NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vaishali M. Swami, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Myrtle Beach, SC

Vaishali M. Swami, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1497784185, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 17820, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497784185
Name
Vaishali M. Swami
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
17820 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
945 82ND Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Phone
(843) 497-5929
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 28, 2023
Fax
(866) 778-9068
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140224000951); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 945 82ND Pkwy

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

  1. Roberta Alsworth, PA-CPhysician Assistant1790775385
  2. William Betz, MDInternal Medicine Physician1710941133
  3. Hunter ChestnutFamily Nurse Practitioner1437785888
  4. Ledy Chestnut, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629332911
  5. David Chetrit, MDRheumatology Physician1285155010
  6. Ashley Clarke, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1154997146

Verify Vaishali M. Swami 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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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

4,557 Medicare Part D claims for 732 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Vaishali Swami4,557
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate485 claims
  2. Eliquis444 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium322 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium267 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium262 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate259 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: $248.95

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. 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. Vaishali Swami$248.95
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Strand Physician Specialists PAMyrtle Beach, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vaishali M. Swami among 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina

Vaishali M. Swami, 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 2006, is newer than 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 1998 among the 208 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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. Anne Everman, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721194711036
  2. Ryan Garbalosa, DOMyrtle Beach, SC 295721952539173
  3. William Jackson, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721760471130
  4. Ralph Jeudy, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721114925732
  5. Mark Karavan, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721528054244
  6. Shashikanth Nagabandi, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721932515558
  7. Neil Trask, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721861488710
  8. James Dedonis, MDMullins, SC 295741073536744

Common questions

What is Vaishali M. Swami, MD's NPI number?

Vaishali M. Swami, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497784185, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vaishali M. Swami, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 945 82ND Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29572. Phone: (843) 497-5929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vaishali M. Swami, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 17820, 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 Vaishali M. Swami, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vaishali M. Swami, MD had 4,557 Medicare Part D claims for 732 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.