Anand Achanti, MD
Nephrology Physician · Charleston, SC
Anand Achanti, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1477750883, issued on Jun 29, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 29985, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anand Achanti
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 29985 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-2911
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110413000100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 171 Ashley Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Anand Achanti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29985Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,234 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium91 claims
- Allopurinol74 claims
- Spironolactone59 claims
- Carvedilol58 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate56 claims
- Furosemide43 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: $3,283.82
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 202 nephrology physician records in South Carolina.
Other nephrology physician records in South Carolina
- Ahmed Abdelkader, MD, PHDCharleston, SC1629743000
- George Acres, MDGreenville, SC1922081298
- Frederick Adams, MDSpartanburg, SC1578543955
- Robert Adrah, MDRock Hill, SC1629499785
- Chokri AliouaGreenville, SC1538142807
- Mhd Alsaka, MDFlorence, SC1184880049
- Mohammed Alzubaidi, MDSumter, SC1912258567
- Prince Amaechi, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1750493250
- Kofi Appiah, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1346200961
- Henry Ayiku, MDNorth Charleston, SC1477509404
Common questions
What is Anand Achanti, MD's NPI number?
Anand Achanti, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477750883, issued on Jun 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anand Achanti, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-2911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anand Achanti, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 29985, 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 Anand Achanti, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anand Achanti, MD had 1,234 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.