Dr. Joseph Vance Vandergriff, MD

Dr. Vandergriff practices at Strand Urgent Care - Myrtle Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Dr. Vandergriff's NPI, 1659474658, was assigned on September 6, 2006. Dr. Vandergriff graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Vandergriff holds South Carolina license 21773.

Dr. Vandergriff's primary practice is Strand Urgent Care - Myrtle Beach, at 185 Fresh Dr, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579. The practice phone is (843) 945-3030.

Dr. Vandergriff's primary practice is Strand Urgent Care - Myrtle Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Dr. Vandergriff is also affiliated with Grand Strand Medical Center. The medical group on file is Strand Urgent Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vandergriff to 4 more hospitals, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account. Dr. Vandergriff's employer is on file too: an urgent care center.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vandergriff practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Vandergriff's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Vandergriff is licensed in South Carolina.

CMS data shows 11,115 Medicare services from Dr. Vandergriff across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 989 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $224,824 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 989 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vandergriff in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 529 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.91, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vandergriff's median patient age at 55, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Vandergriff wrote 7,595 Medicare Part D claims for 791 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,843 of them, across 114 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $469,391 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,656 claims across 118 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Vandergriff for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Vandergriff accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 547 general payments to Dr. Vandergriff from 44 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,169.

Dr. Vandergriff graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1996.