Faith Villanueva, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Columbia, SC
Faith Villanueva, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1376075275, issued on Mar 30, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina 90592, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Faith Villanueva
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 90592 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2739 Laurel St Ste 1A, Columbia, SC 29204
- Phone
- (803) 799-4800
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2024
- Fax
- (803) 252-0052
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230809001182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 303 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2739 Laurel St Ste 1A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jorge Galan, DOGastroenterology Physician1598746612
- Edward Kimbrough, MDGastroenterology Physician1699756619
- James Mann, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1275582405
- Pauline Patel, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1710345939
- Georges Postic, MDGastroenterology Physician1447231469
Verify Faith Villanueva in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 90592Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
965 Medicare Part D claims for 436 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf153 claims
- Omeprazole152 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium108 claims
- Gavilyte-C75 claims
- Linzess37 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen33 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): 100 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: $1,134.45
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Columbia Gastroenterology Associates PAColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Faith Villanueva among 303 gastroenterology physician records in South Carolina
Faith Villanueva, MD is one of 303 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 217 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 303 gastroenterology physician records in South Carolina.
All 303 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walter Bristow, MDColumbia, SC 292041407847023
- Jorge Galan, DOColumbia, SC 292041598746612
- Edward Kimbrough, MDColumbia, SC 292041699756619
- James Mann, M.D.Columbia, SC 292041275582405
- Benjamin Massey, M.D.Columbia, SC 292041699733725
- John Popp, M.D.Columbia, SC 292041770564544
- Georges Postic, MDColumbia, SC 292041447231469
- Joseph Rice, MDColumbia, SC 292041538140652
Common questions
What is Faith Villanueva, MD's NPI number?
Faith Villanueva, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376075275, issued on Mar 30, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Faith Villanueva, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2739 Laurel St Ste 1A, Columbia, SC, 29204. Phone: (803) 799-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Faith Villanueva, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 90592, 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 Faith Villanueva, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Faith Villanueva, MD had 965 Medicare Part D claims for 436 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Faith Villanueva, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.