Dr. Amy R. Epps, MD

  • West Columbia, SC
  • Cardiologist
NPI1235247198PAC ID2365485000
Medicare services, 2024
11,294
Medicare patients, 2024
2,488
Part D claims, 2024
10,520
MIPS score, 2024
84
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
2728 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169
Practice phone
Call (803) 744-4940
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Primary practice

Lmc Heart and Vascular Center

West Columbia, South Carolina

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Dr. Amy R. Epps is a cardiologist in West Columbia, South Carolina

Dr. Epps practices at Lmc Heart and Vascular Center in West Columbia, South Carolina.

Dr. Epps' NPI, 1235247198, was assigned on August 29, 2006. Dr. Epps graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1998. Dr. Epps holds South Carolina license 21239.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2365485000
NPI enumeration date
August 29, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(803) 744-4940
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
1998

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Amy R. Epps practices at Lmc Heart and Vascular Center in West Columbia, South Carolina

Dr. Epps' primary practice is Lmc Heart and Vascular Center, at 2728 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169 in Lexington County. The practice phone is (803) 744-4940.

  • Lmc Heart and Vascular Center
    2728 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169 · Lexington CountyPhone(803) 744-4940

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Amy R. Epps is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Epps' primary practice is Lmc Heart and Vascular Center in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Epps is also affiliated with Lexington Medical Center. The medical group on file is Lexington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Epps to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Amy R. Epps' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Epps practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Lmc Heart and Vascular CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Amy R. Epps is one of 262 cardiologists in South Carolina

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Epps' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Epps is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Epps is licensed in South Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, South CarolinaPrimaryLicense 21239 · 1999 to 2027 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy and cerebrovascular disease among the conditions Dr. Epps treats.

Cardiologists near Dr. Epps

Counts of cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

262cardiologists in South Carolina
5cardiologists in West Columbia

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Amy R. Epps billed Medicare for 11,294 services in 2024

CMS data shows 11,294 Medicare services from Dr. Epps across 50 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,488 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $626,811 for them.

Medicare services, 202411,294
Medicare patients2,488
Paid by Medicare$626,811
Procedure codes50

Dr. Epps' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 5,7152024: 5,9063%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2,4612024: 2,3156%
Other services
2023: 1,5672024: 1,78114%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 5772024: 5328%
Imaging
2023: 3842024: 45920%
Surgery
2023: 2532024: 2613%
Lab and pathology
2023: 692024: 4042%

Where Dr. Epps' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office9,73386%
  • In a facility1,56114%

Dr. Epps compared with the South Carolina median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Epps
  • South Carolina median
Medicare services
11,294vs 2,9303.9 times
Medicare patients
2,488vs 1,1782.1 times
Part D claims
10,205vs 2,3804.3 times

Medians across 263 cardiologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Epps' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Amy R. Epps treated 2,488 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 2,488 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Epps in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 1,094 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Epps' median patient age at 72, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 20242,488
Average age76
Average risk score1.18
Also on Medicaid3%

Dr. Epps' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Epps' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1,46859%
  • Men1,02041%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Epps' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease55%
  4. Arthritis52%
  5. Diabetes33%
  6. Atrial fibrillation32%
  7. Anxiety28%
  8. Chronic kidney disease26%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Epps' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Amy R. Epps wrote 10,520 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Epps wrote 10,520 Medicare Part D claims for 1,669 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 10,205 of them, across 68 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,902,208 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 9,981 claims across 66 drugs.

Part D claims, 202410,520
Drugs named by CMS68
Total drug cost$1.9M
Part D patients1,669

Dr. Epps' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic8,513 claims81%
  • Brand-name2,007 claims19%

Dr. Epps' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Epps' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids0%29 of 10,520 claims
  • Antibiotics1%73 of 10,520 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 9,9812024: 10,2052%

Drugs named by CMS: 68 in 2024, 66 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Amy R. Epps scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Epps for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Epps accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 26 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Epps, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Epps' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 84of 100Final score
  • 68.9of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Epps ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Pacemaker insertion or repair
75th percentile26 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Amy R. Epps received $5,680 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 329 general payments to Dr. Epps from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $1,507.

General payments to Dr. Epps by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Epps by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,60099%
  • Travel and lodging$751%
  • Education$40%

Companies that paid Dr. Epps the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Amy R. Epps has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Epps, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Epps

  1. 2014
    • Regional Top Doctor
  2. Undated
    • ACC Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Amy R. Epps graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Dr. Epps graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1998. Dr. Epps is a member of ACC.

  1. Medical schoolMedical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
  2. Board certified in cardiovascular diseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Amy R. Epps accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Epps is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • HCSC
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • Molina
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • +9 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Epps accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare8
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Amy R. Epps's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Amy R. Epps' NPI number?

Dr. Amy R. Epps' NPI number is 1235247198. It was assigned on August 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Amy R. Epps?

Dr. Amy R. Epps is a cardiologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Amy R. Epps practice?

Dr. Epps practices at 2728 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169. Dr. Epps' primary practice is Lmc Heart and Vascular Center in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Epps to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Amy R. Epps' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Epps is (803) 744-4940.

What is Dr. Amy R. Epps' medical license number?

Dr. Epps holds South Carolina license 21239.

Which hospitals is Dr. Amy R. Epps affiliated with?

Dr. Epps is affiliated with Lexington Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Epps to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Amy R. Epps part of?

Dr. Epps is linked to Lexington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. Dmand AI links Dr. Epps to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Amy R. Epps accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Epps billed Medicare for 11,294 services in 2024, and Dr. Epps accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Amy R. Epps' MIPS score?

Dr. Epps' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Amy R. Epps see?

CMS counts 2,488 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Epps in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. Amy R. Epps board certified?

Yes. Dr. Epps is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Amy R. Epps bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Epps' most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93000), medicare temporary code (Q9967) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Amy R. Epps go to medical school?

Dr. Epps graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1998.

What drugs does Dr. Amy R. Epps prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Epps' most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Eliquis and Rosuvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Amy R. Epps received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,680 in general payments to Dr. Epps from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. Amy R. Epps been practicing?

Dr. Epps graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Amy R. Epps accept?

Dr. Epps is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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