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Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD

(Dr. Richard W. Rissmiller Jr., MD)

(202 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1998)

Professional interests include: pulmonary hypertension, sarcoidosis

1600 Midtown Avenue
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

(843) 876-8282

Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD is a pulmonologist in Charleston, SC specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1998 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD is affiliated with MUSC Health and UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROL.

Office Locations

Address:

135 Rutledge Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425

Address:

1600 Midtown Avenue
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

Address:

171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425

Address:

2750 Dantzler Drive
North Charleston, SC 29406

doctor visit	354
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215
pulmonary testing	228

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	20
Less than 65	140

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

doctor visit	448
hospital care	285
inpatient care	285
pulmonary testing	776

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	605
Black	248
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	371
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	43
Less than 65	269

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

doctor visit	344
hospital care	190
inpatient care	190
pulmonary testing	376

**Gender**
Male	500
Female	712

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	826
Black	360
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	528
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	56
Less than 65	364

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

doctor visit	546
hospital care	165
inpatient care	165
pulmonary testing	250

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	155
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	31
Less than 65	171

doctor visit	689
hospital care	213
inpatient care	213
preventive care	15
pulmonary testing	417
vaccines	15

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	445

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	189
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	37
Less than 65	175

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

doctor visit	709
hospital care	251
inpatient care	251
pulmonary testing	391

**Gender**
Male	361
Female	495

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	605
Black	225
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	375
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	56
Less than 65	205

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

doctor visit	736
hospital care	232
inpatient care	232
pulmonary testing	257

**Gender**
Male	321
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	515
Black	218
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	52
Less than 65	181

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

doctor visit	618
hospital care	160
inpatient care	160
pulmonary testing	60

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	391
Black	158
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	38
Less than 65	108

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

doctor visit	621
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159
pulmonary testing	247

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	565
Black	192
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	48
Less than 65	164

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

doctor visit	575
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
pulmonary testing	147

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	495
Black	131
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	287
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	45
Less than 65	89

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	20

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Charleston, SC were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

doctor visit	565
hospital care	190
inpatient care	190
preventive care	15
pulmonary testing	316
vaccines	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	441

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	187
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	527
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	195
85 and over	42
Less than 65	186
65 to 74	323

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	26
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	13
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1998. He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1998)

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MUSC Health

UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROL

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. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Medicare, CIGNA Medicare, WellCare, Group Health Plan (GHP), Blue Choice, United Healthcare, Great-West Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Community Care Network (CCN), Molina Healthcare, TRICARE, Coventry, Employers Health Network, First Health, Clover Health, Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace), AllWell by Absolute Total Care, Aetna (Open Choice), See All Accepted Insurances, First Choice Next, Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators, Aetna (Exclusive Choice), First Choice/Select Health (NEIC), Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina, Aetna (Managed Choice), BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace), Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization), Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP), Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC), Absolute Total Care (NEIC), Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare), See Fewer Accepted Insurances and Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Medicare

CIGNA Medicare

WellCare

Group Health Plan (GHP)

Blue Choice

United Healthcare

Great-West Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Community Care Network (CCN)

Molina Healthcare

TRICARE

Coventry

Employers Health Network

First Health

Clover Health

Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace)

AllWell by Absolute Total Care

Aetna (Open Choice)

See All Accepted Insurances

First Choice Next

Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators

Aetna (Exclusive Choice)

First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)

Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina

Aetna (Managed Choice)

BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace)

Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC)

Absolute Total Care (NEIC)

Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare)

See Fewer Accepted Insurances

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 202 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD 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. Richard William Rissmiller Jr, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$256 BREO $124	NUCALA $82	ANORO $35	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $15
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$189 UPTRAVI $125	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $36	$28
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$126 SYMBICORT $103	BREZTRI $23
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company	$110 GIAPREZA $110
United Therapeutics Corporation	$100 $100
Other	$64 GLASSIA $20	DUPIXENT $17	ACTHAR $16	Brovana $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$662
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$100
Education	$48
Consulting Fee	$35

Biography

Dr. Richard Rissmiller's specialties are adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He practices in Charleston, SC, Mount Pleasant, SC, and North Charleston, SC. Patients rated Dr. Rissmiller highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is especially interested in pulmonary hypertension and sarcoidosis. His professional affiliations include MUSC Health and the University Medical Associates. Dr. Rissmiller accepts several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Coventry, and Employers Health Network. He attended Wake Forest University School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

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Insurance Information

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Biography

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