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Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. John M. Wharton, MD)

(584 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

Professional interests include: arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), atrial fibrillation

171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425

(843) 792-1414

Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD is affiliated with MUSC Health.

Office Locations

1600 Midtown Avenue 2nd Floor
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

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171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425

(843) 792-1414

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25 Courtenay Drive 1st Floor, Musc Health Cardiology at Ashley River Tower
Charleston, SC 29425

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4 Practice Locations, 25 Courtenay Drive Musc Health Cardiology at Ashley River Tower, 1st Floor
Charleston, SC 29425

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4040 Highway 1 7 Bypass Suite 306
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

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8992 University Boulevard 2nd Floor
North Charleston, SC 29406

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2012 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	101
cardiac procedures	302
catheterization	101
diagnostic procedures	103
doctor visit	374
minimally invasive procedures	300
ultrasound (sonogram)	98

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	99
cardiac procedures	200
catheterization	99
diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	387
minimally invasive procedures	299
ultrasound (sonogram)	101

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	104
cardiac procedures	228
catheterization	104
diagnostic procedures	104
doctor visit	465
minimally invasive procedures	309
ultrasound (sonogram)	124

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	91
cardiac procedures	197
catheterization	91
diagnostic procedures	91
doctor visit	658
minimally invasive procedures	276
ultrasound (sonogram)	106

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	726
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	464
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	89
cardiac procedures	178
catheterization	89
diagnostic procedures	89
doctor visit	745
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
minimally invasive procedures	267
ultrasound (sonogram)	89

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	14
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	2
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	101
cardiac procedures	204
catheterization	101
diagnostic procedures	101
doctor visit	764
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	305
ultrasound (sonogram)	103

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	441
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	23
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	94
cardiac procedures	194
catheterization	94
diagnostic procedures	94
doctor visit	698
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
minimally invasive procedures	288
ultrasound (sonogram)	100

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	27
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, catheterization and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	85
cardiac procedures	126
cardioversion	23
catheterization	85
diagnostic procedures	85
doctor visit	717
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
minimally invasive procedures	211
ultrasound (sonogram)	41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	413
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	595
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	40
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, catheterization and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	80
cardiac procedures	154
cardioversion	42
catheterization	80
diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	651
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
minimally invasive procedures	234
ultrasound (sonogram)	74

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	585
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	52
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, catheterization and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	56
cardiac procedures	108
catheterization	56
diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	702
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
minimally invasive procedures	164
ultrasound (sonogram)	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	401
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	67
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1100
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	749
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	374
85 and over	85
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1366
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	644
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	965
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	481
85 and over	111
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	73
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Mount Pleasant, SC were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, catheterization and ablation.

ablation	90
cardiac procedures	189
cardioversion	32
catheterization	90
diagnostic procedures	90
doctor visit	718
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
minimally invasive procedures	265
ultrasound (sonogram)	88

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	509
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	214
85 and over	34
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	292

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD treated were atrial fibrilation, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	68
Cancer	11
Dementia	4

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Residency: (1984)

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MUSC Health

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

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Medicare

Aetna Medicare

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

Community Care Network (CCN)

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Employers Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Coventry

Cigna

Blue Choice

First Health

MedCost

Molina Healthcare

Group Health Plan (GHP)

Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare)

Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina

Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC)

BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace)

Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators

First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)

Absolute Total Care (NEIC)

Clover Health

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Aetna (Open Choice)

AllWell by Absolute Total Care

Aetna (Managed Choice)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP)

Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace)

First Choice Next

Aetna (Exclusive Choice)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 584 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Mount Pleasant, SC.

4.8

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$54,659 ELIQUIS $54,594	$65
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$46,625 MULTAQ $42,633	$3,992
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$36,994 ELIQUIS $36,994
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$18,106 Azure $238	Arctic Front $176	CardioInsight $156	Micra $152	Cobalt $85	Other $17,298
Janssen Global Services, LLC	$4,640 $4,640
Other	$7,502 Electrophysiology $3,900	XARELTO $2,592	Carto 3 System $182	CRM $115	RHYTHMIA MAPPING SYSTEM $107	Other $607

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$108,576
Consulting Fee	$44,861
Travel and Lodging	$8,558
Food and Beverage	$6,509
Education	$21

Research Payments

Dr. John Marcus Wharton, MD has received 6 research payments totaling $36,028.

Biography

Dr. John Wharton specializes in adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). His clinical interests encompass atrial fibrillation. Dr. Wharton is rated highly by his patients. He seems to honor Blue California, Coventry, Employers Health Network, and more. He studied medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Wharton is professionally affiliated with MUSC Health. His practice in North Charleston, SC is open to new patients as reported by MUSC Health.