Prakash Prabhu, MD
Nephrology Physician · Columbia, SC
Prakash Prabhu, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1083689715, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 21216, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prakash Prabhu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 21216 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 Park Central Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 252-9907
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 121 Park Central Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Buerkert, MDSpecialist1831164508
- Michael Cook, MDNephrology Physician1649245317
- Sarah Ford-Sightler, DNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1396983987
- Heather Green, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1427355940
- Marcono Hines, MDNephrology Physician1932375631
- Manish Kadian, MDNephrology Physician1528210887
Verify Prakash Prabhu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21216Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
957 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,511 among the 8,473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate80 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate74 claims
- Velphoro55 claims
- Calcitriol54 claims
- Carvedilol53 claims
- Torsemide44 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 13.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $165.61
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Nxstage Medical, Inc.. The 6,365 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,068.36 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Columbia Nephrology Associates PAColumbia, 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.
Nephrology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 160 nephrology physician records in South Carolina.
Other nephrology physician records in South Carolina
- Ahmed Abdelkader, MD, PHDCharleston, SC1629743000
- George Acres, MDGreenville, SC1922081298
- Frederick Adams, MDSpartanburg, SC1578543955
- Chokri AliouaGreenville, SC1538142807
- Mhd Alsaka, MDFlorence, SC1184880049
- Mohammed Alzubaidi, MDSumter, SC1912258567
- Kofi Appiah, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1346200961
- Asha Bailey, DOColumbia, SC1619156957
- Sivanthan Balachandran, MDConway, SC1699840322
- Munsef Barakat, MDCharleston, SC1083394522
Common questions
What is Prakash Prabhu, MD's NPI number?
Prakash Prabhu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083689715, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prakash Prabhu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Park Central Dr, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 252-9907. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prakash Prabhu, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 21216, 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 Prakash Prabhu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prakash Prabhu, MD had 957 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Prakash Prabhu, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 13.3 of 100. 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.