Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Richard Kania

Family Medicine Physician · Travelers Rest, SC

Richard Kania is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, and NPI 1821738089, issued on Mar 29, 2022. Check the license on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1821738089
Name
Richard Kania
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
Practice location
807 N Main St, Travelers Rest, SC 29690
Phone
(864) 455-9150
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2022
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 807 N Main St

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

  1. James Gettys, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1912940586
  2. Dina Graham, PHARM.D., R.PH.Pharmacist1457951550
  3. Dinah Jankovic, PHARMD.Pharmacist1376142992
  4. Katherine Morgan, PHARMDPharmacist1952445207
  5. Gina Paponetti, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1003674177
  6. Rebecca Saul, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1962738583

Verify Richard Kania 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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

798 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Kania798
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate48 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl29 claims
  4. Omeprazole28 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium26 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium21 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $25.99

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Kania$25.99
  2. Specialty average$861.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Prisma Health Urgent Care OF South Carolina PCTaylors, SC
  2. Prisma Health-UpstateTravelers Rest, 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.

19 family medicine physician records list a Travelers Rest practice address

They are 19 of the 197 NPPES records with a Travelers Rest practice address, and 2,648 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

Other family medicine physician records in South Carolina

  1. Fiby Abd El Malek, M.D.Greenville, SC1215222047
  2. Marwa Abdel Meguid, MD, MSAiken, SC1912646555
  3. Souzan Abdel-Samie, M.DSummerville, SC1144514266
  4. Dustin Abele, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1851771349
  5. Stoney Abercrombie, MDAnderson, SC1093732430
  6. Olabisi Abisogun, MDGreer, SC1366940157
  7. Samson Abolaji, MDFlorence, SC1922946714
  8. Joseph Abraham, M.D.Anderson, SC1497934657
  9. Sheron Abraham, D.O.Florence, SC1447548144
  10. Fareeha AbrarGreer, SC1497506703

Common questions

What is Richard Kania's NPI number?

Richard Kania's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821738089, issued on Mar 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Kania located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 807 N Main St, Travelers Rest, SC, 29690. Phone: (864) 455-9150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Kania'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 Richard Kania prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Kania had 798 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.