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Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (1985)

109 BARTON CREEK COURT
COLUMBIA, SC 29229

(803) 256-2286

Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD is a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1985 and has 41 years of experience.

Office Locations

109 BARTON CREEK COURT
COLUMBIA, SC 29229

(803) 256-2286

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

blood draw

central DEXA

flu shot

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

flu shot

flu vaccine

immunization

phlebotomy for lab tests

vaccines

venipuncture

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD performed more blood draw, central DEXA, flu shot, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), phlebotomy for lab tests, vaccines, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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 Affordability:

blood tests

In 2012, Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD had a list price for blood 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. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	21
aspiration	27
blood draw	742
cardiac procedures	226
cytology	12
diabetes management	218
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1551
gynecologic pathology	12
hip imaging	17
injections	27
lab tests	4320
musculoskeletal imaging	97
nuclear scan	43
preventive care	883
sinus imaging	16
spinal procedures	36
stress testing	81
thoracic (chest) imaging	334
thyroid function tests	224
ultrasound (sonogram)	61
vaccines	218
vascular procedures	14
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	11
X-rays	504

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	24
aspiration	20
blood draw	1301
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	14
cardiac procedures	101
CT scan	31
diabetes management	19
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1762
hip imaging	19
injections	20
lab tests	2259
musculoskeletal imaging	112
nuclear scan	30
preventive care	352
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
skin procedures	11
spinal procedures	48
stress testing	60
thoracic (chest) imaging	330
ultrasound (sonogram)	63
vaccines	304
vascular procedures	22
X-rays	497

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	186
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	70
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC during 2014 were blood draw, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	48
aspiration	28
blood draw	1259
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	23
cardiac procedures	70
CT scan	36
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	2056
hip imaging	30
injections	28
lab tests	1238
musculoskeletal imaging	107
nuclear scan	20
pelvic imaging	13
preventive care	249
sinus imaging	16
spinal procedures	34
stress testing	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	319
thyroid function tests	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	54
vaccines	225
vascular procedures	14
X-rays	499

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	159
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	69
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC during 2015 were blood draw, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
airway management	24
aspiration	19
blood draw	1258
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	15
cardiac procedures	65
CT scan	27
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	2131
ear procedures	15
hip imaging	16
injections	19
lab tests	878
musculoskeletal imaging	75
nuclear scan	17
preventive care	246
sinus imaging	12
sleep study	43
spinal procedures	38
stress testing	36
thoracic (chest) imaging	342
ultrasound (sonogram)	47
vaccines	224
vascular procedures	18
X-rays	471

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	696
Female	870

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1194
Black	326
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	810
From 75 to 84	466
85 and over	122
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC during 2016 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	16
aspiration	33
blood draw	1218
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
cardiac procedures	55
CT scan	26
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1885
injections	33
lab tests	730
musculoskeletal imaging	51
nuclear scan	15
preventive care	382
sleep study	30
spinal procedures	13
stress testing	34
thoracic (chest) imaging	245
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
vaccines	357
X-rays	294

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	145
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	48
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC during 2017 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	12
aspiration	15
blood draw	1104
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
cardiac procedures	51
CT scan	13
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1485
injections	15
lab tests	594
musculoskeletal imaging	27
nuclear scan	14
preventive care	269
sleep study	26
stress testing	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	236
ultrasound (sonogram)	22
vaccines	254
X-rays	263

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	38
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC during 2018 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
blood draw	1099
cardiac procedures	40
doctor visit	1580
injections	29
lab tests	544
musculoskeletal imaging	20
preventive care	264
sleep study	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	40
vaccines	243
X-rays	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	48
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	12
blood draw	1105
cardiac procedures	24
doctor visit	1525
lab tests	420
musculoskeletal imaging	29
preventive care	162
sleep study	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	24
vaccines	137
X-rays	29

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	99
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	56
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC during 2020 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	947
cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	1309
lab tests	122
musculoskeletal imaging	22
preventive care	161
sleep study	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vaccines	145
X-rays	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	49
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1008
cardiac procedures	11
doctor visit	1384
lab tests	170
musculoskeletal imaging	19
preventive care	155
sleep study	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	132
X-rays	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	50
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC during 2022 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	939
cardiac procedures	27
doctor visit	1315
injections	19
lab tests	61
pain management	19
preventive care	119
ultrasound (sonogram)	40
vaccines	119
vascular procedures	28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	44
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	3
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in COLUMBIA, SC were blood draw, lab tests, thoracic (chest) imaging and preventive care.

abdominal imaging	27
airway management	16
aspiration	24
blood draw	1089
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	15
cardiac procedures	62
CT scan	26
cytology	12
diabetes management	118
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1634
ear procedures	15
gynecologic pathology	12
hip imaging	20
injections	23
lab tests	1030
musculoskeletal imaging	55
nuclear scan	23
pain management	19
pelvic imaging	13
preventive care	294
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
sinus imaging	14
skin procedures	11
sleep study	23
spinal procedures	33
stress testing	47
thoracic (chest) imaging	301
thyroid function tests	117
ultrasound (sonogram)	36
vaccines	214
vascular procedures	19
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	11
X-rays	261

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	128
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	452
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	182
85 and over	54
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	318

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Russell E. Ditzler, MD graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at Palmetto Health Richland. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (1985)

Residency: Palmetto Health Richland

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,533 FARXIGA $1,184	BYDUREON $315	BYDUREON PEN $199	SYMBICORT $185	CRESTOR $164	Other $486
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,633 Ozempic $356	Victoza $253	RYBELSUS $241	Tresiba $160	Wegovy $150	Other $474
Lilly USA, LLC	$1,093 MOUNJARO $256	JARDIANCE $249	BASAGLAR $223	TRULICITY $194	CIALIS $68	Other $103
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$1,017 Kazano $242	Oseni $186	Contrave $172	Trintellix $139	Brintellix $124	Other $155
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$896 JARDIANCE $467	GLYXAMBI $93	Spiriva $89	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $78	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $68	Other $100
Other	$9,808 XARELTO $562	FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 $477	Vesicare $399	Vascepa $391	Cologuard Collection Kit $378	Other $7,600

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$16,153
Education	$790
Entertainment	$36

Biography

Dr. Russell Ditzler's specialties are family medicine and sleep medicine. He practices in Columbia, SC. Dr. Ditzler graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. He trained at Palmetto Health Richland and Palmetto General Hospital for residency. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in COLUMBIA, SC.