NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in South Carolina

97 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in South Carolina, 1.8 per 100,000 residents, the 22nd highest rate of 51. Charleston and Greenville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Carolina license search. Page 1 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208G00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Charleston has the most, 42

  1. Charleston42
  2. Greenville13
  3. Florence8
  4. Columbia7
  5. Greenwood4

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in South Carolina

  1. Jerry Acosta, M.D.Greenville, SC 296011912965591
  2. Bruce Agster, M.D.Daniel Island, SC 294921235533530
  3. James Benner, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061447336177
  4. Krishna Bhandari, MDCharleston, SC 294251922607217
  5. Gautam Bhatia, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051881911915
  6. Walker Blanding, MDCharleston, SC 294251477112407
  7. William Bolton, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051508064460
  8. James Burke, MDColumbia, SC 292031215071527
  9. Michael Carmichael, MDFlorence, SC 295061194755751
  10. Bradley Ceremuga, D.O.Spartanburg, SC 293031679957542
  11. Barry Chan, MDRock Hill, SC 297321114900826
  12. Steven Chapman, MDFlorence, SC 295051972545887
  13. Sarah Chen, MDCharleston, SC 294251386269710
  14. Ngoc-Quynh Chu, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251457770786
  15. Heather Currier, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691073672358
  16. Beth DamatoCharleston, SC 294061255717245
  17. Barry Davis, M.D., FACSGreenville, SC 296051295774925
  18. Hugh Dennis, M.D.Greenville, SC 296011346331295
  19. Parijat Didolkar, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721821252370
  20. Samuel Dunseith, MDCharleston, SC 294251851222830
  21. Michael Edwards, MDMount Pleasant, SC 294641649331729
  22. Awad El-Ashry, MDCharleston, SC 294011881824712
  23. Kathryn Engelhardt, MDCharleston, SC 294251497199558
  24. Philip Erwin, D.O.Greenville, SC 296051891175642
  25. Lloyd Felmly, MDCharleston, SC 294251790166338
  26. Ronald Figura, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031841587797
  27. Kenneth Franco, MDGreenwood, SC 296461558375212
  28. Barry Gibney, D.O.Charleston, SC 294251093933467
  29. Carter Glenn, MDCharleston, SC 294251962396879
  30. Brian Goodman, M.D.Greenwood, SC 296461740453893
  31. Allison GoodwinFlorence, SC 295051821917410
  32. Stephen Greer, DOGreenwood, SC 296461306868666
  33. Claudio Guareschi, MDGreenwood, SC 296461639106990
  34. Brady Gunn, DOCharleston, SC 294251932839222
  35. Zubair Hashmi, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251366732646
  36. Amanda Henderson, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251528676665
  37. Morgan Hill, MDCharleston, SC 294251285319822
  38. Stephen Huber, M.D.Florence, SC 295061124019518
  39. Oliver Jawitz, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251396108064
  40. Gregory Jones, MDFlorence, SC 295051790758258
  41. John Kabas, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051740232461
  42. Marc Katz, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251891715215
  43. Minoo Kavarana, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251992779128
  44. John Kelemen, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261871554212
  45. Arman KilicCharleston, SC 294251487896833
  46. Jacob Klapper, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251013196989
  47. Elizabeth Kline, M.D.Charleston, SC 294031306817200
  48. Akshay Kumar, MDCharleston, SC 294251184025223
  49. Daniel LambertMyrtle Beach, SC 295721447711148
  50. Melissa LamicqCharleston, SC 294251346180262

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 22 of 51 per resident

  1. Wisconsin1.9
  2. Louisiana1.9
  3. Tennessee1.8
  4. South Carolina1.8
  5. Arkansas1.8
  6. Maine1.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

85.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. South Carolina85.6%
  2. United States76.2%

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file83 of 97 · 85.6% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file64 · 66.0% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more45 · 46.4% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1999 · the 64 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208G00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

97 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 1.8 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charleston has 42 of them (43%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Maryland92
  2. Colorado87
  3. Louisiana87
  4. Kentucky109

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Arkansas1.8
  2. Maine1.8
  3. Tennessee1.8
  4. Nebraska1.8

The largest states

  1. California634
  2. Texas484
  3. Florida468
  4. New York446
  5. Pennsylvania377

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.