NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Baens, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Myrtle Beach, SC

Maria Baens, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1447256672, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 15077, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447256672
Name
Maria Baens
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
15077 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Middleburg Dr, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
Phone
(843) 903-6650
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 20, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 903-0758
Medicaid ID
150776 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080205000274); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1989
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 200 Middleburg Dr

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

  1. William Myers, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235788753
  2. Joseph O'Neal, PAMedical Physician Assistant1255704623
  3. Lindsey States, FNPNurse Practitioner1457668386

Verify Maria Baens 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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,435 Medicare Part D claims for 717 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Maria Baens8,435
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium514 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium399 claims
  3. Lisinopril320 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium297 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate291 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium260 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $371.11

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.

  1. Maria Baens$371.11
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Legacy Healthcare Services IncLittle River, SC
  2. Mcleod Physician Associates IILittle River, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Maria Baens among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Maria Baens, M.D. 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
  • Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hannah Adler, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791528563269
  2. Victor Aguin Melendez, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791538563903
  3. Valda Gibson, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791205851425
  4. Brendan Griesmer, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791295767317
  5. Kenneth Santiago, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791801878186
  6. Lauren Strickland, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791801058011
  7. Amir Ahmadzadeh, DOMyrtle Beach, SC 295771184205700
  8. Jose Armonio, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295771528004413

Common questions

What is Maria Baens, M.D.'s NPI number?

Maria Baens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447256672, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Baens, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Middleburg Dr, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29579. Phone: (843) 903-6650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Baens, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15077, 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 Maria Baens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Baens, M.D. had 8,435 Medicare Part D claims for 717 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.