NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Meera Narasimhan, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC

Meera Narasimhan, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1235199233, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 20167, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235199233
Name
Meera Narasimhan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
20167 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3555 Harden Street Ext, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 255-4300
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 255-3420
Medicaid ID
201677 SC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3555 Harden Street Ext

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

  1. James Bouknight, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1174584916
  2. Leslie Frinks, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1699738591
  3. Sandeep Gude, M.DChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1790006518
  4. Tammy Jones, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1629310529
  5. Alexandra Kao, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1336095413
  6. William McElveen, M.D.Neurology Physician1528121449

Verify Meera Narasimhan 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

50 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Meera Narasimhan50
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Mirtazapine12 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): 99.3 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 score90.6
  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).

171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.

Other psychiatry physician records in South Carolina

  1. John Abess, MDCharleston, SC1578549523
  2. Boluwatito Abraham, MDGreer, SC1912758954
  3. Tayita AbuduCharleston, SC1033922356
  4. Dale Adair, MDColumbia, SC1861506321
  5. Jill Afrin, M.D.Columbia, SC1669552543
  6. Shady Al KhateebGreer, SC1013612605
  7. Brittany Albright, MD, MPHMount Pleasant, SC1265796726
  8. Jakob Alden, MDColumbia, SC1952242364
  9. Katherine AldenGreenville, SC1598405649
  10. Biff Alexander, MDCharleston, SC1619893641

Common questions

What is Meera Narasimhan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Meera Narasimhan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235199233, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Meera Narasimhan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3555 Harden Street Ext, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 255-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Meera Narasimhan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 20167, 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 Meera Narasimhan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Meera Narasimhan, M.D. had 50 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Meera Narasimhan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.

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