NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ajay Sood, MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Charleston, SC

Ajay Sood, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1881803641, issued on May 21, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 30203, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881803641
Name
Ajay Sood
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
License number
30203 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
255 King St, Charleston, SC 29401
Phone
(843) 469-1608
Enumerated
May 21, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(888) 258-1421
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100512000758); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2004
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024

583 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Ajay Sood583
  2. Specialty average504

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl61 claims
  2. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine46 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl38 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate38 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate31 claims
  6. Aripiprazole27 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Turnwell Mental Health OF South Carolina PCMount Pleasant, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ajay Sood among 98 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in South Carolina

Ajay Sood, MD is one of 98 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 48 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 98 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephanie Price, D.O.Charleston, SC 294011487948774
  2. Ryan Byrne, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061063619773
  3. Priya Patel, MDCharleston, SC 294141821520578
  4. Vandana Doda, MD, MPHCharleston, SC 294251912587676
  5. Mary Theresa Ladd, MDCharleston, SC 294251649618786
  6. Melanie Lobel, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251013033273
  7. Kirk Meekins, MDCharleston, SC 294251326256280
  8. Adrienne Pruitt, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251093035321

Common questions

What is Ajay Sood, MD's NPI number?

Ajay Sood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881803641, issued on May 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ajay Sood, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 255 King St, Charleston, SC, 29401. Phone: (843) 469-1608. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ajay Sood, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 30203, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ajay Sood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ajay Sood, MD had 583 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.