Abhay Kumar Varma, MD
NPI 1235183161ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Charleston, SC
Neurological Surgery (MD) with University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol, practicing in Charleston, South Carolina. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $69,905 for 132 patients in 2024, with only 41 Part D claims. Outset Medical Inc was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $148.63 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Musc Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1235183161 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 22, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 21, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurological Surgery Primary | 207T00000X | 27187 | SC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Neurosurgery (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 132 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 265 across 66 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $69,905 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 41 · 59 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 12 |
| Total drug cost | $4,341 |
| Generic share | 80% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Neurosurgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South CarolCharleston, SC · 1,668 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Musc Medical CenterCharleston, SC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$148.63 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$32.46 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Outset Medical Inc | $106.96 | 1 |
| Stryker Corporation | $41.67 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$148.63 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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