Norwood Brent Hamilton, MD
Nephrology Physician · North Charleston, SC
Norwood Brent Hamilton, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in North Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1831160431, issued on Jan 31, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 21957, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Norwood Brent Hamilton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 21957 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3815 Faber Place Dr, North Charleston, SC 29405
- Phone
- (843) 767-9312
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2022
- Fax
- (843) 767-9313
- Medicaid ID
- 291579 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040621000606); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3815 Faber Place Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Henry Ayiku, MDNephrology Physician1477509404
- Richard Browder, M.D.Nephrology Physician1700889938
- Crystal Campbell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1447579727
- Kenneth Dodds, M.D.Nephrology Physician1962405191
- Samuel Franklin, M.D.Nephrology Physician1942203161
- Ann Hassell, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1487373536
Verify Norwood Brent Hamilton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21957Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
684 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate82 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate59 claims
- Furosemide46 claims
- Calcium Acetate39 claims
- Velphoro34 claims
- Veltassa27 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): 95.7 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: $647.14
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vifor Pharma, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Charleston Nephrology Associates, LLCNorth Charleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 202 nephrology physician records in South Carolina.
All 202 in South Carolina → Every provider in North Charleston →
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- Robert Adrah, MDRock Hill, SC1629499785
- Chokri AliouaGreenville, SC1538142807
- Mhd Alsaka, MDFlorence, SC1184880049
- Mohammed Alzubaidi, MDSumter, SC1912258567
- Prince Amaechi, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1750493250
- Kofi Appiah, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1346200961
Common questions
What is Norwood Brent Hamilton, MD's NPI number?
Norwood Brent Hamilton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831160431, issued on Jan 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Norwood Brent Hamilton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3815 Faber Place Dr, North Charleston, SC, 29405. Phone: (843) 767-9312. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Norwood Brent Hamilton, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 21957, 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 Norwood Brent Hamilton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Norwood Brent Hamilton, MD had 684 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Norwood Brent Hamilton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.