NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alberto J. Gonzalez, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Orangeburg, SC

Alberto J. Gonzalez, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1487677696, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 15347, 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
1487677696
Name
Alberto J. Gonzalez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
15347 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2323 St Matthews RD, Orangeburg, SC 29118
Phone
(803) 534-0042
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 531-0676
Medicaid ID
153470 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040713000927); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Alberto J. Gonzalez in five checks

  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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5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

5,208 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alberto Gonzalez5,208
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine521 claims
  2. Clonazepam457 claims
  3. Mirtazapine257 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate235 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl216 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl204 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $899.55

56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alberto Gonzalez$899.55
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Alberto J. Gonzalez among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina

Alberto J. Gonzalez, MD is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Orangeburg

They are 11 of the 850 NPPES records with a practice address in Orangeburg, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Renee Celso, MDOrangeburg, SC 291181265457824
  2. Isabel De Leon, MDOrangeburg, SC 291181215622386
  3. Kallen HagerOrangeburg, SC 291181326974023
  4. Andrew Helmy, DOOrangeburg, SC 291181194642926
  5. Rosen Lawsin, MDOrangeburg, SC 291181023154853
  6. John Pothen, MD, PHDOrangeburg, SC 291181255090544
  7. Ramsha Shams, MDOrangeburg, SC 291181619893484
  8. Pravina Sheth, MDOrangeburg, SC 291181700810561

Common questions

What is Alberto J. Gonzalez, MD's NPI number?

Alberto J. Gonzalez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487677696, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alberto J. Gonzalez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2323 St Matthews RD, Orangeburg, SC, 29118. Phone: (803) 534-0042. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alberto J. Gonzalez, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15347, 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 Alberto J. Gonzalez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alberto J. Gonzalez, MD had 5,208 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.