NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Keith John Santiago, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · North Charleston, SC

Keith John Santiago, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in North Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1740437052, issued on Aug 19, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 32526, 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
1740437052
Name
Keith John Santiago
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
32526 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2880 Tricom St, North Charleston, SC 29406
Phone
(843) 797-5050
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 797-3633
Medicaid ID
325269 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100925000220); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2004
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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Also registered at 2880 Tricom St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christopher Battista, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1114345626
  2. Gregory Beres, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1306831383
  3. Virginia Blease, PAMedical Physician Assistant1942330238
  4. Charlene Bone, C.O.T.A.Hand Occupational Therapist1093886103
  5. Kathleen Bukowsky, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1689944373
  6. Ashley Burleson, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1710138557

Verify Keith John Santiago 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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7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

199 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 120 claims were for opioids.

  1. Keith Santiago199
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen114 claims
  2. Naloxone Hcl58 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): 81 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score67.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $522.81

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sonex Health, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Keith Santiago$522.81
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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

  1. Arcis Healthcare LLCNorth Charleston, SC

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

Keith John Santiago among 47 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in South Carolina

Keith John Santiago, M.D. is one of 47 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 38 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 47 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jon Devries, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294061053328682
  2. Francis Owings, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294061487881934
  3. Daniel Wartinbee, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061053586776
  4. Sarah Yannascoli, MDCharleston, SC 294061407174402
  5. Kimberly Young, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071366450082
  6. John Macilwaine, M.D.Charleston, SC 294031962496802
  7. Reginald Brooker, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141801801253
  8. John Ernst, MDCharleston, SC 294141619902905

Common questions

What is Keith John Santiago, M.D.'s NPI number?

Keith John Santiago, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740437052, issued on Aug 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Keith John Santiago, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2880 Tricom St, North Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 797-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Keith John Santiago, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 32526, 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 Keith John Santiago, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Keith John Santiago, M.D. had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Keith John Santiago, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81 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.