Sheel Patel-Polk, D.O.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Charleston, SC
Sheel Patel-Polk, D.O. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1649632795, issued on Mar 27, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina 87954, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheel Patel-Polk
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 87954 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 Doughty St Ste 280, Charleston, SC 29403
- Phone
- (843) 720-8317
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Fax
- (843) 720-8319
- Medicaid ID
- 879543 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230717003275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie Col Of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 97 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 125 Doughty St Ste 280
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Janice Bruce, DNP, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1306487343
- Lisa Burgess, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1073132502
- Meghan Dressler, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1922608645
- Anthony Firilas, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1447343066
- Alan Fogle, MDUrology Physician1922007160
Verify Sheel Patel-Polk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 87954Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
405 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin54 claims
- Methocarbamol37 claims
- Furosemide36 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl31 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium26 claims
- Celecoxib20 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: $1,673.79
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sheel Patel-Polk among 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina
Sheel Patel-Polk, D.O. is one of 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1999 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina.
All 97 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Kline, M.D.Charleston, SC 294031306817200
- Adam Mace, M.D.Charleston, SC 294031316264732
- David Peterseim, MDCharleston, SC 294031821052556
- Awad El-Ashry, MDCharleston, SC 294011881824712
- Curtis Quinn, MDCharleston, SC 294011164497269
- Scott Ross, MDCharleston, SC 294011164413563
- Masafumi ShibataCharleston, SC 294011053253724
- John Spratt, MDCharleston, SC 294011356301691
Common questions
What is Sheel Patel-Polk, D.O.'s NPI number?
Sheel Patel-Polk, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649632795, issued on Mar 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheel Patel-Polk, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Doughty St Ste 280, Charleston, SC, 29403. Phone: (843) 720-8317. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheel Patel-Polk, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 87954, 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 Sheel Patel-Polk, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheel Patel-Polk, D.O. had 405 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.