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Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD

(Dr. William B. Richardson, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

3520 Park Avenue Boulevard Suite 105
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466

(854) 999-8300

Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology.

Office Locations

3520 Park Avenue Boulevard Suite 105
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466

(854) 999-8300

1-877-326-3482

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

facet rhizotomy

facet rhizotomy injection

nerve procedures

percutaneous rhizotomy

rhizotomy

sacroiliac joint injection

spinal cord stimulator implantation

spinal cord stimulator replacement

spinal joint injection

spine surgery procedures

In 2023, Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD had a list price for facet rhizotomy, facet rhizotomy injection, nerve procedures, percutaneous rhizotomy, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, spinal cord stimulator implantation, spinal cord stimulator replacement, spinal joint injection, and spine surgery procedures 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:

nerve block injection

In 2023, Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD performed more nerve block injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

injections

In 2013, Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2013 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	1547
implant surgery	15
injections	579
lab tests	20
minimally invasive procedures	367
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	58
nerve block	503
nerve procedures	298
neurostimulator lead placement	69
neurostimulator replacement	15
pain management	779
spinal procedures	627

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	493
Female	702

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1009
Black	171
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	523
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	65
Less than 65	300

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2014 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	75
doctor visit	1784
implant surgery	23
injections	870
lab tests	24
minimally invasive procedures	410
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	68
nerve block	738
nerve procedures	323
neurostimulator lead placement	87
neurostimulator replacement	23
pain management	1118
spinal procedures	871
X-rays	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	613
Female	904

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1281
Black	213
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	697
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	84
Less than 65	344

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2015 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
doctor visit	1707
implant surgery	18
injections	933
lab tests	288
minimally invasive procedures	452
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	66
nerve block	903
nerve procedures	376
neurostimulator lead placement	76
neurostimulator replacement	18
pain management	1236
spinal procedures	888
X-rays	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1314
Female	1798

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2568
Black	480
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1516
From 75 to 84	760
85 and over	182
Less than 65	654

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2016 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
doctor visit	1541
implant surgery	23
injections	867
minimally invasive procedures	455
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	76
nerve block	851
nerve procedures	338
neurostimulator lead placement	117
neurostimulator replacement	23
pain management	1132
spinal procedures	895
X-rays	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	599
Female	827

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1199
Black	203
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	688
From 75 to 84	374
85 and over	90
Less than 65	274

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2017 were pain management, minimally invasive procedures, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	1156
implant surgery	27
injections	309
lab tests	14
minimally invasive procedures	438
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	35
nerve block	299
nerve procedures	317
neurostimulator lead placement	121
neurostimulator replacement	27
pain management	552
spinal procedures	335
X-rays	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	526
Female	770

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1083
Black	185
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	605
From 75 to 84	377
85 and over	84
Less than 65	230

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, pain management, nerve procedures and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
doctor visit	202
implant surgery	11
injections	39
minimally invasive procedures	99
nerve block	16
nerve procedures	69
neurostimulator lead placement	30
neurostimulator replacement	11
pain management	96
spinal procedures	68

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	34
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2019 were spinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, neurostimulator lead placement and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	682
implant surgery	27
injections	31
minimally invasive procedures	116
nerve procedures	29
neurostimulator lead placement	87
neurostimulator replacement	27
pain management	60
spinal procedures	131

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	15
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	85

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2022 were pain management, injections, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	183
injections	30
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve procedures	12
pain management	30
spinal procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2023 were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	126
implant surgery	16
injections	164
minimally invasive procedures	57
nerve block	143
nerve procedures	25
neurostimulator lead placement	32
neurostimulator replacement	16
pain management	189
spinal procedures	212

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	23
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC were pain management, nerve block, spinal procedures and injections.

aspiration	57
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	901
implant surgery	20
injections	424
lab tests	86
minimally invasive procedures	267
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	60
nerve block	493
nerve procedures	198
neurostimulator lead placement	77
neurostimulator replacement	20
pain management	576
spinal procedures	448
X-rays	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	401
Female	567

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	125
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	804
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	258
85 and over	57
Less than 65	195
65 to 74	454

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$4,978 Precision $2,224	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $811	PAIN MANAGEMENT $470	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $401	SPECTRA SYSTEM $319	Other $753
Abbott Laboratories	$2,127 SCS IPGs $651	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $518	Proclaim IPG $195	PROCLAIM $166	DRG IPGs $155	Other $442
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$2,113 Neuro-Chronic Pain $462	Deep Brain Stimulation $178	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $171	S-Series $20	SlimTip lead $17	Other $1,265
Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$1,612 ZORVOLEX $1,612
Spinal Simplicity, LLC	$1,356 HA MINUTEMAN G3-R $1,356
Other	$2,697 Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning $959	mild Device Kit $326	mild Kit $228	INTELLIS $139	Superion ISS $132	Other $913

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,583
Travel and Lodging	$4,890
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$1,400
Education	$12

Research Payments

Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD has received 58 research payments totaling $12,975.

Biography

Dr. William Richardson works as an anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine specialist in Mount Pleasant, SC. Dr. Richardson has obtained a license to practice in Massachusetts.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2019

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Blane Richardson, MD From 2013 - 2023

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