Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Kenneth Desart, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician · North Charleston, SC

Kenneth Desart, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in North Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1154556603, issued on May 27, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 83835, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1154556603
Name
Kenneth Desart
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
License number
83835 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2575 Elms Center RD Ste 200, North Charleston, SC 29406
Phone
(843) 724-1950
Enumerated
May 27, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2575 Elms Center RD Ste 200

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

  1. Thomas Appleby, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1801985007
  2. William Ashwander, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1649414970
  3. William Gaillard, MDVascular Surgery Physician1619315918
  4. Jordyn Kachmar, PASurgical Physician Assistant1013697127

Verify Kenneth Desart 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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71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024

360 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 211 among the 3,020 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kenneth Desart360
  2. Specialty average211

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel88 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium75 claims
  3. Xarelto25 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
  5. Eliquis22 claims
  6. Diazepam17 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 90.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score81.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $751.63

17 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Endologix LLC. The 3,067 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,147.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kenneth Desart$751.63
  2. Specialty average$6,147.33

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Roper Hospital IncCharleston, SC
  2. Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkCharleston, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Vascular Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 90 vascular surgery physician records in South Carolina.

Other vascular surgery physician records in South Carolina

  1. Anas Abdel Azim, M.D., M.SCGreenwood, SC1104131143
  2. Robert Allen, MDRock Hill, SC1659321115
  3. Matthew Anderson, MDCharleston, SC1851077598
  4. Mark Androes, MDGreenville, SC1942200407
  5. Thomas Appleby, M.D.North Charleston, SC1801985007
  6. Zachary Arthurs, MDCharleston, SC1912974023
  7. William Ashwander, M.D.North Charleston, SC1649414970
  8. Christopher Bates, MDGreenville, SC1710482732
  9. David Bjerken, MDLittle River, SC1518964626
  10. Joseph Blas, M.D.Greenville, SC1730313313

Common questions

What is Kenneth Desart, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth Desart, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154556603, issued on May 27, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Desart, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2575 Elms Center RD Ste 200, North Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 724-1950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Desart, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 83835, 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 Kenneth Desart, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Desart, M.D. had 360 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 211. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kenneth Desart, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.