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Dr. William M. Edwards, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

2001 2nd Avenue Suite 201
Summerville, SC 29486

(843) 572-4840

Dr. William M. Edwards, MD is a rheumatologist in Summerville, SC specializing in adult rheumatology.

Office Locations

2001 2nd Avenue Suite 201
Summerville, SC 29486

(843) 572-4840

(843) 764-2726

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302 Medical Park Drive #207
Walterboro, SC 29488

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Edwards, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Summerville, SC during 2012 were lab tests, injections, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	361
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	264
blood draw	117
chemotherapy	264
doctor visit	1082
hip imaging	18
injections	400
lab tests	582
minimally invasive procedures	281
musculoskeletal imaging	334
pain management	39
preventive care	16
tuberculosis (TB) testing	62
vaccines	16
X-rays	334

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Edwards, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Summerville, SC during 2013 were lab tests, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	285
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	273
blood draw	87
chemotherapy	273
doctor visit	982
hip imaging	24
injections	320
lab tests	347
minimally invasive procedures	273
musculoskeletal imaging	292
pain management	35
preventive care	14
tuberculosis (TB) testing	45
vaccines	14
X-rays	292

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	26
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Edwards, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Summerville, SC during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	249
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	245
blood draw	76
chemotherapy	245
doctor visit	863
hip imaging	12
injections	275
lab tests	231
minimally invasive procedures	245
musculoskeletal imaging	307
pain management	26
tuberculosis (TB) testing	35
X-rays	307

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	35
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Edwards, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Summerville, SC during 2015 were lab tests, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	149
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	240
blood draw	222
chemotherapy	240
doctor visit	629
hip imaging	21
injections	149
lab tests	1193
minimally invasive procedures	240
musculoskeletal imaging	162
preventive care	20
vaccines	20
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	19
X-rays	162

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	46
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Edwards, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Summerville, SC during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	147
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	200
blood draw	378
chemotherapy	200
doctor visit	644
injections	147
lab tests	1977
minimally invasive procedures	200
musculoskeletal imaging	143
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	18
X-rays	143

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	27
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Edwards, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Summerville, SC during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	110
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	271
blood draw	355
chemotherapy	271
doctor visit	521
injections	110
lab tests	1519
minimally invasive procedures	271
musculoskeletal imaging	73
preventive care	19
tuberculosis (TB) testing	48
vaccines	19
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	31
X-rays	73

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	29
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Edwards, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Summerville, SC during 2018 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	365
blood draw	332
chemotherapy	365
doctor visit	465
injections	78
lab tests	1377
minimally invasive procedures	380
musculoskeletal imaging	30
tuberculosis (TB) testing	21
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	30
X-rays	30

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	341
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	26
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Edwards, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Summerville, SC during 2019 were lab tests, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	387
blood draw	352
chemotherapy	387
doctor visit	495
injections	67
lab tests	1404
minimally invasive procedures	387
musculoskeletal imaging	50
tuberculosis (TB) testing	22
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	16
X-rays	50

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	29
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William M. Edwards, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Summerville, SC were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

aspiration	180
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	280
blood draw	239
chemotherapy	280
doctor visit	710
hip imaging	18
injections	193
lab tests	1078
minimally invasive procedures	284
musculoskeletal imaging	173
pain management	33
preventive care	17
tuberculosis (TB) testing	38
vaccines	17
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	22
X-rays	173

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	285
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	97
85 and over	27
Less than 65	45
65 to 74	177

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William M. Edwards, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

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 M. Edwards, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
American Rheumatology Network, LLC	$1,187,284 $1,187,284
Pfizer Inc.	$2,122 XELJANZ $1,926	LYRICA $84	INFLECTRA $37	CELEBREX $37	EMBEDA $20	Other $18
Sandoz Inc.	$1,244 $1,244
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,035 $1,035
AbbVie, Inc.	$974 Humira $875	$100
Other	$8,831 TALTZ $1,031	COSENTYX $867	Actemra $810	ORENCIA $605	Cimzia $569	Other $4,949

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$654,121
Royalty or License	$310,712
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$222,451
Food and Beverage	$10,100
Travel and Lodging	$3,994
Other	$112

Research Payments

Dr. William M. Edwards, MD has received 426 research payments totaling $3,065,370.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD.

American Rheumatology Network, LLC	2025	$4,059,310.39	Physician Covered Recipient	The value of interest is based off the operating agreement. The value of interest for each member is determined by their capital percentage of ownership times the total company valuation. The total company valuation is 12 months EBITDA times 3.
American Rheumatology Network, LLC	2023	$2,684,878.59	Physician Covered Recipient	The value of interest is based off the operating agreement. The value of interest for each member is determined by their capital percentage of ownership times the total company valuation. The total company valuation is 12 months EBITDA times 3.
American Rheumatology Network, LLC	2024	$2,303,679.12	Physician Covered Recipient	The value of interest is based off the operating agreement. The value of interest for each member is determined by their capital percentage of ownership times the total company valuation. The total company valuation is 12 months EBITDA times 3.
American Rheumatology Network, LLC	2022	$1,838,985.89	Physician Covered Recipient	The value of interest is based off the operating agreement. The value of interest for each member is determined by their ownership % times the total company valuation. The total company valuation is 12 months EBITDA times 3.
American Rheumatology Network, LLC	2019	$22,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	He is one of 8 equal owners. The GPO was at a loss this year. Thus I have the value equal to the Dollar invested during 2019.

Biography

Dr. William Edwards, who practices in Summerville, SC, is a medical specialist in adult rheumatology. Dr. Edwards obtained a license to practice in South Carolina.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Edwards, MD From 2012 - 2019

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Ownership and Interest Payments

Biography

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