NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ned D. Freeman, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Greenwood, SC

Ned D. Freeman, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Greenwood, South Carolina, and NPI 1578555173, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 12333, 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
1578555173
Name
Ned D. Freeman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
12333 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
421 Epting Ave, Greenwood, SC 29646
Phone
(864) 227-6818
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2023
Fax
(864) 227-0850
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050712000450); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1984
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 421 Epting Ave

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

  1. Smriti Bhatia, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1780237263
  2. Andrea Branyon, APRN, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1518636349
  3. Rachel Case, NPNurse Practitioner1104011592
  4. James Fuller, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1689688301
  5. Leila Ganjehei, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1336436583
  6. Casey Holliday, DNP, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1205403219

Verify Ned D. Freeman 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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12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,437 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Ned Freeman3,437
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate481 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium317 claims
  3. Ezetimibe249 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate245 claims
  5. Jardiance166 claims
  6. Valsartan146 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: $761.01

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ned Freeman$761.01
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Self Regional HealthcareGreenwood, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Self Medical GroupGreenwood, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Ned D. Freeman among 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina

Ned D. Freeman, M.D. is one of 300 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% 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, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 1998 among the 208 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Smriti Bhatia, MDGreenwood, SC 296461780237263
  2. James Fuller, MDGreenwood, SC 296461689688301
  3. Leila Ganjehei, MDGreenwood, SC 296461336436583
  4. Walter James, MDGreenwood, SC 296461851383590
  5. Paul Kim, MDGreenwood, SC 296461790777332
  6. Shekar Kumar, MDGreenwood, SC 296461811978661
  7. Priya Kumar, MDGreenwood, SC 296461427189935
  8. Angela Lopez De Leon, MDGreenwood, SC 296461255587465

Common questions

What is Ned D. Freeman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ned D. Freeman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578555173, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ned D. Freeman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 421 Epting Ave, Greenwood, SC, 29646. Phone: (864) 227-6818. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ned D. Freeman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 12333, 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 Ned D. Freeman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ned D. Freeman, M.D. had 3,437 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.