Zaher I. Nuwayhid, MD
Surgery Physician · Conway, SC
Zaher I. Nuwayhid, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Conway, South Carolina, and NPI 1497958649, issued on Jun 6, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 51524, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zaher I. Nuwayhid
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 51524 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2369 Cypress Cir, Conway, SC 29526
- Phone
- (843) 347-3900
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 24, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 347-3930
- Medicaid IDs
- 515240 SC
004002800 FL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180110000227); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2369 Cypress Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sandra Farnum, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1710343199
Verify Zaher I. Nuwayhid in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51524Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
764 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Topiramate435 claims
- Ozempic96 claims
- Omeprazole47 claims
- Bupropion Xl33 claims
- Ondansetron Odt26 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er23 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): 72.7 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: $158.00
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, 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
- Conway Hospital IncConway, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zaher I. Nuwayhid among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Zaher I. Nuwayhid, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Conway → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Ellis, M.D.Conway, SC 295261992701676
- Aaron Epstein, M.D.Conway, SC 295261922004753
- Gilbertas Rimkus, MDConway, SC 295261326126301
- Paul Sasser, MDConway, SC 295261144226838
- Jeremy Weinberger, MDConway, SC 295261508820291
- Keith Player, MDDarlington, SC 295321528030160
- Thomas Wilson, M.D.Darlington, SC 295321902879349
- Jessica Adams, D.ODillon, SC 295361669784344
Common questions
What is Zaher I. Nuwayhid, MD's NPI number?
Zaher I. Nuwayhid, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497958649, issued on Jun 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zaher I. Nuwayhid, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2369 Cypress Cir, Conway, SC, 29526. Phone: (843) 347-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zaher I. Nuwayhid, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 51524, 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 Zaher I. Nuwayhid, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zaher I. Nuwayhid, MD had 764 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zaher I. Nuwayhid, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 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.