Carlos E. Montenegro, MD
Surgery Physician · Hampton, SC
Carlos E. Montenegro, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hampton, South Carolina, and NPI 1588613103, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 23479, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos E. Montenegro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 23479 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 408 Jackson Ave E, Hampton, SC 29924
- Phone
- (803) 943-4003
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 943-4701
- Medicaid ID
- 234797 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061212000252); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 408 Jackson Ave E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Laurie Harvey, RNFA, CNDR, RNRegistered Nurse First Assistant1558507350
Verify Carlos E. Montenegro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23479Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
334 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine72 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium71 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen49 claims
- Omeprazole40 claims
- Metronidazole20 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate15 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 17.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $80.82
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Hilton Head Regional Physician Group LLCBluffton, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos E. Montenegro among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Carlos E. Montenegro, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 surgery physician record lists a practice address in Hampton
They are 1 of the 51 NPPES records with a practice address in Hampton, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Albert Palatchi, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261396235628
- Thomas RzeczyckiHilton Head, SC 299261609824507
- Steven Weston, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261760402093
- Stephen White, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261730523630
- Frank Yang, MDHilton Head, SC 299281538163142
- Robert Brockman, MDBluffton, SC 299101174621767
Common questions
What is Carlos E. Montenegro, MD's NPI number?
Carlos E. Montenegro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588613103, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos E. Montenegro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 408 Jackson Ave E, Hampton, SC, 29924. Phone: (803) 943-4003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos E. Montenegro, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23479, 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 Carlos E. Montenegro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos E. Montenegro, MD had 334 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlos E. Montenegro, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 17.3 of 100. 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.