Michael Richard Varrone, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Charleston, SC
Michael Richard Varrone, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1669158580, issued on Jun 26, 2023. Check the license (South Carolina LL90223, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Richard Varrone
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- LL90223 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 876-4841
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 25 Courtenay Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Fahad Aldawsari, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1538083274
- Gary Conly, DNP, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1679162085
- Tammy Gottshalk, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1265584510
Verify Michael Richard Varrone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LL90223Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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: $746.48
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina
- Jerry Acosta, M.D.Greenville, SC1912965591
- Bruce Agster, M.D.Daniel Island, SC1235533530
- James Benner, M.D.North Charleston, SC1447336177
- Krishna Bhandari, MDCharleston, SC1922607217
- Gautam Bhatia, M.D.Greenville, SC1881911915
- Walker Blanding, MDCharleston, SC1477112407
- William Bolton, M.D.Greenville, SC1508064460
- James Burke, MDColumbia, SC1215071527
- Michael Carmichael, MDFlorence, SC1194755751
- Bradley Ceremuga, D.O.Spartanburg, SC1679957542
Common questions
What is Michael Richard Varrone, MD's NPI number?
Michael Richard Varrone, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669158580, issued on Jun 26, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Richard Varrone, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 876-4841. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Richard Varrone, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL90223, 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 Michael Richard Varrone, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Richard Varrone, MD had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.