Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Nitin Gaikwad, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Greenville, SC

Nitin Gaikwad, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1457311433, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1457311433
Name
Nitin Gaikwad
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
800 Pelham RD, Greenville, SC 29615
Phone
(864) 234-5800
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2006
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 800 Pelham RD

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

  1. Gertrude BasseyNurse Practitioner1457717761
  2. Hareshchandra Baxi, MDPediatrics Physician1417916735
  3. Patricia Brewster, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164482568
  4. Francis Darkwa, MDInternal Medicine Physician1093964496
  5. Paul Declerck, MDFamily Medicine Physician1558321273
  6. Geera Desai, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1184684961

Verify Nitin Gaikwad in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical ExaminersCheck 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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2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,063 Medicare Part D claims for 518 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 902 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nitin Gaikwad8,063
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen567 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate280 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl243 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium242 claims
  5. Zolpidem Tartrate242 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium231 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 89.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%64.0
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Internal Medicine And CardiologyGreenville, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

343 internal medicine physician records list a Greenville practice address

They are 343 of the 10,264 NPPES records with a Greenville practice address, and 2,276 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

Other internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

  1. John Abbott, M.D.Sumter, SC1093830762
  2. Murad Abdelsalam, MDRock Hill, SC1013229756
  3. Mohammed Abdulfatah, MDOrangeburg, SC1285167023
  4. Amjad Abdulrahman, MDIrmo, SC1194718841
  5. Elizabeth Abell, MDSpartanburg, SC1083623805
  6. Alvin Abinsay, M.D.Marion, SC1689608002
  7. Izabela Abissi, DOCharleston, SC1376387803
  8. Tinu Abraham, MDGreenwood, SC1194354399
  9. Natallia Abramovich, MDSeneca, SC1568647949
  10. Mohammad Abudalou, MDColumbia, SC1164084653

Common questions

What is Nitin Gaikwad, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nitin Gaikwad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457311433, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nitin Gaikwad, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Pelham RD, Greenville, SC, 29615. Phone: (864) 234-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nitin Gaikwad, M.D.'s license?

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 Nitin Gaikwad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nitin Gaikwad, M.D. had 8,063 Medicare Part D claims for 518 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nitin Gaikwad, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.2 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.