In 2023, Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. 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 10%

By Volume:

biopsy

In 2023, Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD performed more biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

open surgery

By Affordability:

central line placement

diagnostic EGD

diagnostic upper endoscopy

EGD with biopsy

EGD with lesion removal

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

therapeutic EGD

therapeutic upper endoscopy

tunneled central line placement

upper endoscopy

upper endoscopy with biopsy

upper endoscopy with lesion removal

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD performed more open surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for central line placement, diagnostic EGD, diagnostic upper endoscopy, EGD with biopsy, EGD with lesion removal, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), therapeutic EGD, therapeutic upper endoscopy, tunneled central line placement, upper endoscopy, upper endoscopy with biopsy, and upper endoscopy with lesion removal 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. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
catheterization	55
diagnostic procedures	54
doctor visit	407
excision	13
gastrointestinal procedures	116
hospital care	296
inpatient care	296
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	116
open surgery	13
preventive care	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	87
vascular procedures	87

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	29
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	451
excision	13
gastrointestinal procedures	146
hospital care	189
injections	12
inpatient care	189
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	146
open surgery	13
preventive care	57
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	63
ultrasound (sonogram)	67
vascular procedures	67

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	55
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	18
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	108
doctor visit	450
excision	34
gastrointestinal procedures	146
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	146
open surgery	34
preventive care	57
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	74
ultrasound (sonogram)	61
vascular procedures	61

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	439
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	59
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	17
catheterization	41
diagnostic procedures	91
doctor visit	399
excision	30
gastrointestinal procedures	96
hospital care	157
inpatient care	157
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	96
open surgery	30
preventive care	35
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	38
vascular procedures	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	590

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	808
Black	148
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	312
85 and over	112
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	28
cancer surgery	11
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	328
excision	42
gastrointestinal procedures	69
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	69
open surgery	31
preventive care	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
vascular procedures	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	47
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	14
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	54
doctor visit	361
excision	14
gastrointestinal procedures	87
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
minimally invasive procedures	87
open surgery	14
preventive care	29
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	40

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	34
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, diagnostic procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	26
cancer surgery	13
catheterization	34
diagnostic procedures	83
doctor visit	349
excision	45
gastrointestinal procedures	79
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	79
open surgery	32
preventive care	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	51

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	36
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	29
cancer surgery	18
catheterization	40
diagnostic procedures	105
doctor visit	330
excision	56
gastrointestinal procedures	126
hospital care	201
inpatient care	201
lymph node procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	126
open surgery	38
preventive care	42
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	67

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	44
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	228
gastrointestinal procedures	69
hospital care	146
injections	11
inpatient care	146
minimally invasive procedures	69
preventive care	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	26
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2021 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	13
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	244
excision	27
gastrointestinal procedures	58
hospital care	144
inpatient care	144
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	58
open surgery	14
preventive care	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	31
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	261
excision	13
gastrointestinal procedures	34
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	34
open surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	34

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	39
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

anastomosis	11
breast procedures	20
cancer surgery	13
catheterization	31
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	69
doctor visit	346
excision	28
gastrointestinal procedures	93
hospital care	173
injections	11
inpatient care	173
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	93
open surgery	23
preventive care	36
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	54
vascular procedures	54

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	360
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	133
85 and over	43
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	186

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	10
Cancer	26

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of South Florida (USF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in South Carolina.

Residency: University of South Florida (USF) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$517 AFINITOR $153	PROMACTA $147	TASIGNA $140	VOTRIENT $25	KISQALI $21	Other $30
Ethicon US, LLC	$309 Mesh $179	Advanced Wound care $105	DERMABOND PRINEO $25
EISAI INC.	$140 Lenvima $118	Halaven $22
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$139 ENTEREG $63	SIVEXTRO $56	LYNPARZA $20
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$116 ECHELON ENDOPATH $116
Other	$2,182 Revlimid $89	SURGICAL $82	Regranex $77	ONIVYDE $68	Xofigo $57	Other $1,809

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,391
Education	$11

Biography

Dr. James Foster's specialty is general surgery. Dr. Foster attended medical school at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with AnMed Health.

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Granbury Foster III, MD From 2012 - 2022

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