NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Hinshelwood, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Hilton Head, SC

Heather Hinshelwood, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and NPI 1235289984, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina MD37770, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235289984
Name
Heather Hinshelwood
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
MD37770 SC
ME 102798 FL
060271 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1403 Mainstreet, Hilton Head, SC 29926
Phone
(407) 637-0455
Enumerated
Jan 12, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 28, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080520000448); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Heather Hinshelwood in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

340 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Hinshelwood340
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin28 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium23 claims
  3. Liothyronine Sodium22 claims
  4. Testosterone Cypionate21 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl20 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl20 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): 76.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Montgomery Emergency Group, LLCVidalia, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Heather Hinshelwood among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

Heather Hinshelwood, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hilton Head

They are 5 of the 242 NPPES records with a practice address in Hilton Head, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brett Cargill, MDHilton Head, SC 299261235188566
  2. Bryan Chapman, DOHilton Head Island, SC 299261962480699
  3. Robert Clodfelter, MDHilton Head, SC 299261407806557
  4. Emily Golan, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261407485584
  5. Michael Kaup, MDHilton Head, SC 299261497704613
  6. Benjamin Kessler, DOHilton Head Island, SC 299261053361402
  7. Flavien LeclereHilton Head Island, SC 299261972966828
  8. Nicholas MaraninoHilton Head Island, SC 299261376886036

Common questions

What is Heather Hinshelwood, MD's NPI number?

Heather Hinshelwood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235289984, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Hinshelwood, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1403 Mainstreet, Hilton Head, SC, 29926. Phone: (407) 637-0455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Hinshelwood, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD37770, 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 Heather Hinshelwood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Hinshelwood, MD had 340 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather Hinshelwood, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 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.