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Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (1994)

111 Doctors Drive
Greenville, SC 29605

(864) 797-7150

Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD is a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD is affiliated with PRISMA HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP.

Office Locations

111 Doctors Drive
Greenville, SC 29605

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

In 2023, Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, and laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 10%

By Volume:

spinal decompression surgery

By Affordability:

anterior cervical discectomy

cervical discectomy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD performed more spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for anterior cervical discectomy, and cervical discectomy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

laminectomy

By Affordability:

cervical decompression

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and laminectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for cervical decompression, hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	13
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	567
excision	13
hospital care	268
inpatient care	268
nerve procedures	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
spinal procedures	65
X-rays	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	590
hospital care	155
inpatient care	155
nerve procedures	44
spinal procedures	68
X-rays	24

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	29
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	603
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	58
X-rays	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	437
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	32
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	637
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	44
spinal procedures	80
X-rays	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	508
Female	580

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	990
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	554
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	64
Less than 65	198

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	668
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	33

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	31
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	12
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	661
excision	12
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168
nerve procedures	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
spinal procedures	39

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	40
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	658
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
nerve procedures	43
spinal procedures	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	303
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	45
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	726
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	48
spinal procedures	60

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	567
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	48
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	545
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
nerve procedures	53
spinal procedures	64

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	44
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	609
hospital care	139
inpatient care	139
nerve procedures	48
spinal procedures	48

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	528
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	49
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	559
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	35

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	490
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	47
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greenville, SC were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
cranial surgery	12
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	620
excision	12
hospital care	144
inpatient care	144
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	41
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
spinal procedures	53
X-rays	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	499
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	164
85 and over	39
Less than 65	79
65 to 74	268

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	10
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1994. He has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (1994)

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

PRISMA HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$370 MAZOR X SYSTEM $170	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $154	UNID_PASS $23	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $23
Globus Medical, Inc.	$226 Excelsius GPS $119	Excelsius - GPS $107
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$191 Spinal Implant $191
NUVASIVE, INC.	$113 XLIF $113
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.	$88 COFLEX $88
Other	$286 TITAN NANOLOCK $63	Neuro-Chronic Pain $50	Enabling Technologies - NIM NAV Power $35	VNS Therapy SenTiva Model 1000 Generator $31	VNS Therapy $28	Other $79

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,242
Education	$30

Biography

Dr. Charles Kanos specializes in neurosurgery. Dr. Kanos attended medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Christopher Kanos, MD From 2012 - 2022

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