Curt Charnes, MD
Hospitalist Physician · West Columbia, SC
Curt Charnes, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1588621817, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 27423, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Curt Charnes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 27423 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 936-7372
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2023
- Fax
- (803) 936-4102
- Medicaid ID
- 274232 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130403000326); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Curt Charnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 27423Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
352 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate19 claims
- Eliquis16 claims
- Furosemide16 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Beaman Physician Services, PCNashville, TN
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncClarksville, TN
- Williamson Hospitalist ProgramFranklin, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Curt Charnes among 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina
Curt Charnes, MD is one of 470 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 93% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2011 among the 409 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in West Columbia
They are 47 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Curt Charnes, MD's NPI number?
Curt Charnes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588621817, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Curt Charnes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 936-7372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Curt Charnes, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 27423, 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 Curt Charnes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Curt Charnes, MD had 352 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.