NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert A. Schulze, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Columbia, SC

Robert A. Schulze, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1841299427, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 8072, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841299427
Name
Robert A. Schulze
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
8072 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 256-6511
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 744-4731
Medicaid ID
080726 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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Also registered at 8 Richland Medical Park Dr

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

  1. Milton Alexander, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1144229725
  2. Kurt Barringhaus, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1588647416
  3. John Beard, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1437149770
  4. Myron Bell, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1467443481
  5. Ana Claudia Benevides Tadinac, MDNeurology Physician1619710746
  6. Matthew Cantrell, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1336364264

Verify Robert A. Schulze 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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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,068 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Robert Schulze2,068
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis260 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate222 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium215 claims
  4. Amiodarone Hcl94 claims
  5. Carvedilol91 claims
  6. Furosemide86 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): 99.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,640.96

80 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Schulze$1,640.96
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

Robert A. Schulze among 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina

Robert A. Schulze, MD is one of 300 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Milton Alexander, MDColumbia, SC 292031144229725
  2. Myron Bell, MDColumbia, SC 292031467443481
  3. Solomon Chesoni, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031326150582
  4. Charlie Devlin, MDColumbia, SC 292031316987860
  5. Richard Edelson, MDColumbia, SC 292031902847494
  6. Charles Hendricks, MDColumbia, SC 292031194724799
  7. Lauren Holliday, MDColumbia, SC 292031033348537
  8. Christie Hopkins, MDColumbia, SC 292031982640306

Common questions

What is Robert A. Schulze, MD's NPI number?

Robert A. Schulze, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841299427, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert A. Schulze, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 256-6511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert A. Schulze, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 8072, 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 A. Schulze, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert A. Schulze, MD had 2,068 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert A. Schulze, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), 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.

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