Dr. Richard Wayne Browder, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,414
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 607
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,017
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Industry payments
- $7,389
- Practice address
- 5900 Rivers Ave, Suite E, North Charleston, SC 29406
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 767-8208
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
DaVita North Charleston Dialysis
Dialysis Center - Independent · North Charleston, South Carolina
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Dr. Richard Wayne Browder is a nephrologist in North Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. Browder practices at DaVita North Charleston Dialysis in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Dr. Browder's NPI, 1700889938, was assigned on May 23, 2005. Dr. Browder graduated from University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Browder holds South Carolina license 19329.
- NPI
- 1700889938NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6204893332
- NPI enumeration date
- May 23, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 767-8208
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard Wayne Browder practices at DaVita North Charleston Dialysis in North Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. Browder's primary practice is DaVita North Charleston Dialysis, at 5900 Rivers Ave, Suite E, North Charleston, SC 29406 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 767-8208.
- DaVita North Charleston Dialysis5900 Rivers Ave, Suite E, North Charleston, SC 29406 · Charleston CountyPhone(843) 767-8208
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Richard Wayne Browder is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Browder's primary practice is DaVita North Charleston Dialysis in North Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Browder is also affiliated with MUSC Health Medical University of South Carolina Rehabilitation Hospital. The medical group on file is Charleston Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplant, PLLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Browder to 5 more hospitals, 2 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Wayne Browder's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Browder practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| DaVita North Charleston Dialysis | Available with a free account |
| +9 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard Wayne Browder is one of 156 nephrologists in South Carolina
Nephrology is Dr. Browder's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Browder is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Browder's licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, South CarolinaPrimary
- North Carolina license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances and kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Browder treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Browder
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Wayne Browder billed Medicare for 3,414 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,414 Medicare services from Dr. Browder across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 607 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $183,726 for them.
Dr. Browder's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,3452024: 1,3063%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 7462024: 748No change
- Surgery
- 2023: 5172024: 5364%
- Other services
- 2023: 112024: 4303809%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 5092024: 39423%
Where Dr. Browder's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,63977%
- In a facility77523%
Dr. Browder compared with the South Carolina median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Browder
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 3,414vs 1,6392.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 607vs 41347% above
- Part D claims
- 828vs 72015% above
Medians across 155 nephrologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Browder's 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. Richard Wayne Browder treated 607 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 607 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Browder in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 241 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.37, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Browder's median patient age at 71, with 46% women.
Dr. Browder's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Browder's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women27746%
- Men33054%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Browder's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes61%
- Arthritis49%
- Heart failure48%
- Ischemic heart disease47%
- Atrial fibrillation35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Browder's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Wayne Browder wrote 1,017 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Browder wrote 1,017 Medicare Part D claims for 230 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 828 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $208,204 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 601 claims across 20 drugs.
Dr. Browder's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic801 claims79%
- Brand-name216 claims21%
Dr. Browder's 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. Browder's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%20 of 1,017 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: 6012024: 82838%
Drugs named by CMS: 27 in 2024, 20 in 2023.
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. Richard Wayne Browder offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Browder accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Browder as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Richard Wayne Browder received $7,389 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 250 general payments to Dr. Browder from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Outset Medical Inc paid the most, $2,000.
General payments to Dr. Browder by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Browder by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,24971%
- Speaker and faculty fees$2,00027%
- Education$1402%
Companies that paid Dr. Browder the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard Wayne Browder has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Browder, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.
Awards and honors for Dr. Browder
- 2011
- CMS Stage 1 2012
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Richard Wayne Browder graduated from University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Dr. Browder graduated from University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1991.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Richard Wayne Browder accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers
Dr. Browder is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- HCSC
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Elevance
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- +10 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Browder accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO9
- Medicare9
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Richard Wayne Browder's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard Wayne Browder's NPI number?
Dr. Richard Wayne Browder's NPI number is 1700889938. It was assigned on May 23, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Wayne Browder?
Dr. Richard Wayne Browder is a nephrologist in North Charleston, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Richard Wayne Browder practice?
Dr. Browder practices at 5900 Rivers Ave, Suite E, North Charleston, SC 29406. Dr. Browder's primary practice is DaVita North Charleston Dialysis in North Charleston, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Browder to 5 hospitals, 2 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Richard Wayne Browder's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Browder is (843) 767-8208.
What is Dr. Richard Wayne Browder's medical license number?
Dr. Browder holds South Carolina license 19329, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Richard Wayne Browder been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Browder in South Carolina (1997 to 2027) and North Carolina (1992 to 1998).
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Wayne Browder affiliated with?
Dr. Browder is affiliated with MUSC Health Medical University of South Carolina Rehabilitation Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Browder to 5 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Richard Wayne Browder part of?
Dr. Browder is linked to Charleston Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplant, PLLC.
Does Dr. Richard Wayne Browder accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Browder billed Medicare for 3,414 services in 2024, and Dr. Browder accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Richard Wayne Browder offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Browder as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Wayne Browder see?
CMS counts 607 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Browder in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Richard Wayne Browder board certified?
Yes. Dr. Browder is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Richard Wayne Browder bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Browder's most billed Medicare services were surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415), lab and pathology test (80069) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Richard Wayne Browder go to medical school?
Dr. Browder graduated from University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Richard Wayne Browder prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Browder's most prescribed drugs by claims were Losartan Potassium, Jardiance and Furosemide.
Has Dr. Richard Wayne Browder received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,389 in general payments to Dr. Browder from 41 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Outset Medical Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard Wayne Browder been practicing?
Dr. Browder graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Richard Wayne Browder accept?
Dr. Browder is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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