Salim Gerhard Ghorra, MD
Surgery Physician · Murrells Inlet, SC
Salim Gerhard Ghorra, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and NPI 1336143908, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 23461, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salim Gerhard Ghorra
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 23461 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4040 Highway 17 Unit 202, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
- Phone
- (843) 652-8390
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 652-8399
- Medicaid ID
- 234614 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080115000883); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4040 Highway 17 Unit 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sheryl Aiken, DNPNurse Practitioner1902327554
- Charmaine Belto-Mills, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1124685573
- Allison Devaux, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326715343
Verify Salim Gerhard Ghorra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23461Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
221 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 106 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen64 claims
- Metronidazole26 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,213.29
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Georgetown Physician Associates, LLCMurrells Inlet, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
6 surgery physician records list a practice address in Murrells Inlet
They are 6 of the 480 NPPES records with a practice address in Murrells Inlet, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 6 in Murrells Inlet → All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Murrells Inlet →
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Common questions
What is Salim Gerhard Ghorra, MD's NPI number?
Salim Gerhard Ghorra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336143908, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salim Gerhard Ghorra, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4040 Highway 17 Unit 202, Murrells Inlet, SC, 29576. Phone: (843) 652-8390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salim Gerhard Ghorra, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23461, 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 Salim Gerhard Ghorra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salim Gerhard Ghorra, MD had 221 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Salim Gerhard Ghorra, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.