William Shawn Ghent, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · West Columbia, SC
William Shawn Ghent, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1528022423, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 14529, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Shawn Ghent
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 14529 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2728 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 256-0464
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 935-8667
- Medicaid ID
- 145293 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040303001049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2728 Sunset Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Teresa Bowers, RN NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1013108281
- Marie Bridges, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1851422752
- Ponce Bullard, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1609897313
- Katelyn Call, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1699217810
- Todd Lefkowitz, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1134362320
- Ann Morgan, MSN, APRN, BC-FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144270877
Verify William Shawn Ghent in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 14529Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
5,102 Medicare Part D claims for 829 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa1,347 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta682 claims
- Prednisone353 claims
- Breo Ellipta227 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere206 claims
- Montelukast Sodium203 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): 83 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: $2,069.82
92 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Lexington Health IncColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 202 pulmonary disease physician records in South Carolina.
All 202 in South Carolina → Every provider in West Columbia →
Other pulmonary disease physician records in South Carolina
- Arun Adlakha, M.D.Rock Hill, SC1366435422
- Ramzy Al-Hourany, MDFlorence, SC1851554257
- Rober Albertini, MDHilton Head, SC1043759137
- Gary Anderson, MDFlorence, SC1699010983
- Mohammad Ansari, M.D.Greenville, SC1821047044
- Milica Antic, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC1912494915
- John Atkins, MDFlorence, SC1487638169
- Justin Atwood, M.D.Columbia, SC1790079085
- George Augustine, M.DOrangeburg, SC1376696898
- Mark Barnard, MDFlorence, SC1174563860
Common questions
What is William Shawn Ghent, MD's NPI number?
William Shawn Ghent, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528022423, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Shawn Ghent, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2728 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 256-0464. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Shawn Ghent, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 14529, 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 William Shawn Ghent, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Shawn Ghent, MD had 5,102 Medicare Part D claims for 829 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Shawn Ghent, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.