Alkesh Bhupendra Gajjar, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Bennettsville, SC
Alkesh Bhupendra Gajjar, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and NPI 1841506227, issued on Aug 24, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina 82278, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alkesh Bhupendra Gajjar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 82278 SC
0101255916 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1035 Cheraw Street, Bennettsville, SC 29512
- Phone
- (843) 544-4060
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 454-0635
- Medicaid ID
- 405127 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190725001982); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1035 Cheraw Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Alethea Davis, MACounselor1649812702
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- Kenya Frazier, MACounselor1982167623
- Janelle Grant, MSWMental Health Counselor1457009961
Verify Alkesh Bhupendra Gajjar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 82278Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
535 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl39 claims
- Invega Sustenna35 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate35 claims
- Risperdal Consta27 claims
- Sertraline Hcl27 claims
- Mirtazapine25 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: $258.37
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Mcleod Regional Medical Center OF The Pee Dee IncFlorence, SC
- Musc Community PhysiciansOrangeburg, SC
- South Carolina Dept OF Mental Health Accounting OfficeBennettsville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
6 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Bennettsville
They are 6 of the 176 NPPES records with a practice address in Bennettsville, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 6 in Bennettsville → All 891 in South Carolina → Every provider in Bennettsville →
Other psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
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- Tayita AbuduCharleston, SC1033922356
- Dale Adair, MDColumbia, SC1861506321
- Jill Afrin, M.D.Columbia, SC1669552543
- Shady Al KhateebGreer, SC1013612605
- Brittany Albright, MD, MPHMount Pleasant, SC1265796726
- Jakob Alden, MDColumbia, SC1952242364
- Katherine AldenGreenville, SC1598405649
- Biff Alexander, MDCharleston, SC1619893641
Common questions
What is Alkesh Bhupendra Gajjar, MD's NPI number?
Alkesh Bhupendra Gajjar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841506227, issued on Aug 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alkesh Bhupendra Gajjar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1035 Cheraw Street, Bennettsville, SC, 29512. Phone: (843) 544-4060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alkesh Bhupendra Gajjar, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82278, 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 Alkesh Bhupendra Gajjar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alkesh Bhupendra Gajjar, MD had 535 Medicare Part D claims for 53 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.