In 2023, Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), vaccines, Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam), and wellness visit 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.

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Welcome to Medicare visit

In 2023, Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD performed more Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

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By Volume:

flu shot

screening EKG

In 2012, Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD performed more flu shot, and screening EKG procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC during 2012 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2094
preventive care	184
vaccines	184

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	2160
injections	15
lab tests	13
preventive care	168
vaccines	168

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	341
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	633
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	405
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	53
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2308
lab tests	92
preventive care	148
vaccines	148

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	657
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	419
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	58
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2718
lab tests	109
preventive care	274
vaccines	262

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	710
Female	692

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1324
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	846
From 75 to 84	394
85 and over	110
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2803
lab tests	112
preventive care	292
vaccines	292

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	757
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	473
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	54
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	12
doctor visit	2969
lab tests	116
preventive care	544
vaccines	514

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	772
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	468
From 75 to 84	267
85 and over	55
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	11
doctor visit	2730
ear procedures	12
lab tests	130
preventive care	396
vaccines	385

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	710
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	383
From 75 to 84	289
85 and over	55
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	613
doctor visit	2596
lab tests	82
preventive care	41
vaccines	41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	391
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	716
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	43
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC during 2020 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	43
doctor visit	248
preventive care	21
vaccines	21

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	17
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC during 2021 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	931
preventive care	38
vaccines	38

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	24
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC during 2022 were preventive care, vaccines, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	25
doctor visit	1695
lab tests	17
preventive care	149
vaccines	95

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	37
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD treated as a general practitioner in Little River, SC were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

aspiration	15
blood draw	328
cardiac procedures	16
doctor visit	2113
ear procedures	12
injections	15
lab tests	83
preventive care	205
vaccines	195

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	599
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	202
85 and over	46
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	361

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Little River, SC.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-02-13

Dr. Rives is undoubtedly the best Doctor around. He takes all the time you need to ask questions, which is non-existent in this day and age. He explains everything thoroughly and asks questions to ensure you understand. Great personality and super person. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DR. RIVES!!!!!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,304 FARXIGA $611	BYDUREON $197	SYMBICORT $130	BYDUREON WEEKLY $115	CRESTOR $47	Other $203
Novo Nordisk Inc	$686 Victoza $277	Ozempic $143	Xultophy 100/3.6 $119	Tresiba $65	RYBELSUS $51	Other $31
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$525 BELSOMRA $156	JANUMET XR $145	ZOSTAVAX $50	JANUMET $48	PNEUMOVAX 23 $41	Other $85
Amgen Inc.	$522 Repatha $381	Prolia $141
Pfizer Inc.	$420 LYRICA $96	VIAGRA $82	CHANTIX $74	ELIQUIS $59	PREVNAR - 13 $39	Other $70
Other	$3,195 Vascepa $251	XARELTO $230	AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $136	INVOKANA $127	Belviq $116	Other $2,335

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,604
Education	$49

Biography

Dr. Thomas Rives is a specialist in general practice in Pawleys Island, SC and Little River, SC. Dr. Rives studied medicine at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Scott Rives, MD From 2012 - 2022

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