NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Minoo N. Kavarana, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Charleston, SC

Minoo N. Kavarana, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1992779128, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 32973, 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
1992779128
Name
Minoo N. Kavarana
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
32973 SC
37044 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-1414
Enumerated
Feb 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
64099567 KY
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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Verify Minoo N. Kavarana in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 32973    Check the board
  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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Industry payments in 2024: $1,045.70

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. 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.

  1. Minoo Kavarana$1,045.70
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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.

All 97 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston →

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina

  1. Jerry Acosta, M.D.Greenville, SC1912965591
  2. Bruce Agster, M.D.Daniel Island, SC1235533530
  3. James Benner, M.D.North Charleston, SC1447336177
  4. Krishna Bhandari, MDCharleston, SC1922607217
  5. Gautam Bhatia, M.D.Greenville, SC1881911915
  6. Walker Blanding, MDCharleston, SC1477112407
  7. William Bolton, M.D.Greenville, SC1508064460
  8. James Burke, MDColumbia, SC1215071527
  9. Michael Carmichael, MDFlorence, SC1194755751
  10. Bradley Ceremuga, D.O.Spartanburg, SC1679957542

Common questions

What is Minoo N. Kavarana, M.D.'s NPI number?

Minoo N. Kavarana, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992779128, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Minoo N. Kavarana, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Minoo N. Kavarana, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 32973, 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.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.