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 (South Carolina 17790, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nitin Gaikwad
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 17790 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Pelham RD, Greenville, SC 29615
- Phone
- (864) 234-5800
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 284-0844
- Medicaid ID
- 177908 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100924000908); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nitin Gaikwad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17790Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 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 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 902 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen567 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate280 claims
- Tramadol Hcl243 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium242 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate242 claims
- 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Internal Medicine And CardiologyGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nitin Gaikwad among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Nitin Gaikwad, M.D. is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
253 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Greenville
They are 253 of the 10,264 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenville, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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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?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 17790, 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 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 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nitin Gaikwad, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), 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.