Millin Chandu Budev, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Ladson, SC
Millin Chandu Budev, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Ladson, South Carolina, and NPI 1073562492, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 21896, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Millin Chandu Budev
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 21896 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 137 Gateway Dr, Ladson, SC 29456
- Phone
- (843) 797-3676
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2023
- Fax
- (843) 797-3677
- Medicaid ID
- 218963 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060616000231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Ohio, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Millin Chandu Budev in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21896Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,824 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost881 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol186 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate151 claims
- Timolol Maleate64 claims
- Rhopressa60 claims
- Combigan50 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,888.50
69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Carolina Cataract And Vision CenterMt Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Millin Chandu Budev among 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina
Millin Chandu Budev, M.D. is one of 329 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Ladson
They are 10 of the 376 NPPES records with a practice address in Ladson, and 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rachel Ellyn, MDLadson, SC 294561669966040
- Thomas Mather, M.D.Ladson, SC 294561154381788
- Kristiana Neff, M.D.Ladson, SC 294561174680409
- Phelan Piehota, D.O.Ladson, SC 294561548534381
- Ronald Teed, MDLadson, SC 294561952434110
- John Thompson, MDLadson, SC 294561447299771
- David Vroman, MDLadson, SC 294561750393138
- Katherine Wood, MDLadson, SC 294561609364041
Common questions
What is Millin Chandu Budev, M.D.'s NPI number?
Millin Chandu Budev, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073562492, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Millin Chandu Budev, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 137 Gateway Dr, Ladson, SC, 29456. Phone: (843) 797-3676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Millin Chandu Budev, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 21896, 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 Millin Chandu Budev, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Millin Chandu Budev, M.D. had 1,824 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Millin Chandu Budev, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.