Active NPI 1861465957 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. John W Gause , MD

Surgery • Florence, SC

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. John Gause, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Florence, SC. With approximately 39 years of clinical experience since graduating from Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine in 1987, Dr. Gause delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 800 E CHEVES ST STE 260.

Dr. Gause maintains professional affiliations with Mcleod Regional Medical Center Of The Pee Dee Inc, Mcleod Physician Associates Ii and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

800 E Cheves St Ste 260

Florence, SC 295062652

Telephone 8436657941

Fax 8436651257

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Mcleod Physician Associates Ii Facility NPI 1619994233

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1987

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Florence, SC

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

39 Yrs +16.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.3 Yrs

State Avg: 28.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

17 Specialists

Practicing in Florence, SC (681 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

59.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Gause (39 Years) 39 Yrs

Florence Specialty Average (22.3 Years) 22.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	293	195	$77.18	$52.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	204	139	$120.74	$83.90
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	120	49	$143.60	$73.62
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	108	31	$107.00	$32.33
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	104	24	$164.00	$60.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	77	77	$201.04	$103.31
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	39	39	$314.00	$122.30
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	25	18	$96.56	$46.34
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	16	11	$252.63	$54.66
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$255.00	$76.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	303	193	$77.00	$53.08
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	166	36	$104.51	$33.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	164	112	$120.00	$85.45
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	140	61	$143.00	$75.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	114	27	$160.77	$62.08
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	63	60	$312.00	$123.11
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	59	59	$200.00	$105.90
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	33	18	$242.91	$56.21
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$175.00	$121.04
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	20	18	$203.00	$114.04
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	17	15	$96.00	$47.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	435	236	$77.00	$53.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	151	108	$119.76	$87.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	138	32	$157.40	$64.75
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	132	57	$143.00	$67.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	129	31	$101.60	$34.17
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	91	38	$96.00	$36.79
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	51	51	$303.00	$160.42
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	47	46	$312.00	$129.17
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	37	37	$384.00	$183.86
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	31	$174.39	$122.83
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	30	17	$253.90	$53.73
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$200.00	$107.19
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	20	15	$203.00	$98.19
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	13	13	$220.00	$96.83
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	13	13	$1586.00	$521.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	475	254	$77.00	$53.37
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	185	35	$99.15	$35.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	148	103	$116.00	$86.66
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	125	39	$96.00	$37.15
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	119	27	$153.65	$65.62
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	69	43	$143.00	$69.41
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	55	55	$303.00	$161.69
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	34	34	$220.00	$97.08
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$200.00	$107.82
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	31	15	$248.29	$57.43
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$165.00	$124.83
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	25	25	$312.00	$131.08
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	20	20	$384.00	$186.70
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	19	19	$136.00	$69.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	482	258	$77.00	$43.19
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	253	38	$152.00	$48.68
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	129	35	$99.00	$24.62
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	94	73	$116.00	$72.09
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	86	33	$96.00	$38.55
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	64	64	$303.00	$157.07
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	61	40	$143.00	$71.23
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	37	14	$246.51	$58.36
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	30	29	$312.00	$134.95
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	29	29	$384.00	$198.03
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$200.00	$103.41
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	26	25	$220.00	$99.45
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$165.00	$105.01
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	18	18	$136.00	$71.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$232.50	$74.19
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	15	15	$1586.00	$508.07
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	11	11	$255.00	$111.26
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	11	11	$2550.00	$331.72

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	608	293	$77.00	$42.52
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	244	55	$66.34	$23.90
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	186	69	$96.00	$38.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	165	35	$133.24	$48.42
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	127	107	$116.00	$69.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	75	75	$303.00	$155.53
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	54	$200.00	$100.68
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	35	35	$312.00	$132.26
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	35	35	$384.00	$195.72
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	28	28	$220.00	$97.51
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	26	18	$270.31	$56.78
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	23	12	$143.00	$70.40
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	15	15	$1691.73	$478.97
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	15	15	$2766.00	$627.37
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$186.43	$72.58
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	13	13	$2966.00	$682.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	507	278	$77.00	$39.68
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	207	81	$96.00	$36.34
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	164	48	$59.22	$23.52
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	128	101	$102.17	$65.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	128	37	$180.00	$72.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	72	27	$116.00	$47.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	49	$200.00	$98.33
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	47	47	$303.00	$148.51
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	40	24	$143.00	$65.07
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	38	38	$384.00	$188.25
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	35	35	$312.00	$126.71
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	26	26	$220.00	$93.39
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	15	15	$1125.40	$217.65
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	14	14	$274.50	$55.32
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	14	13	$379.00	$125.17
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	13	13	$1622.00	$308.07
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	12	12	$2966.00	$649.23
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	12	12	$2114.66	$550.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	567	299	$77.00	$40.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	290	64	$180.00	$74.37
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	286	55	$115.90	$48.74
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	247	91	$96.00	$37.36
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	92	81	$101.00	$68.26
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	66	66	$200.00	$100.54
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	57	55	$220.00	$96.63
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	40	40	$311.10	$128.14
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$303.00	$151.33
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	28	22	$143.00	$68.08
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	25	17	$60.44	$24.34
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	21	17	$297.86	$57.05
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	20	20	$384.00	$193.88
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	19	19	$2766.00	$621.53
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	18	18	$136.00	$70.31

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-03-16

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License SC 15837

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

158377 (SC)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Mcleod Regional Medical Center Of The Pee Dee Inc

555 E Cheves St, Florence, SC 295062617

Phone: 8437772000

Mcleod Physician Associates Ii

800 E Cheves St, Florence, SC 295062652

Phone: 8436657941

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

20 Associated Practitioners

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Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

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Nurse Practitioner

Jesse Kasitz , APRN

Nurse Practitioner - Gerontology

NPI 1154754471

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Wesley Davis , APRN-BC

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1265058069

APRNBC

Michelle Pittard , RN, MSN, ANPC

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1285691568

Registered Nurse, Master of Science in Nursing, Adult Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Dr. John Sonfield , MD

Surgery

NPI 1306810718

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Lindsey Timmons , FNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1356828982

Family Nurse Practitioner

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

7 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location March 16, 2021

Registered at 800 E CHEVES ST STE 260, FLORENCE, SC 295062652 (Tel: 8436657941)

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NPI Profile Active March 26, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 26, 2009

Registered at 800 E CHEVES ST, STE 260, FLORENCE, SC 295062652 (Tel: 8436657941)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 26, 2009

Registered at PO BOX 3239, FLORENCE, SC 295023239 (Tel: 8436657941)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 26, 2009

Recorded as JOHN GAUSE, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 26, 2009

Surgery (License #15837 in SC)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 09, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1861465957

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: February 09, 2006

Last Update: March 16, 2021

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 3239

Florence, SC 295023239

Phone: 8436657941

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