Christine Murakami, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Greenwood, SC
Christine Murakami, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Greenwood, South Carolina, and NPI 1518120856, issued on Jul 7, 2008. Check the license on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Murakami
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- Practice location
- 1123 Spring St, Greenwood, SC 29646
- Phone
- (864) 450-9036
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1123 Spring St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Julie Boggs, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629087481
- Etoy Flemmings, APRNNurse Practitioner1750038659
- Dipesh Maan, M.D.Nephrology Physician1255773784
Verify Christine Murakami in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,494 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,511 among the 8,473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol292 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate174 claims
- Losartan Potassium150 claims
- Farxiga144 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate106 claims
- Calcitriol98 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 96.1 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: $216.67
10 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 6,365 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,068.36 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Franciscan Medical GroupBurien, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nephrology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 160 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
- Chokri AliouaGreenville, SC1538142807
- Mhd Alsaka, MDFlorence, SC1184880049
- Mohammed Alzubaidi, MDSumter, SC1912258567
- Kofi Appiah, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1346200961
- Asha Bailey, DOColumbia, SC1619156957
- Sivanthan Balachandran, MDConway, SC1699840322
- Munsef Barakat, MDCharleston, SC1083394522
Common questions
What is Christine Murakami, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christine Murakami, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518120856, issued on Jul 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Murakami, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1123 Spring St, Greenwood, SC, 29646. Phone: (864) 450-9036. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Murakami, M.D.'s license?
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 Christine Murakami, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Murakami, M.D. had 2,494 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christine Murakami, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.