Darpan Bipinchandra Gandhi, M.D
Nephrology Physician · Charleston, SC
Darpan Bipinchandra Gandhi, M.D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1659635100, issued on Jun 29, 2012. Check the license on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darpan Bipinchandra Gandhi
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 122759 AK
BP10043723 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-9188
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170821000037); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 96 Jonathan Lucas St
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Verify Darpan Bipinchandra Gandhi 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
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
567 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol54 claims
- Losartan Potassium51 claims
- Jardiance44 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate41 claims
- Torsemide35 claims
- Lisinopril27 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $413.35
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK
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.
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- 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
Common questions
What is Darpan Bipinchandra Gandhi, M.D's NPI number?
Darpan Bipinchandra Gandhi, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659635100, issued on Jun 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darpan Bipinchandra Gandhi, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-9188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darpan Bipinchandra Gandhi, 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 Darpan Bipinchandra Gandhi, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darpan Bipinchandra Gandhi, M.D had 567 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darpan Bipinchandra Gandhi, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.