Heather Palomino
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Myrtle Beach, SC
Heather Palomino is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1992192587, issued on Apr 21, 2015. Check the license (South Carolina 85375, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Palomino
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 85375 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 Doug White Dr Ste 420, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
- Phone
- (843) 497-7772
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 848-7530
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210825001529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 97 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 920 Doug White Dr Ste 420
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Parijat Didolkar, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1821252370
- Daniel LambertThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1447711148
- Alyse Moyer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1194117705
- Nicholas Rini, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154511707
- Joseph Ruggerio, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1437620143
- Russell Stahl, MDSpecialist1760478242
Verify Heather Palomino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 85375Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
131 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin79 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,679.04
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Grand Strand Surgical Specialists LLCMyrtle Beach, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Palomino among 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina
Heather Palomino is one of 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 72% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina.
All 97 in South Carolina → Every provider in Myrtle Beach → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Parijat Didolkar, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721821252370
- Daniel LambertMyrtle Beach, SC 295721447711148
- Terry LowryLoris, SC 295691932283082
- Charlie Smith, MDLake City, SC 295601003874892
- Jerry Acosta, M.D.Greenville, SC 296011912965591
- Hugh Dennis, M.D.Greenville, SC 296011346331295
- Timothy Williams, M.D.Greenville, SC 296011801987763
- William Bolton, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051508064460
Common questions
What is Heather Palomino's NPI number?
Heather Palomino's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992192587, issued on Apr 21, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Palomino located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 Doug White Dr Ste 420, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29572. Phone: (843) 497-7772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Palomino's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 85375, 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 Palomino prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Palomino had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Palomino's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.