Colonoscopy clinicians in South Carolina
CMS lists 278 clinicians with a primary specialty of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, or General Practice who have billed Medicare for at least one colonoscopy and practice in South Carolina, across 50 cities (details below).
Cities
# of clinicians performing colonoscopies
- Aiken 3
- Anderson 7
- Bamberg 11
- Beaufort 6
- Belton 1
- Bluffton 2
- Blythewood 1
- Camden 1
- Chapin 1
- Charleston 48
- Cheraw 1
- Columbia 45
- Conway 5
- Daniel Island 1
- Darlington 1
- Duncan 11
- Easley 8
- Florence 28
- Gaffney 2
- Georgetown 13
- Gilbert 1
- Goose Creek 2
- Greenville 45
- Greenwood 10
- Greer 11
- Hardeeville 1
- Hilton Head 1
- Irmo 1
- Kingstree 1
- Lancaster 4
- Lexington 3
- Little River 3
- Moncks Corner 2
- Mount Pleasant 5
- Mullins 1
- Murrells Inlet 10
- Myrtle Beach 12
- North Charleston 8
- Okatie 1
- Orangeburg 4
- Peak 2
- Prosperity 1
- Rock Hill 10
- Seneca 2
- Simpsonville 11
- Spartanburg 20
- Summerville 11
- Sumter 4
- Walterboro 1
- West Columbia 18
A clinician who practices in more than one city is counted in each city.
Understanding CMS Data
CMS's "Colonoscopy" category combines specific billing codes for colonoscopy to calculate the number of times each clinician billed Medicare for a "Colonoscopy." These include screening colonoscopy, diagnostic colonoscopy, and colonoscopy with biopsy or polyp removal. CMS's list also includes flexible sigmoidoscopy and laparoscopic appendectomy, so a clinician's count may include those procedures. CMS counts one procedure per patient per day, so a colonoscopy that included both a biopsy and a polyp removal counts once. CMS reports only procedures that clinicians billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Therefore, CMS's procedure volume data does not include procedures that clinicians may have performed on patients who have other health care coverage (e.g., commercial insurance, self-pay, or the VA). Billing variation and coding errors can also affect CMS's data. Therefore, the number of procedures that CMS reports for a clinician may be higher or lower than the actual number of colonoscopies a clinician performed during the reporting period. Lastly, only clinicians with a primary specialty of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, or General Practice (as reported to Medicare) are presented.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (October 2, 2026 release).