Roland I. Saavedra, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Roland I. Saavedra, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1427011089, issued on Apr 6, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 25789, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Roland I. Saavedra
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 25789 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4400 Dorchester RD Ste 117, Charleston, SC 29405
- Phone
- (843) 278-8291
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 257894 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100726000427); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Roland I. Saavedra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
200 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis24 claims
- Losartan Potassium20 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.
Roland I. Saavedra among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Roland I. Saavedra, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
209 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 209 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Roland I. Saavedra, MD's NPI number?
Roland I. Saavedra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427011089, issued on Apr 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Roland I. Saavedra, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4400 Dorchester RD Ste 117, Charleston, SC, 29405. Phone: (843) 278-8291. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Roland I. Saavedra, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 25789, 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 Roland I. Saavedra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Roland I. Saavedra, MD had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.