Kenneth A. Santiago, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Myrtle Beach, SC
Kenneth A. Santiago, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1801878186, issued on Nov 14, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 34596, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth A. Santiago
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 34596 SC
212611 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9021 Bella Verde CT, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
- Phone
- (843) 516-2024
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 2098075 MA
GP4505 SC
345969 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120913000525); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9021 Bella Verde CT
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kenneth A. Santiago in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34596Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
16,882 Medicare Part D claims for 678 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium946 claims
- Eliquis890 claims
- Gabapentin493 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium492 claims
- Potassium Chloride474 claims
- Furosemide456 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.5 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: $112.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz North America, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 3 group practices
- CH Specialty Services GA LLCAtlanta, GA
- CH Specialty Services SC LLCNorth Charleston, SC
- Curana Health OF South Carolina PCSummerville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth A. Santiago among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Kenneth A. Santiago, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine 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, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach
They are 76 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth A. Santiago, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth A. Santiago, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801878186, issued on Nov 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth A. Santiago, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9021 Bella Verde CT, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29579. Phone: (843) 516-2024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth A. Santiago, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 34596, 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 A. Santiago, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth A. Santiago, MD had 16,882 Medicare Part D claims for 678 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth A. Santiago, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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), 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.