Alex Westerband, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC
Alex Westerband, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1295849099, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 88566, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Westerband
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License numbers
- 88566 SC
23180 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 330, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-7100
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2024
- Fax
- (803) 434-6889
- Medicaid ID
- 476574 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041124000908); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest vascular surgery physician records → All 107 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 330
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ghassan Abuhamad, MDVascular Surgery Physician1972575298
- Kathryn Fong, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1588923668
- Brittany Fraser, MD, MSVascular Surgery Physician1538621651
- Michael Gibbons, MDVascular Surgery Physician1801389788
- Camille Graham, M.D., M.S.Vascular Surgery Physician1144677055
- Ginger Irvin, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1023217908
Verify Alex Westerband in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 88566Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis11 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: $2,472.55
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Honorhealth AmbulatoryScottsdale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Westerband among 107 vascular surgery physician records in South Carolina
Alex Westerband, MD is one of 107 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 86% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 107 vascular surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 107 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ghassan Abuhamad, MDColumbia, SC 292031972575298
- Theodore Bunt, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031235195264
- Michael Cicchillo, MDColumbia, SC 292031922033901
- David DeatonColumbia, SC 292031023000858
- Kathryn Fong, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031588923668
- Brittany Fraser, MD, MSColumbia, SC 292031538621651
- Michael Gibbons, MDColumbia, SC 292031801389788
- Robert Gifford, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031477510618
Common questions
What is Alex Westerband, MD's NPI number?
Alex Westerband, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295849099, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Westerband, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 330, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Westerband, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 88566, 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 Alex Westerband, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Westerband, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.