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Kevin R. Rust, MD

NPI 1821172560ActiveIndividual· Otolaryngology· Greenwood, SC

Otolaryngology (MD) in Greenwood, South Carolina, trained at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (class of 1991). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $279,223 for 4,245 claims, against $135,068 paid for services in 2024. Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $194.99 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1821172560
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJul 9, 2024
Certified by providerJul 9, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Otolaryngology Primary207Y00000X18311SC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Otolaryngology (SC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients1,022
Services billed3,902 across 61 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$135,068

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)4,245 · 7,590 30-day fills
Patients991
Total drug cost$279,223
Generic share89% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Graduation year1991
Medicare specialtyOtolaryngology
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$194.99 · 5 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$151.58 · 4 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$98.34 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$96.65 · 4 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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