Kaye R. Christopher, MD
Nephrology Physician · Greenville, SC
Kaye R. Christopher, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1881689966, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 22729, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kaye R. Christopher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 22729 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 203 Mills Ave, Greenville, SC 29605
- Phone
- (864) 271-1844
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2024
- Fax
- (864) 271-2147
- Medicaid ID
- T69869 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041006000487); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 202 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 203 Mills Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- George Acres, MDNephrology Physician1922081298
- Chokri AliouaNephrology Physician1538142807
- Istvan Bognar, MDNephrology Physician1659354926
- Kevin Dao, DOInternal Medicine Physician1811456981
- Amanda Dill, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1740859636
- Kory Drake, DONephrology Physician1114423522
Verify Kaye R. Christopher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 22729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
844 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol108 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate72 claims
- Jardiance66 claims
- Furosemide59 claims
- Farxiga33 claims
- Losartan Potassium32 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): 15.3 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: $1,126.66
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Carolina Nephrology PAGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kaye R. Christopher among 202 nephrology physician records in South Carolina
Kaye R. Christopher, MD is one of 202 nephrology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 1999 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 202 nephrology physician records in South Carolina.
All 202 in South Carolina → Every provider in Greenville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Acres, MDGreenville, SC 296051922081298
- Chokri AliouaGreenville, SC 296051538142807
- Istvan Bognar, MDGreenville, SC 296051659354926
- Charles Fowler, MDGreenville, SC 296051558344820
- Joachim Hertel, MDGreenville, SC 296051538146303
- William Kendrick, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051720199920
- Victor Klimas, MDGreenville, SC 296051801879184
- Joseph North-Coombes, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051346398047
Common questions
What is Kaye R. Christopher, MD's NPI number?
Kaye R. Christopher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881689966, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kaye R. Christopher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 203 Mills Ave, Greenville, SC, 29605. Phone: (864) 271-1844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kaye R. Christopher, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 22729, 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 Kaye R. Christopher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kaye R. Christopher, MD had 844 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kaye R. Christopher, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 15.3 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.