Robert John Ornelas, MD
Psychiatry Physician · West Columbia, SC
Robert John Ornelas, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1497860159, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 23376, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert John Ornelas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 23376 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 160 Medical Cir, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 796-6811
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 796-6851
- Medicaid ID
- 233768 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051018000907); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 160 Medical Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Debra Kelly, L.M.S.WClinical Social Worker1730258104
- Janet Mannel, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1871604710
Verify Robert John Ornelas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23376Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
14,321 Medicare Part D claims for 643 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl1,117 claims
- Alprazolam1,047 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl845 claims
- Bupropion Xl842 claims
- Sertraline Hcl723 claims
- Trazodone Hcl684 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 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: $2,182.97
120 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 2 group practices
- Carolina Psychiatric Services IncWest Columbia, SC
- South Carolina Dept OF Mental Health Accounting OfficeColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert John Ornelas among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Robert John Ornelas, MD is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 891 in South Carolina → Every provider in West Columbia → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Atit Bhattachan, MBBSWest Columbia, SC 291691013229855
- Mary Boyd, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691497744890
- William Bragdon, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691346217601
- Patrick Butterfield, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691003900507
- Bruce Capehart, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691821057878
- Cynthia Garman, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691649374844
- Charles Ham, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691669413654
- Mark Kilgus, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691093771107
Common questions
What is Robert John Ornelas, MD's NPI number?
Robert John Ornelas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497860159, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert John Ornelas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160 Medical Cir, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 796-6811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert John Ornelas, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23376, 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 Robert John Ornelas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert John Ornelas, MD had 14,321 Medicare Part D claims for 643 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert John Ornelas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.