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Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Ohio State University College of Medicine (2004)

110 Chalmers Road Suite B
Greenville, SC 29605

(864) 271-1844

Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD is a nephrologist in Greenville, SC specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD is affiliated with Bon Secours, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Bon Secours - St. Francis Hospital and CAROLINA NEPHROLOGY PA.

Office Locations

110 Chalmers Road Suite B
Greenville, SC 29605

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110b Hospital Drive
Simpsonville, SC 29681

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121 Commerce Boulevard Suite B
Easley, SC 29642

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1410 John B White Sr Boulevard
Spartanburg, SC 29306

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203 Mills Avenue
Greenville, SC 29605

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32 Heather Way
Greenville, SC 29605

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400 Plaza Circle Suite H
Clinton, SC 29325

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45 Aaron Tippin Drive
Greer, SC 29650

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In The News

“Blake Shusterman, a nephrologist, told Newsweek that the symptoms of kidney disease are often ignored because they are non-specific-meaning that they are often like the symptoms of many other...”—"Man with kidney failure shares common symptoms he ignored...", Newsweek, February 2025

“Patients on dialysis are also at higher risk for coronavirus, said Dr. Blake Shusterman of Carolina Nephrology.”—"Cancer patients navigate treatment challenges, loneliness", The Washington Times, May 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

dialysis

In 2023, Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD performed more dialysis procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

hemofiltration

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

hemodialysis

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD performed more hemofiltration procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, hemodialysis, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) 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. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	47
dialysis	325
doctor visit	536
hemofiltration	17
hospital care	899
inpatient care	899
lab tests	135

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	52
dialysis	268
doctor visit	599
hemofiltration	53
hospital care	797
inpatient care	797
lab tests	114
preventive care	16
vaccines	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	619
Black	186
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	81
Less than 65	221

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	60
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	66
dialysis	286
doctor visit	516
hemofiltration	58
hospital care	850
inpatient care	850
lab tests	73
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	636
Black	219
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	86
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	61
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	111
dialysis	345
doctor visit	514
hemofiltration	49
hospital care	807
inpatient care	807
lab tests	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	948
Female	936

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1348
Black	488
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	644
From 75 to 84	504
85 and over	216
Less than 65	520

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	59
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	84
dialysis	289
doctor visit	529
hemofiltration	58
hospital care	718
inpatient care	718
lab tests	42

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	690
Black	242
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	98
Less than 65	267

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	60
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	76
dialysis	416
doctor visit	511
hemofiltration	93
hospital care	990
inpatient care	990
lab tests	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	471

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	718
Black	248
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	85
Less than 65	264

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	60
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	87
dialysis	373
doctor visit	530
hemofiltration	95
hospital care	812
inpatient care	812
lab tests	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	483
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	685
Black	218
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	94
Less than 65	239

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	60
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	47
dialysis	399
doctor visit	521
hemofiltration	79
hospital care	732
inpatient care	732
lab tests	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	417

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	630
Black	187
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	79
Less than 65	221

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	63
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	164
dialysis	407
doctor visit	346
hemofiltration	94
hospital care	705
inpatient care	705
lab tests	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	194
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	70
Less than 65	230

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	64
Dementia	19
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	143
dialysis	240
doctor visit	388
hemofiltration	117
hospital care	460
inpatient care	460
lab tests	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	129
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	68
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	61
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	223
dialysis	216
doctor visit	430
hemofiltration	86
hospital care	476
inpatient care	476
lab tests	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	69
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	62
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, SC were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

blood draw	100
dialysis	324
doctor visit	492
hemofiltration	72
hospital care	749
inpatient care	749
lab tests	45
preventive care	14
vaccines	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	451
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	203
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	624
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	243
85 and over	86
Less than 65	228
65 to 74	303

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	55
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2004. He completed residency at University of Virginia Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine, Nephrology) and has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (2004)

Residency: University of Virginia Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine, Nephrology)

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Bon Secours

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

Bon Secours - St. Francis Hospital

CAROLINA NEPHROLOGY PA

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. Blake D. Shusterman, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Payer Provider and CIN-Greenville.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Blake D. Shusterman, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Payer Provider

CIN-Greenville

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$1,240 JYNARQUE $19	$1,221
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$918 SAMSCA $492	JYNARQUE $327	ABILIFY TABLET $99
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$380 KRYSTEXXA $380
Relypsa, Inc.	$368 VELTASSA $368
Amgen Inc.	$353 Parsabiv $145	Sensipar $106	Tavneos $103
Other	$2,417 Rayaldee $231	Auryxia $229	ACTHAR $157	Kerendia $129	Renal - PD $119	Other $1,551

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,217
Consulting Fee	$1,200
Education	$260

Biography

Dr. Blake Shusterman is a specialist in adult nephrology in Greenville, SC, Spartanburg, SC, and Easley, SC. He is professionally affiliated with Bon Secours and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Virginia, Dr. Shusterman attended Ohio State University College of Medicine for medical school. Dr. Shusterman has an open panel in Greenville, SC according to Bon Secours.