Dr. Richard Adam Edelson, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,685
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,825
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,805
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $12,133
- Practice address
- 8 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
- Practice phone
- Call (803) 765-0871
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Prisma Health Cardiology - 8 Med Park
Columbia, South Carolina
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Dr. Richard Adam Edelson is a cardiologist in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Edelson practices at Prisma Health Cardiology - 8 Med Park in Columbia, South Carolina.
Dr. Edelson's NPI, 1902847494, was assigned on June 8, 2006. Dr. Edelson graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Edelson holds South Carolina license 20197.
- NPI
- 1902847494NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1951476357
- NPI enumeration date
- June 8, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (803) 765-0871
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard Adam Edelson practices at Prisma Health Cardiology - 8 Med Park in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Edelson's primary practice is Prisma Health Cardiology - 8 Med Park, at 8 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203 in Richland County. The practice phone is (803) 765-0871.
- Prisma Health Cardiology - 8 Med Park8 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203 · Richland CountyPhone(803) 765-0871
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Richard Adam Edelson is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Edelson's primary practice is Prisma Health Cardiology - 8 Med Park in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Edelson is also affiliated with Prisma Health Richland Hospital. The medical group on file is Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI also links Dr. Edelson to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Adam Edelson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Edelson practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Prisma Health Cardiology - 8 Med Park | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard Adam Edelson is one of 262 cardiologists in South Carolina
Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Edelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Edelson is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Cardiovascular disease, South CarolinaPrimary
Cardiologists near Dr. Edelson
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Adam Edelson billed Medicare for 3,685 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,685 Medicare services from Dr. Edelson across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,825 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $155,169 for them.
Dr. Edelson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,4572024: 2,4811%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0882024: 1,0464%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1062024: 1024%
- Surgery
- 2023: 602024: 567%
- Other services
- 2023: 322024: 0100%
Where Dr. Edelson's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,69546%
- In a facility1,99054%
Dr. Edelson compared with the South Carolina median for cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Edelson
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 3,685vs 2,93026% above
- Medicare patients
- 1,825vs 1,17855% above
- Part D claims
- 1,629vs 2,38032% below
Medians across 263 cardiologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Edelson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Adam Edelson treated 1,825 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 1,825 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Edelson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 684 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.81, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Edelson's median patient age at 64, with 55% women.
Dr. Edelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Edelson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women96353%
- Men86247%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Edelson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis56%
- Ischemic heart disease52%
- Chronic kidney disease45%
- Diabetes45%
- Heart failure44%
- Atrial fibrillation41%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Edelson's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Adam Edelson wrote 1,805 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Edelson wrote 1,805 Medicare Part D claims for 354 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,629 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $342,703 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,959 claims across 37 drugs.
Dr. Edelson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,500 claims83%
- Brand-name305 claims17%
Dr. Edelson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,9592024: 1,62917%
Drugs named by CMS: 36 in 2024, 37 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Richard Adam Edelson takes part in Medicare
Dr. Edelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Richard Adam Edelson received $12,133 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 570 general payments to Dr. Edelson from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $1,531.
General payments to Dr. Edelson by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Edelson by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$12,04799%
- Education$861%
Companies that paid Dr. Edelson the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard Adam Edelson graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine
Dr. Edelson graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1991.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard Adam Edelson's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard Adam Edelson's NPI number?
Dr. Richard Adam Edelson's NPI number is 1902847494. It was assigned on June 8, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Adam Edelson?
Dr. Richard Adam Edelson is a cardiologist in Columbia, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).
Where does Dr. Richard Adam Edelson practice?
Dr. Edelson practices at 8 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203. Dr. Edelson's primary practice is Prisma Health Cardiology - 8 Med Park in Columbia, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Edelson to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Richard Adam Edelson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Edelson is (803) 765-0871.
What is Dr. Richard Adam Edelson's medical license number?
Dr. Edelson holds South Carolina license 20197.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Adam Edelson affiliated with?
Dr. Edelson is affiliated with Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Edelson to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Richard Adam Edelson part of?
Dr. Edelson is linked to Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI links Dr. Edelson to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Richard Adam Edelson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Edelson billed Medicare for 3,685 services in 2024, and Dr. Edelson accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Adam Edelson see?
CMS counts 1,825 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Edelson in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Richard Adam Edelson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Edelson's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), heart test or procedure (93000) and office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. Richard Adam Edelson go to medical school?
Dr. Edelson graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Richard Adam Edelson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Edelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Atorvastatin Calcium and Eliquis.
Has Dr. Richard Adam Edelson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,133 in general payments to Dr. Edelson from 41 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
How long has Dr. Richard Adam Edelson been practicing?
Dr. Edelson graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
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