Lachin Hatemi, MD
General Practice Physician · Lexington, SC
Lachin Hatemi, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Lexington, South Carolina, and NPI 1316265515, issued on May 12, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina 38979, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lachin Hatemi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 38979 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 247 Columbia Ave, Lexington, SC 29072
- Phone
- (803) 849-4848
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2022
- Fax
- (803) 675-5516
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160614001264); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest general practice physician records → All 146 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 247 Columbia Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Virginia McClain, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1891874087
- April Minikiewicz, NPNurse Practitioner1336176684
Verify Lachin Hatemi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 38979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
1,960 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 113 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone246 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl165 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen69 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl57 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass53 claims
- Azithromycin51 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $161.59
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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
- Veritas Health Group, LLCWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lachin Hatemi among 146 general practice physician records in South Carolina
Lachin Hatemi, MD is one of 146 general practice physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 50% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 50% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 24% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1999 among the 35 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 146 general practice physician records in South Carolina.
All 146 in South Carolina → Every provider in Lexington → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Bennett, M.D.Lexington, SC 290721902223431
- Dora Hahn, MDLexington, SC 290731548558489
- Douglas Roberts, M.D.Irmo, SC 290631154367597
- Beshoy Benyamen, MDManning, SC 291021730679846
- Kerry Wheeler, D.O.Chapin, SC 290361164545224
- Kadijah Jones, MDCayce, SC 290331518988294
- Tanvir Mahtab, MDOrangeburg, SC 291151528234473
- Rukudzo Mazaiwana, M.D., OTR/LOrangeburg, SC 291151720413917
Common questions
What is Lachin Hatemi, MD's NPI number?
Lachin Hatemi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316265515, issued on May 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lachin Hatemi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 247 Columbia Ave, Lexington, SC, 29072. Phone: (803) 849-4848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lachin Hatemi, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 38979, 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 Lachin Hatemi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lachin Hatemi, MD had 1,960 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lachin Hatemi, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.