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Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D.

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Dermatology (Skin Disorders)

Tulane University School of Medicine (2009)

2283 Wrightsboro Road
Augusta, GA 30904

(706) 733-3373

Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D. is a dermatologist in Augusta, GA specializing in dermatology (skin disorders). She graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2009 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D. is affiliated with GEORGIA DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN CANCER CENTER, LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

2283 Wrightsboro Road
Augusta, GA 30904

Address:

2110 Woodside Executive Court
Aiken, SC 29803

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The skin condition can also develop from an increase in histamine, a chemical your immune system makes in response to certain triggers, resulting in hives or welts, said Dr. Lauren Ploch,...”—"Stress rash: What to do when stress gives you hives", CNN, November 2023

“"In a traditional dry sauna, the hot temperature causes blood vessels to dilate, and while this can improve circulation, it can worsen redness in people with rosacea," said Dr. Lauren Ploch,...”—"Sauna Or Steam Room? Experts Reveal The Different Benefits Of Each.", Huff Post, February 2023

“"Our bodies tend to adapt to water temperature to become comfortable, so a contrast shower 'shocks' the system by switching temperatures just as our body begins to adapt to the previous...”—"Instead Of A Hot Or Cold Shower, Consider A Contrast Shower", Huff Post, January 2023

diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	136
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
skin procedures	23

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	13
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

diagnostic procedures	134
doctor visit	463
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	163
skin procedures	162

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	113
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	43
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

diagnostic procedures	91
doctor visit	253
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	103
skin procedures	102

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	102
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	52
Less than 65	128

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

blood draw	21
diagnostic procedures	104
doctor visit	710
phototherapy (light therapy)	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	341
skin procedures	358

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	86
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	61
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

abscess drainage	11
blood draw	36
diagnostic procedures	148
doctor visit	994
incision and drainage	11
injections	30
minor procedures	11
phototherapy (light therapy)	82
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	526
skin procedures	608
skin surgery	11

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	45
Less than 65	29

abscess drainage	16
blood draw	35
diagnostic procedures	191
doctor visit	1142
incision and drainage	16
injections	29
minor procedures	16
phototherapy (light therapy)	77
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	542
skin procedures	619
skin surgery	16

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	51
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

abscess drainage	15
blood draw	37
doctor visit	1629
incision and drainage	15
injections	37
minor procedures	15
phototherapy (light therapy)	62
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	944
skin procedures	1006
skin surgery	15

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	678
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	441
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	69
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

abscess drainage	24
blood draw	35
doctor visit	1769
incision and drainage	24
injections	50
minor procedures	24
phototherapy (light therapy)	78
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1208
skin procedures	1286
skin surgery	24

**Gender**
Male	363
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	762
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	477
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	70
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

abscess drainage	22
blood draw	16
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	2478
ear procedures	17
incision and drainage	22
injections	74
minor procedures	22
phototherapy (light therapy)	206
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1999
skin procedures	2205
skin surgery	22

**Gender**
Male	578
Female	701

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1173
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	652
From 75 to 84	455
85 and over	132
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

abscess drainage	16
blood draw	26
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1921
ear procedures	23
incision and drainage	16
injections	74
minor procedures	16
phototherapy (light therapy)	82
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1539
skin procedures	1621
skin surgery	16

**Gender**
Male	439
Female	605

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	948
Black	55
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	528
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	95
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D. treated as a dermatologist in Augusta, GA were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), diagnostic procedures and phototherapy (light therapy).

abscess drainage	17
blood draw	29
diagnostic procedures	95
doctor visit	1152
ear procedures	20
hospital care	25
incision and drainage	17
injections	49
inpatient care	25
minor procedures	17
phototherapy (light therapy)	86
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	739
skin procedures	799
skin surgery	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	347

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	72
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	507
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	196
85 and over	63
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	304

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D. From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	10
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D. graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2009. She has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (2009)

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

GEORGIA DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN CANCER CENTER, LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D. has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D. from all over the web to help you find the right in Augusta, GA.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2023-06-12

This review is not directed to the MD specifically but the person who answers their main number to the Aiken office.  A little customer friendly service goes a long way.  Just had a basic question, "is the doctor seeing new patients?"  And a friendly response would have been helpful.  I had a follow up question and it went south from there.  Unfortunately, the impression this person gave was extremely unhelpful, poor (aka, I don't have time to talk with you tone),.. if you don't want to help and be of service, then get out of the service of helping people.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lauren Eckert Ploch, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Celgene Corporation	$644 Otezla $644
AbbVie, Inc.	$556 Humira $413	Skyrizi $103	$40
Pfizer Inc.	$450 EUCRISA $384	CIBINQO $50	LITFULO $16
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$397 Tremfya $251	STELARA $132	SIMPONI $14
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$374 COSENTYX $374
Other	$1,954 ACZONE $187	DUPIXENT $166	ILUMYA $161	Otezla $160	ENSTILAR $114	Other $1,166

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,266
Education	$108

Biography

Dr. Lauren Ploch's area of specialization is dermatology (skin disorders). She graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine.

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