James Oware Ampadu, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Columbia, SC
James Oware Ampadu, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1689916157, issued on Mar 22, 2013. Check the license (South Carolina 84636, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Oware Ampadu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- 84636 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 2100, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-2762
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 846366 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200804002422); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records → All 31 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 6 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 2100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ryan Baker, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1821480047
- Jessica Bland, NP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1346580446
- Cassandra Buto-Colletti, DOAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1174563597
- Kasey FischerPhysician Assistant1306350293
- Michael Gajewski, NP-CAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1629553755
- Patrisa Gonzalez, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1881234631
Verify James Oware Ampadu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 84636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
3,898 Medicare Part D claims for 504 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone374 claims
- Entresto296 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate284 claims
- Jardiance264 claims
- Bumetanide224 claims
- Furosemide187 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): 99.3 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: $41,669.74
215 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsSumter, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Oware Ampadu among 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in South Carolina
James Oware Ampadu, M.D. is one of 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 65% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2009 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in South Carolina.
All 31 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cassandra Buto-Colletti, DOColumbia, SC 292031174563597
- Patrick McCann, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031487850780
- Michael Rofael, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031992171805
- Joshua Coney, M.D.Columbia, SC 292041376987669
- Rebecca Napier, M.D.Columbia, SC 292041730317314
- Barry Feldman, M.D.Columbia, SC 292121598764276
- Michael Craig, MDCharleston, SC 294251073621934
- Thomas Di Salvo, MDCharleston, SC 294251932296050
Common questions
What is James Oware Ampadu, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Oware Ampadu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689916157, issued on Mar 22, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Oware Ampadu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 2100, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-2762. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Oware Ampadu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 84636, 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 James Oware Ampadu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Oware Ampadu, M.D. had 3,898 Medicare Part D claims for 504 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Oware Ampadu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.