Desmond Ponder, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Myrtle Beach, SC
Desmond Ponder, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1184206674, issued on Apr 23, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina 86042, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Desmond Ponder
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 86042 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5010 Carolina Forest Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
- Phone
- (843) 236-2700
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5010 Carolina Forest Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Mary Byrd, DNP, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1013320159
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- Sonya Hance, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1649326596
- Yolanda Lang, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1790139558
- Jennifer Lee, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1760852313
Verify Desmond Ponder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 86042Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,633 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium96 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate80 claims
- Losartan Potassium53 claims
- Lisinopril52 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium52 claims
- Metformin Hcl47 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $126.25
8 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Conway Hospital IncMyrtle Beach, SC
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.
83 family medicine physician records list a Myrtle Beach practice address
They are 83 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a Myrtle Beach practice address, and 2,648 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Desmond Ponder, MD's NPI number?
Desmond Ponder, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184206674, issued on Apr 23, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Desmond Ponder, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5010 Carolina Forest Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29579. Phone: (843) 236-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Desmond Ponder, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 86042, 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 Desmond Ponder, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Desmond Ponder, MD had 1,633 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.