James Carswell
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Charleston, SC
James Carswell is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1720038805, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 26668, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Carswell
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- 26668 SC
2015-01281 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401
- Phone
- (843) 724-2450
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 724-2455
- Medicaid ID
- 266688 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040330000809); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records → All 78 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 316 Calhoun St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Taylor AdamPhysician Assistant1902576929
- Mary Ann Adiong, RNRegistered Nurse1396694287
- Elizabeth Alvarez, NPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1295288421
- Andrew Anderson, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1073729711
- Selena Anderson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346737673
- Claire Andrew, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1134970049
Verify James Carswell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26668Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
2,773 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta360 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa344 claims
- Prednisone149 claims
- Montelukast Sodium136 claims
- Breo Ellipta128 claims
- Anoro Ellipta107 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,913.92
73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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 4 group practices
- Charleston Pulmonary Associates PASummerville, SC
- Charleston-Amg Specialty Hospital IncMt Pleasant, SC
- Roper Hospital IncCharleston, SC
- Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant HospitalMt Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Carswell among 78 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in South Carolina
James Carswell is one of 78 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 99% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 78 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in South Carolina.
All 78 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tatsiana Beiko, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011295037836
- Jason GunnCharleston, SC 294031386760080
- John MitchellCharleston, SC 294031205886124
- Darryl McFarland, MDCharleston, SC 294061013411768
- Jennings Nestor, MDCharleston, SC 294061972778652
- Tal Klatchko, D.O.Charleston, SC 294141760630388
- Jose PaloCharleston, SC 294141871021790
- Rahul Argula, MBBSCharleston, SC 294251386841583
Common questions
What is James Carswell's NPI number?
James Carswell's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720038805, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Carswell located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC, 29401. Phone: (843) 724-2450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Carswell's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 26668, 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 Carswell prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Carswell had 2,773 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Carswell's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.