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Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC

(282 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Professional interests include: heart valve replacement, hypertension (high blood pressure), arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), and more.

8992 University Boulevard
North Charleston, SC 29406

(843) 792-1414

Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC is an interventional cardiologist in Charleston, SC specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC is affiliated with MUSC Health and University Medical Associates.

Office Locations

Address:

171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425

Address:

2060 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard
Charleston, SC 29407

Address:

8992 University Boulevard
North Charleston, SC 29406

Some issues Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

**Gender**
Male	1078
Female	1115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1705
Black	429
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	989
From 75 to 84	674
85 and over	280
Less than 65	250

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	58
angioplasty	118
cardiac procedures	2030
cardioversion	24
catheterization	364
diagnostic procedures	172
doctor visit	1518
emergency care	15
hospital care	537
implant surgery	37
inpatient care	514
minimally invasive procedures	423
nuclear scan	358
outpatient care	24
preventive care	33
stent placement (stenting)	118
stress testing	690
ultrasound (sonogram)	869
vaccines	33
vascular procedures	186

**Gender**
Male	1137
Female	1082

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1729
Black	427
Hispanic	20
Asian	16
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	991
From 75 to 84	686
85 and over	294
Less than 65	248

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

angioplasty	76
cardiac procedures	1611
cardioversion	16
catheterization	275
diagnostic procedures	146
doctor visit	1612
emergency care	15
hospital care	544
implant surgery	33
inpatient care	509
minimally invasive procedures	349
nuclear scan	292
outpatient care	36
preventive care	21
stent placement (stenting)	76
stress testing	520
ultrasound (sonogram)	753
vaccines	21
vascular procedures	170

**Gender**
Male	2196
Female	2058

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3380
Black	762
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	54
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1858
From 75 to 84	1338
85 and over	644
Less than 65	414

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	19
angioplasty	70
cardiac procedures	1319
cardioversion	22
catheterization	230
diagnostic procedures	126
doctor visit	1514
hospital care	323
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	261
minimally invasive procedures	304
nuclear scan	197
outpatient care	52
preventive care	16
stent placement (stenting)	70
stress testing	358
ultrasound (sonogram)	654
vaccines	16
vascular procedures	156

**Gender**
Male	1027
Female	932

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1573
Black	331
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	852
From 75 to 84	636
85 and over	302
Less than 65	169

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	71
angioplasty	68
cardiac procedures	1542
cardioversion	25
catheterization	217
diagnostic procedures	116
doctor visit	1553
hospital care	340
implant surgery	32
inpatient care	328
minimally invasive procedures	302
nuclear scan	216
outpatient care	13
stent placement (stenting)	68
stress testing	436
ultrasound (sonogram)	754
vascular procedures	137

**Gender**
Male	1050
Female	965

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1605
Black	354
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	866
From 75 to 84	683
85 and over	295
Less than 65	171

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	40
angioplasty	30
cardiac procedures	813
cardioversion	20
catheterization	94
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	1257
hospital care	159
implant surgery	18
inpatient care	161
minimally invasive procedures	123
nuclear scan	106
stent placement (stenting)	30
stress testing	203
ultrasound (sonogram)	463
vascular procedures	47

**Gender**
Male	885
Female	826

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1330
Black	330
Hispanic	20
Asian	11
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	706
From 75 to 84	564
85 and over	248
Less than 65	193

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	48
cardiac procedures	300
doctor visit	1308
hospital care	94
inpatient care	96
stress testing	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	229

**Gender**
Male	1138
Female	1048

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1602
Black	502
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	912
From 75 to 84	689
85 and over	229
Less than 65	356

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	240
doctor visit	1038
hospital care	134
inpatient care	136
stress testing	9
ultrasound (sonogram)	226

**Gender**
Male	1004
Female	892

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1408
Black	416
Hispanic	22
Asian	13
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	798
From 75 to 84	619
85 and over	200
Less than 65	279

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	361
doctor visit	2327
hospital care	235
inpatient care	237
ultrasound (sonogram)	380

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Charleston, SC were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

ambulatory monitoring	43
angioplasty	75
cardiac procedures	1143
cardioversion	22
catheterization	247
diagnostic procedures	128
doctor visit	1518
emergency care	15
hospital care	338
implant surgery	31
inpatient care	318
minimally invasive procedures	314
nuclear scan	259
outpatient care	32
preventive care	25
stent placement (stenting)	75
stress testing	372
ultrasound (sonogram)	578
vaccines	25
vascular procedures	146

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC.

**Gender**
Female	891
Male	951

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	355
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	1433
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	17
Other	24

**Age**
85 and over	249
75 to 84	588
Less than 65	208
65 to 74	797

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	10
Dementia	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MUSC Health

University Medical Associates

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna PPO, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Employers Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Coventry, Blue Choice, First Health, MedCost, Molina Healthcare, Group Health Plan (GHP), Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina, Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC), BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace), Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators, First Choice/Select Health (NEIC), Absolute Total Care (NEIC), Clover Health, Managed Choice, See Fewer Accepted Insurances, AllWell by Absolute Total Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP), Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace), Open Choice and Exclusive Choice) and See All Accepted Insurances.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna PPO

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Employers Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Coventry

Blue Choice

First Health

MedCost

Molina Healthcare

Group Health Plan (GHP)

Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina

Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC)

BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators

First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)

Absolute Total Care (NEIC)

Clover Health

Managed Choice

See Fewer Accepted Insurances

AllWell by Absolute Total Care

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP)

Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace)

Open Choice and Exclusive Choice)

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 282 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC from all over the web to help you find the right in Charleston, SC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kenneth Hall Hanger Jr, MD, FAAC. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$4,264 Transcatheter Heart Valves $3,653	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $491	Transcatheter Heart Valve $119
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$3,910 Heart Valves $1,475	Azure $194	Resolute $169	3F $138	CoreValve Evolut $62	Other $1,873
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,318 Vascular Access $1,365	WATCHMAN $334	GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS $142	STENTS $120	CROSSBOSS CATH $106	Other $251
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,360 Electrophysiology $543	CRM $462	Vascular $126	Structural Heart $96	CardioMEMS HF System $95	Other $39
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$627 ELIQUIS $627
Other	$4,399 ELIQUIS $534	XARELTO $438	ENTRESTO $297	Repatha $287	LifeVest $244	Other $2,599

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,086
Travel and Lodging	$6,703
Entertainment	$41
Education	$30
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$16

Biography

Dr. Kenneth Hanger is a physician who specializes in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. The average patient rating for Dr. Hanger is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Hanger's areas of expertise include the following: arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), heart failure, and hypertension (high blood pressure). He is affiliated with MUSC Health and the University Medical Associates. Dr. Hanger can take several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Coventry, and Employers Health Network.