Sheldon Ellis Litwin, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Charleston, SC
Sheldon Ellis Litwin, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1861447989, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 37313, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheldon Ellis Litwin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- 37313 SC
264832-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- D0186 UT
002083723 NV
003042900 ID
03575357 NM - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141020001232); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sheldon Ellis Litwin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 37313Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,614 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone250 claims
- Jardiance162 claims
- Furosemide103 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate79 claims
- Eliquis61 claims
- Farxiga59 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: $13,705.60
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sheldon Ellis Litwin among 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in South Carolina
Sheldon Ellis Litwin, M.D. is one of 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 97% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2009 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in South Carolina.
All 31 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Craig, MDCharleston, SC 294251073621934
- Thomas Di Salvo, MDCharleston, SC 294251932296050
- Heather Henderson, MDCharleston, SC 294251356480966
- Brian Houston, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251700043882
- Chakradhari Inampudi, M.B.B.SCharleston, SC 294251508093311
- Gregory Jackson, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251518284843
- Daniel Judge, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251790726917
- Andrew Savage, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251710952015
Common questions
What is Sheldon Ellis Litwin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sheldon Ellis Litwin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861447989, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheldon Ellis Litwin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheldon Ellis Litwin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 37313, 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 Sheldon Ellis Litwin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheldon Ellis Litwin, M.D. had 1,614 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.