Kristen P. Nawabi, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Charleston, SC
Kristen P. Nawabi, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1497702047, issued on May 28, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 18121, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen P. Nawabi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 18121 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 181212 SC
89064UK NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070904000046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristen P. Nawabi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18121Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,757 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis217 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate199 claims
- Furosemide113 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate95 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium94 claims
- Carvedilol79 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $93.36
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 one group practice
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen P. Nawabi among 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina
Kristen P. Nawabi, M.D. is one of 300 cardiovascular disease 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1998 among the 208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina.
All 300 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Gaddy, MDCharleston, SC 294251235100504
- Richard Gentzler, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251215904842
- James Glenn, MDCharleston, SC 294251164530010
- Kenneth Hanger, M.D., FAACCharleston, SC 294251992798235
- Robert Leman, MDCharleston, SC 294251912015959
- Julie Massey, MDCharleston, SC 294251073716668
- Pamela Morris, MDCharleston, SC 294251427166479
- Terrence O'Brien, MD, MS, FACCCharleston, SC 294251578671525
Common questions
What is Kristen P. Nawabi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristen P. Nawabi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497702047, issued on May 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen P. Nawabi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen P. Nawabi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18121, 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 Kristen P. Nawabi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen P. Nawabi, M.D. had 1,757 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristen P. Nawabi, M.D.'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.