NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Wayne Vaughn, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Spartanburg, SC

Kenneth Wayne Vaughn, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1750333183, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16851, 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
1750333183
Name
Kenneth Wayne Vaughn
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
16851 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 East Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303
Phone
(864) 560-6000
Enumerated
May 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(864) 560-4413
Medicaid IDs
690555T NC
TL8042 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070612000415); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1990
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 101 East Wood St

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

  1. Chloe Brewington, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1740250174
  2. Joseph Kurkjian, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1437230265
  3. M McCall, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1629042189

Verify Kenneth Wayne Vaughn 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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86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

421 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kenneth Vaughn421
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt46 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl25 claims
  3. Prednisone24 claims
  4. Cephalexin23 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
  6. Levofloxacin15 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): 96.1 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 score92.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Kenneth Wayne Vaughn among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

Kenneth Wayne Vaughn, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

57 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Spartanburg

They are 57 of the 3,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Spartanburg, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Brancati, DOSpartanburg, SC 293031871582247
  2. Chloe Brewington, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031740250174
  3. Richard Byrd, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031396717617
  4. Bradley Davis, DOSpartanburg, SC 293031144200189
  5. William Finn, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031497735518
  6. Lane Fresh, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031417927542
  7. William Hill, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031770553000
  8. John Jewell, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031417958265

Common questions

What is Kenneth Wayne Vaughn, MD's NPI number?

Kenneth Wayne Vaughn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750333183, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Wayne Vaughn, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 East Wood St, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. Phone: (864) 560-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Wayne Vaughn, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16851, 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 Wayne Vaughn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Wayne Vaughn, MD had 421 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kenneth Wayne Vaughn, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.