NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Raymond E. Diamond, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · West Columbia, SC

Raymond E. Diamond, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1497779573, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 0177, 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
1497779573
Name
Raymond E. Diamond
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
0177 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
146 E Hospital Dr, West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803) 796-7270
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 796-0106
Medicaid ID
001777 SC
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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  3. Anna HodgesPhysician Assistant1700609617
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  5. Sandra Rizzo, CRNPNurse Practitioner1396351664

Verify Raymond E. Diamond 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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Raymond Diamond23
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Raymond E. Diamond among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Raymond E. Diamond, DO 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 fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

33 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Columbia

They are 33 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hampton Alford, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691740248780
  2. John Black, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691669495255
  3. Edwin Brown, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691770506289
  4. Frank Ferraro, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691861433831
  5. Gwendolyn Galphin, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691285691345
  6. Vijay Koli, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691700835493
  7. John Lazaro, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691649238684
  8. Michael Markowitz, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691225088032

Common questions

What is Raymond E. Diamond, DO's NPI number?

Raymond E. Diamond, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497779573, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Raymond E. Diamond, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 146 E Hospital Dr, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 796-7270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Raymond E. Diamond, DO's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 0177, 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 Raymond E. Diamond, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Raymond E. Diamond, DO had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.