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- 2347 S Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
About Dr. Turek
James E. Turek, MD is a healthcare provider in Murrells Inlet, SC specializing in family practice. James trained at Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School of Med, graduating in 1987. According to Medicare claims data, James cared for 2,112 Medicare patients across 2,965 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more. This provider record is associated with NPI 1942360672.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (843) 357-2443
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2347 S HIGHWAY 17
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Family Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Bariatrics
Cancer Prevention
Cancer risk
Digestive
Environmental health
- Asbestos Exposure
- Contaminated drinking water exposure
- Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
- Radon gas exposure
- Tick bite and Lyme disease risk
- Toxic Mold Exposure
- Wildfire smoke and air pollution exposure
- Workplace Chemical Exposure
General wellness
Heart health
Infectious Disease
Infectious disease
Kidney health
Lifestyle & wellness
Lifestyle health
Longevity
Metabolic & Lifestyle
Occupational health
Occupational Health
Rashes & allergy
Sexual Health
Sexual health
Substance use
Travel health
Wellness and energy
Workplace health
Wounds & skin
Most searched conditions
Cardiometabolic
Genitourinary and reproductive
Musculoskeletal and pain
Neurologic and behavioral
Respiratory and infectious
Skin
Common childhood and ear conditions
Pain & Joints
Procedures & services
Addiction & habits
Bladder & bowel
Breathing
Cancer Screening
Cancer screening
Checkups & exams
Chronic illness
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostic Tests
- COVID-19 Rapid Test
- COVID-19 testing
- Rapid Flu Swab
- Rapid Strep and Flu Swabs
- Urine Pregnancy Test
- Urine Drug Screen
Diagnostics & screening
Environmental health
Exams
Exams & Screenings
Fitness & body composition
Foot and Leg Pain
Heart & Circulation
Heart & circulation
Immunizations
Infection & Microbiology Tests
Lifestyle & Prevention
Longevity
Lower endoscopy
Metabolic health
Minor Procedures
- Burn and Wound Care
- Ingrown toenail removal
- Suture removal
Occupational health
Occupational Health
Office procedures
- Minor laceration repair
- Removal of a minor skin lesion
- Superficial foreign-body removal
- Earwax removal
- Incision and drainage of an abscess
Post-Op Care
Preventive and evaluation
Preventive Care
Preventive imaging
Preventive interventions
- Vaccinations and immunizations
- Weight-management counseling
- Birth control counseling
- Smoking cessation counseling
Preventive screening
Routine Blood Tests
Screening & labs
Screening and diagnostic testing
Screening and testing
- Blood pressure screening
- Diabetes and prediabetes screening
- Point-of-care laboratory testing
- Cholesterol screening
- Depression screening
- EKG
Skin Procedures
Sleep Health
Travel Health
Travel medicine
Urgent Care Procedures
Wellness
Wellness & Screening
Wellness & Weight
Women's Health
Workplace health
Wound care
Wounds & skin
Sleep
Most searched procedures
Injections
- Immunotherapy
- Vitamin B12 Injections
Lungs & Breathing
- Pulmonary function test
Pain Management
Respiratory
Senior Care
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
2,965 services · 2,112 patients · 21 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
480 | More often than most peers in Family Practice |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | Procedure | 17003 |
21 | Too few peers to compare |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | Procedure | 17000 |
14 | Too few peers to compare |
| Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Treatment | 90662 |
49 | More often than most peers in Family Practice |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96372 |
37 | Less often than most peers in Family Practice |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | Treatment | 90677 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Family Practice |
| Influenza vaccine, trivalent, split virus, preservative-free, 0.5 ml dosage | Treatment | 90656 |
11 | Too few peers to compare |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
681 | More than most peers in Family Practice |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
426 | More often than most peers in Family Practice |
| Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office visit | 99490 |
389 | More often than most peers in Family Practice |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Trained at Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School of Med 3
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 10 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1987 at Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School of Med 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 2
Providers in SC who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Turek specialize in?
Dr. Turek is a family practice in Murrells Inlet, SC. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Turek located?
Dr. Turek is listed at 2347 S Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Turek's phone number?
The number on file is (843) 357-2443. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Turek's NPI number?
Dr. Turek's National Provider Identifier is 1942360672. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Turek go to medical school?
Dr. Turek attended Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School of Med, graduating in 1987. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Turek been practicing?
Dr. Turek has 39 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1987, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Turek do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Turek performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths and destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth; provides treatments such as influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free and injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Turek confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Turek. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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