In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. William David Bolton, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for dissection, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection), and surgical dissection 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:

thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy

VATS lobectomy

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

By Affordability:

minimally invasive thoracic surgery

thoracic lymphadenectomy

thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. William David Bolton, MD performed more thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy, VATS lobectomy, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for minimally invasive thoracic surgery, thoracic lymphadenectomy, thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
bronchoscopy	72
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	81
dissection	29
doctor visit	445
excision	48
gastrointestinal procedures	23
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
lobectomy	28
lymph node procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	168
minor procedures	42
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	87

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
bronchoscopy	77
catheterization	35
diagnostic procedures	73
dissection	19
doctor visit	421
excision	39
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	134
inpatient care	134
lobectomy	19
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	131
minor procedures	43
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	58

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	17
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
bronchoscopy	59
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	66
dissection	22
doctor visit	410
excision	36
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	118
minor procedures	35
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	52

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	15
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
bronchoscopy	26
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	26
dissection	14
doctor visit	335
excision	14
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	40
minor procedures	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	484
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	42
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	28
dissection	26
doctor visit	351
excision	43
hospital care	67
inpatient care	67
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	58
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	58

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	14
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	44
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	26
dissection	30
doctor visit	439
excision	42
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
lobectomy	19
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	61
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	61

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	27
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	46
dissection	33
doctor visit	413
excision	45
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	33
minimally invasive procedures	76
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	76

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	16
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	43
device removal	11
dissection	21
doctor visit	415
excision	21
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	21
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	20
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	50
device removal	11
dissection	23
doctor visit	305
excision	36
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	36
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	36

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	19
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	40
device removal	16
dissection	35
doctor visit	455
excision	70
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
lobectomy	28
lymph node procedures	35
minimally invasive procedures	98
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	98

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	21
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	20
dissection	27
doctor visit	407
excision	27
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	26
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William David Bolton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William David Bolton, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Greenville, SC were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and diagnostic procedures.

aspiration	36
bronchoscopy	58
catheterization	30
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	61
dissection	25
doctor visit	399
excision	38
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
lobectomy	19
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	77
minor procedures	36
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	285
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	104
85 and over	19
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	150

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	47

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$63,086 Da Vinci Surgical System $63,086
Covidien LP	$26,796 Interventional Lung Solutions $18,392	superDimension $8,347	Covidien $41	Valleylab FT10 $4	$12
AtriCure, Inc.	$2,467 MAX1, MAX5 $666	Cardiovascular $230	AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion $141	MLP1 $115	EMR2, EML2 $105	Other $1,209
Ethicon Inc.	$1,482 Other#NA $1,126	Endoscopy# Endocutters $113	Advanced Wound care $106	Energy# Enseal $8	$130
Auris Health, Inc.	$1,313 Monarch $340	$973
Other	$3,204 SURGICAL $596	Da Vinci Surgical System $300	Interventional Lung Solutions $283	ALIYA SYSTEM $222	SYNCHROMEDII $146	Other $1,657

**Types of Payments**
Education	$49,800
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$16,621
Travel and Lodging	$12,582
Food and Beverage	$7,269
Consulting Fee	$6,375
Other	$5,700

Research Payments

Dr. William David Bolton, MD has received 9 research payments totaling $60,453.

Biography

Dr. William Bolton's specialty is thoracic surgery. Dr. Bolton graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William David Bolton, MD From 2012 - 2022

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