NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew Michael Mendelson

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Charleston, SC

Andrew Michael Mendelson is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1518329416, issued on Mar 22, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina DO91364, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518329416
Name
Andrew Michael Mendelson
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
DO91364 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
167 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-2922
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2016
Record last updated
Oct 30, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240918003737); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2016
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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Also registered at 167 Ashley Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ghada Abdel Hafez, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1699901660
  2. Mercy Bechtold, MDOphthalmology Physician1164967857
  3. Daniel Couper, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689306086
  4. Rebecca Desso, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1104188002
  5. Matthew Elliott, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1700020054
  6. Sinan Ersan, MDOphthalmology Physician1821920315

Verify Andrew Michael Mendelson 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

82 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Andrew Mendelson82
  2. Specialty average1,750

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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,739.11

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Andrew Mendelson$1,739.11
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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

  1. 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).

Andrew Michael Mendelson among 64 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in South Carolina

Andrew Michael Mendelson is one of 64 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 46 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 64 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Martin Burke, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251053793588
  2. Michael Hillegass, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251124225552
  3. Meron Selassie, MDCharleston, SC 294251932490091
  4. Mario Serafini, D.O.Charleston, SC 294251225097397
  5. Russell Seymore, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251881788636
  6. Arthur Smith, MDCharleston, SC 294251770691719
  7. Justin Wikle, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251912292152
  8. Robert Sullivan, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141538368923

Common questions

What is Andrew Michael Mendelson's NPI number?

Andrew Michael Mendelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518329416, issued on Mar 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew Michael Mendelson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 167 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-2922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew Michael Mendelson's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number DO91364, 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 Andrew Michael Mendelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew Michael Mendelson had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Andrew Michael Mendelson's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.