In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD performed more lab tests, and screening test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for nursing home care, rapid strep test, total PSA test, and urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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 10%

By Volume:

A1C test

complete blood count

urinalysis

By Affordability:

A1C test

cholesterol screening

glycated protein test

lipid profile

prostate-specific antigen test

screening PSA test

thyroid blood test

thyroid function tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD performed more A1C test, complete blood count (CBC), and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, cholesterol screening, glycated protein test, lipid profile, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, screening PSA test, thyroid blood test, and thyroid function tests 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:

blood draw

chronic care

lipid profile

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD performed more blood draw, chronic care, lipid profile, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for antigen tests, blood count tests, complete blood count (CBC), diabetes management, diabetes screening, influenza tests, metabolic panel, prostate screening, rapid flu test, testosterone test, and X-rays 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. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
blood draw	815
cardiac procedures	37
diabetes management	271
doctor visit	1494
hip imaging	33
hospital care	450
inpatient care	439
lab tests	3895
musculoskeletal imaging	69
nuclear scan	13
outpatient care	11
preventive care	1050
spinal procedures	67
stress testing	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	131
thyroid function tests	433
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	161
X-rays	280

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	753
cardiac procedures	28
diabetes management	260
doctor visit	1542
hip imaging	17
hospital care	201
immunotherapy	17
injections	17
inpatient care	201
lab tests	3954
musculoskeletal imaging	43
nuclear scan	17
preventive care	1112
spinal procedures	25
stress testing	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	77
thyroid function tests	547
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	244
X-rays	145

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	561
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	68
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	774
diabetes management	145
doctor visit	1415
hip imaging	12
hospital care	549
inpatient care	503
lab tests	2439
musculoskeletal imaging	33
outpatient care	46
preventive care	544
spinal procedures	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	78
thyroid function tests	355
vaccines	21
X-rays	131

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	341

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	72
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	301
doctor visit	1177
hip imaging	13
hospital care	1073
inpatient care	972
lab tests	188
musculoskeletal imaging	26
outpatient care	101
preventive care	74
spinal procedures	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	62
vaccines	74
X-rays	108

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	726
Female	874

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1256
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	660
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	190
Less than 65	366

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	208
doctor visit	1060
hospital care	989
inpatient care	888
lab tests	133
musculoskeletal imaging	14
outpatient care	101
preventive care	70
spinal procedures	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	98
vaccines	70
X-rays	139

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	371
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	646
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	105
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	38
diabetes management	72
doctor visit	1429
hospital care	578
inpatient care	534
lab tests	243
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nursing home care	81
outpatient care	44
preventive care	216
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
spinal procedures	24
thoracic (chest) imaging	99
vaccines	126
X-rays	138

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	400

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	85
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	27
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	826
diabetes management	306
doctor visit	1723
hospital care	415
injections	20
inpatient care	384
lab tests	3345
musculoskeletal imaging	14
nursing home care	367
outpatient care	31
preventive care	1114
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
spinal procedures	24
thyroid function tests	456
vaccines	39
X-rays	38

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	711
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	170
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	35
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	827
diabetes management	311
doctor visit	1533
hospital care	344
inpatient care	331
lab tests	3471
musculoskeletal imaging	26
nursing home care	675
outpatient care	13
preventive care	1119
spinal procedures	31
thyroid function tests	451
vaccines	17
vascular procedures	44
X-rays	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	487

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	723
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	143
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	28
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
blood draw	696
diabetes management	267
doctor visit	1226
hospital care	307
injections	25
inpatient care	265
lab tests	2931
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nursing home care	485
outpatient care	42
preventive care	989
spinal procedures	22
thyroid function tests	405
vaccines	47
X-rays	34

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	606
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	124
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	672
diabetes management	242
doctor visit	1223
hospital care	384
injections	20
inpatient care	323
lab tests	2897
musculoskeletal imaging	13
nursing home care	409
outpatient care	61
preventive care	876
spinal procedures	40
thyroid function tests	405
X-rays	53

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	497

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	785
Black	119
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	122
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	25
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
blood draw	633
chronic care	124
diabetes management	275
doctor visit	1270
hospital care	402
injections	17
inpatient care	327
lab tests	2960
nursing home care	411
outpatient care	75
preventive care	960
thyroid function tests	414

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	751
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	355
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	131
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hartsville, SC were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	13
aspiration	20
blood draw	594
cardiac procedures	32
chronic care	124
diabetes management	238
doctor visit	1372
hip imaging	18
hospital care	517
immunotherapy	17
injections	19
inpatient care	469
lab tests	2405
musculoskeletal imaging	26
nuclear scan	15
nursing home care	404
outpatient care	52
preventive care	738
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
spinal procedures	30
stress testing	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	90
thyroid function tests	433
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	88
vascular procedures	44
X-rays	112

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	19
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	649
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	222
85 and over	110
Less than 65	132
65 to 74	331

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,582 FARXIGA $885	SYMBICORT $552	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $173	CRESTOR $165	BREZTRI $129	Other $678
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2,040 Ozempic $472	RYBELSUS $423	Saxenda $280	Victoza $224	Tresiba $221	Other $419
AbbVie Inc.	$1,825 VRAYLAR $968	UBRELVY $456	QULIPTA $154	LINZESS $112	Creon $106	Other $29
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,391 JARDIANCE $781	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $252	SYNJARDY $179	SYNJARDY XR $34	Spiriva $29	Other $116
Lilly USA, LLC	$1,353 JARDIANCE $395	BASAGLAR $232	MOUNJARO $215	EMGALITY $158	TRULICITY $124	Other $230
Other	$18,015 LINZESS $1,019	XARELTO $788	ELIQUIS $709	Vascepa $705	AJOVY $617	Other $14,177

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$26,649
Education	$520
Consulting Fee	$38

Research Payments

Dr. Robert L. Elder, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $112.

Biography

Dr. Robert Elder's area of specialization is family medicine. He graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with McLeod Health Cheraw.

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