Desmond Recardo Ponder, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Myrtle Beach, SC
Desmond Recardo 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 Recardo 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
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Fax
- (843) 236-2726
- Medicaid ID
- 860429 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240816000680); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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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Verify Desmond Recardo 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 3,544 among the 117,163 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Conway Hospital IncMyrtle Beach, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Desmond Recardo Ponder among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Desmond Recardo Ponder, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
87 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach
They are 87 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Desmond Recardo Ponder, MD's NPI number?
Desmond Recardo 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 Recardo 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 Recardo 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 Recardo Ponder, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Desmond Recardo Ponder, MD had 1,633 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.