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.
- 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
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.
- Thomas Appleby, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1801985007
- William Ashwander, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1649414970
- William Gaillard, MDVascular Surgery Physician1619315918
- Jordyn Kachmar, PASurgical Physician Assistant1013697127
Verify Kenneth Desart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 83835Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel88 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium75 claims
- Xarelto25 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Eliquis22 claims
- 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.
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.
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
- Roper Hospital IncCharleston, SC
- 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.
All 90 in South Carolina → Every provider in North Charleston →
Other vascular surgery physician records in South Carolina
- Anas Abdel Azim, M.D., M.SCGreenwood, SC1104131143
- Robert Allen, MDRock Hill, SC1659321115
- Matthew Anderson, MDCharleston, SC1851077598
- Mark Androes, MDGreenville, SC1942200407
- Thomas Appleby, M.D.North Charleston, SC1801985007
- Zachary Arthurs, MDCharleston, SC1912974023
- William Ashwander, M.D.North Charleston, SC1649414970
- Christopher Bates, MDGreenville, SC1710482732
- David Bjerken, MDLittle River, SC1518964626
- 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.