 9

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD has an average of 2.25 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard Sterling McCain, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Columbia, SC. 

2.25
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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Peerless Surgical Inc. $832
$832
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $171 Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System
$145 		Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium
$27
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $123
$123
ERMI Inc. $75
$75
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. $34
$34
Other $262 Sprix
$25 		Hyalgan
$22 		HYMOVIS
$21 		Axium INS DRG IPG
$19 		InnovaMatrix AC
$19 		Other
$156
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $1,139
Education $359

Biography

Dr. Richard McCain is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. His average rating from his patients is 2.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. McCain attended medical school at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine.

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