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Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD

(Thomas P Paxton, MD)

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

137 Miracle Drive NW
Aiken, SC 29801

(803) 641-4874

Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD is a general surgeon in Aiken, SC specializing in general surgery and thoracic surgery. Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD is affiliated with Carolina Heart and Vascular Center and AIKEN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION LLC.

Office Locations

137 Miracle Drive NW
Aiken, SC 29801

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440 Society Hill Drive Suite 202
Aiken, SC 29803

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Aiken, SC during 2012 were vascular procedures, open surgery, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	336
open surgery	58
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26
vascular procedures	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Aiken, SC during 2013 were vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures, open surgery and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	32
doctor visit	324
minimally invasive procedures	64
open surgery	37
vascular procedures	92

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	17
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Aiken, SC during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	31
doctor visit	164
minimally invasive procedures	62
vascular procedures	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	12
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Aiken, SC during 2015 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	241
plastic surgery procedures	13
reconstructive surgery	13
tissue transfer	13
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Aiken, SC during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, laser treatment, ablation and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	29
doctor visit	234
laser treatment	29
minimally invasive procedures	58
vascular procedures	29

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	12
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Aiken, SC during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, laser treatment, ablation and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	26
doctor visit	167
laser treatment	26
minimally invasive procedures	52
vascular procedures	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	89

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	123

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	60

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	84

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	79

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Aiken, SC during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Aiken, SC were minimally invasive procedures, open surgery, vascular procedures and ablation.

ablation	29
bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	166
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
laser treatment	27
minimally invasive procedures	59
open surgery	47
plastic surgery procedures	13
reconstructive surgery	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26
tissue transfer	13
vascular procedures	47
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	97
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	38
85 and over	3
Less than 65	6
65 to 74	64

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	2
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Carolina Heart and Vascular Center

AIKEN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
KLS Martin LP	$7,908 $7,908
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$1,619 $1,619
ABIOMED	$435 Impella $435
KLS Martin L.P.	$223 Osteosynthesis $98	$125
The Medicines Company	$134 KENGREAL $121	CLEVIPREX $13
Other	$805 TUTOPATCH ECM $115	ELITEK $100	Exparel $98	Definity $87	EPIC $63	Other $342

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$5,000
Travel and Lodging	$3,569
Food and Beverage	$2,455
Education	$100

Biography

Dr. Thomas Paxton specializes in general surgery and thoracic surgery and practices in Aiken, SC. Dr. Paxton has obtained a license to practice in South Carolina.

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas P. Paxton, 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. Thomas P. Paxton, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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