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Dr. William Sims Buice, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (1984)

2000 E Greenville Street Suite 2500
Anderson, SC 29621

(864) 512-6810

Dr. William Sims Buice, MD is a general surgeon in Anderson, SC specializing in general surgery. He graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1984 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. William Sims Buice, MD is affiliated with AnMed Health.

Office Locations

2000 E Greenville Street Suite 2500
Anderson, SC 29621

(864) 224-1111

(864) 224-1109

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

breast procedures

excisional breast biopsy without margin

mastectomy for breast cancer

open biopsy

open lymph node biopsy

preventive care

screening colonoscopy

In 2023, Dr. William Sims Buice, MD performed more breast procedures, excisional breast biopsy without margin (surrounding tissue), mastectomy for breast cancer, open biopsy, open lymph node biopsy, preventive care, and screening colonoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

biopsy

colonoscopy

excision

lymph node procedures

By Affordability:

central line placement

tunneled central line placement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. William Sims Buice, MD performed more biopsy, colonoscopy, excision, and lymph node procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for central line placement, and tunneled central line placement 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. William Sims Buice, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2012 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	18
breast procedures	49
cancer surgery	33
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	95
doctor visit	559
excision	79
gastrointestinal procedures	171
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	171
open surgery	46
preventive care	61
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	46
vascular procedures	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Sims Buice, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2013 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	19
breast procedures	44
cancer surgery	44
catheterization	27
device removal	13
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	578
excision	82
gastrointestinal procedures	159
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
lymph node procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	159
open surgery	38
preventive care	70
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	48
vascular procedures	48

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	59
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Sims Buice, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2014 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, preventive care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
breast procedures	21
cancer surgery	21
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	64
doctor visit	515
excision	44
gastrointestinal procedures	164
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	164
open surgery	23
preventive care	74
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	429
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	47
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Sims Buice, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2015 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
breast procedures	24
cancer surgery	12
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	116
doctor visit	477
excision	36
gastrointestinal procedures	181
hospital care	134
inpatient care	134
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	181
open surgery	24
preventive care	52
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	92

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	608

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	878
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	458
From 75 to 84	322
85 and over	108
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Sims Buice, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2016 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	27
cancer surgery	27
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	430
excision	55
gastrointestinal procedures	139
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
lymph node procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	139
neck imaging	20
open surgery	28
preventive care	55
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	38
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Sims Buice, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2017 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	38
cancer surgery	27
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	75
doctor visit	436
excision	61
gastrointestinal procedures	113
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	113
neck imaging	15
open surgery	34
preventive care	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	43
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Sims Buice, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2018 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
breast procedures	30
cancer surgery	19
catheterization	27
diagnostic procedures	83
doctor visit	488
excision	55
gastrointestinal procedures	159
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	147
neck imaging	17
open surgery	48
preventive care	65
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	444
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	39
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Sims Buice, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2019 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, excision and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	71
cancer surgery	56
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	94
doctor visit	346
excision	101
gastrointestinal procedures	159
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	159
neck imaging	11
open surgery	45
preventive care	75
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	23
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Sims Buice, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2020 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	27
cancer surgery	27
catheterization	28
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	299
excision	47
gastrointestinal procedures	101
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
lymph node procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	101
open surgery	20
preventive care	43
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	27
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Sims Buice, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2021 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	35
cancer surgery	35
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	294
excision	61
gastrointestinal procedures	85
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
lymph node procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	85
open surgery	26
preventive care	37
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	35

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	33
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Sims Buice, MD treated as a general surgeon in Anderson, SC during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	52
cancer surgery	41
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	79
doctor visit	226
excision	79
gastrointestinal procedures	94
lymph node procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	94
open surgery	38
preventive care	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	41

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD for Medicare patients.

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

abdominal surgery	14
breast procedures	38
cancer surgery	31
catheterization	22
device removal	13
diagnostic procedures	79
doctor visit	422
excision	63
gastrointestinal procedures	138
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	137
neck imaging	15
open surgery	33
preventive care	55
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	24
vascular procedures	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	392
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	139
85 and over	37
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	220

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Sims Buice, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	7
Cancer	33

Education & Training

Dr. William Sims Buice, MD graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1984. He completed residency at Charlotte Memorial Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (1984)

Residency: Charlotte Memorial Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Sims Buice, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

AnMed Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Ethicon Inc.	$2,002 Endoscopy# Endocutters $1,114	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $882	Mechanical $7
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,356 Da Vinci Surgical System $1,356
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$557 TASIGNA $144	AFINITOR $138	PROMACTA $125	Lutathera $44	VOTRIENT $37	Other $69
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$267 BioZorb $174	localizer $94
Davol Inc.	$247 SURGICAL $146	Progel $73	DAV-BARD 3DMax $28
Other	$3,366 Revlimid $128	ECHELON ENDOPATH $116	OFIRMEV $105	Exparel $102	Lenvima $95	Other $2,820

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,028
Travel and Lodging	$2,732
Education	$36

Biography

Dr. William Buice is a physician who specializes in general surgery. He is affiliated with AnMed Health. He graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine.

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Sims Buice, 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. William Sims Buice, MD From 2012 - 2022

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