Dr. Ari D. Kramer, MD

  • Spartanburg, SC
  • General surgeon
NPI1073577698PAC ID4082690094
Medicare services, 2024
1,025
Medicare patients, 2024
316
Part D claims, 2024
190
Publications
2
Clinical trials
2
Practice address
101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303
Practice phone
Call (864) 560-6554
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Primary practice

Spartanburg Medical Center

Hospital · Spartanburg, South Carolina

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Dr. Ari D. Kramer is a general surgeon in Spartanburg, South Carolina

Dr. Kramer practices at Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, part of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

Dr. Kramer's NPI, 1073577698, was assigned on April 12, 2006. Dr. Kramer holds South Carolina license 23115.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4082690094
NPI enumeration date
April 12, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(864) 560-6554
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Ari D. Kramer practices at Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina

Dr. Kramer's primary practice is Spartanburg Medical Center, at 101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303 in Spartanburg County. The practice phone is (864) 560-6554.

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Dr. Ari D. Kramer is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Kramer's primary practice is Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, part of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. The medical group on file is Medical Group of the Carolinas - Family Medicine - Converse Heights. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kramer to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ari D. Kramer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kramer practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Spartanburg Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ari D. Kramer is one of 506 general surgeons in South Carolina

Surgery is Dr. Kramer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Kramer is licensed in South Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, South CarolinaPrimaryLicense 23115 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Kramer

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ari D. Kramer billed Medicare for 1,025 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,025 Medicare services from Dr. Kramer across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 316 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $138,505 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,025
Medicare patients316
Paid by Medicare$138,505
Procedure codes18

Dr. Kramer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 3192024: 40828%
Surgery
2023: 3562024: 40514%
Imaging
2023: 942024: 11826%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 872024: 948%

Where Dr. Kramer's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office40840%
  • In a facility61760%

Dr. Kramer compared with the South Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Kramer
  • South Carolina median
Medicare services
1,025vs 2653.9 times
Medicare patients
316vs 17878% above
Part D claims
151vs 542.8 times

Medians across 500 general surgeons in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kramer'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. Ari D. Kramer treated 316 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 65

CMS counts 316 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kramer in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 136 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 7.81, 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. Kramer's median patient age at 67, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 2024316
Average age65
Average risk score7.81
Also on Medicaid38%

Dr. Kramer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kramer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12841%
  • Men18859%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Kramer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes69%
  5. Heart failure63%
  6. Ischemic heart disease46%
  7. Arthritis38%
  8. Mood disorders38%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Kramer's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men53%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ari D. Kramer wrote 190 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kramer wrote 190 Medicare Part D claims for 119 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 151 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $282 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 179 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024190
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$282
Part D patients119

Dr. Kramer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic185 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other5 claims3%

Dr. Kramer'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Kramer's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids81%154 of 190 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1792024: 15116%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 4 in 2023.

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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

Dr. Ari D. Kramer scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Kramer for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Kramer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Kramer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 89.4of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Ari D. Kramer has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Kramer, published from 2021 to 2025. Dr. Kramer's most frequent co-author is Antonios Gasparis, MD.

Papers2
Years published2021 to 2025

Dr. Kramer's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Kramer

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Ari D. Kramer has worked on 2 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Kramer to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Arteriovenous Fistula, Kidney Failure, Chronic and Renal Insufficiency, Chronic. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Kramer that name 1 trial.

Conditions in Dr. Kramer's trials

  • Arteriovenous Fistula
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
  • Vascular Fistula

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Kramer

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Kramer

Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Ari D. Kramer received $509,838 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 565 general payments to Dr. Kramer from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $240,531. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $12,500 in 2016, naming 1 clinical trial.

General payments to Dr. Kramer by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Kramer by kind, 2016 to 2025

$509.8Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$230,64445%
  • Consulting fees$152,59830%
  • Travel and lodging$58,31811%
  • Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$42,5408%
  • Other$25,7005%

Companies that paid Dr. Kramer the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Ari D. Kramer's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ari D. Kramer's NPI number?

Dr. Ari D. Kramer's NPI number is 1073577698. It was assigned on April 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ari D. Kramer?

Dr. Ari D. Kramer is a general surgeon in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Ari D. Kramer practice?

Dr. Kramer practices at 101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303. Dr. Kramer's primary practice is Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, part of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kramer to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Ari D. Kramer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kramer is (864) 560-6554.

What is Dr. Ari D. Kramer's medical license number?

Dr. Kramer holds South Carolina license 23115.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ari D. Kramer affiliated with?

Dr. Kramer practices at Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

What medical group is Dr. Ari D. Kramer part of?

Dr. Kramer is linked to Medical Group of the Carolinas - Family Medicine - Converse Heights.

Does Dr. Ari D. Kramer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kramer billed Medicare for 1,025 services in 2024, and Dr. Kramer accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Ari D. Kramer's MIPS score?

Dr. Kramer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ari D. Kramer see?

CMS counts 316 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kramer in 2024, with an average age of 65.

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What services does Dr. Ari D. Kramer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kramer's most billed Medicare services were blood vessel study (93990), radiation oncology (77001) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36902).

What drugs does Dr. Ari D. Kramer prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kramer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Ari D. Kramer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $509,838 in general payments to Dr. Kramer from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

How long has Dr. Ari D. Kramer been practicing?

Dr. Kramer graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

Does Dr. Ari D. Kramer do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Kramer, published from 2021 to 2025. Dr. Kramer has worked on 2 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Ari D. Kramer publish with?

Dr. Kramer's most frequent co-authors are Antonios Gasparis, MD (1 shared paper).

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