Dr. Ram Kalus, MD

  • Mount Pleasant, SC
  • Plastic surgeon
NPI1922172980PAC ID2668537572
Medicare patients, 2024
11
Part D claims, 2024
27
Publications
6
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$26,030
Practice address
3510 Highway 17 North Suite 140, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Practice phone
Call (843) 724-2954
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Primary practice

Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital

Hospital · Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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Dr. Ram Kalus is a plastic surgeon in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Dr. Kalus practices at Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health.

Dr. Kalus' NPI, 1922172980, was assigned on November 20, 2006. Dr. Kalus graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Kalus' South Carolina license number on file is 15090.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2668537572
NPI enumeration date
November 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(843) 724-2954
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
70
Medical school graduation
1982

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

Dr. Ram Kalus practices at 2 locations in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Dr. Kalus' primary practice is Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital, at 3510 Highway 17 North Suite 140, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 724-2954. Dr. Kalus also practices at Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital, 3560 N Highway 17, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466.

  • Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant HospitalPrimary
    3510 Highway 17 North Suite 140, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 · Charleston CountyPhone(843) 724-2954
  • Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital
    3560 N Highway 17, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 · Charleston CountyPhone(843) 724-2954

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

Dr. Ram Kalus is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Kalus' primary practice is Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. The medical group on file is Plastic Surgery of the Carolinas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kalus to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ram Kalus' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kalus practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ram Kalus is one of 63 plastic surgeons in South Carolina

Plastic surgery is Dr. Kalus' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Kalus is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Kalus' licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Plastic surgery, South CarolinaPrimaryLicense 15090 · 1990 to 2025 · taxonomy 208200000X
  • New York license2024 to 2026

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction and cancerous skin growth removal among the conditions Dr. Kalus treats.

Plastic surgeons near Dr. Kalus

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

Dr. Ram Kalus treated 11 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 11 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kalus in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 0 patients. Their average risk score is 0.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kalus' median patient age at 48, with 92% women.

Medicare patients, 202411
Average age69
Average risk score0.92

Dr. Kalus' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Kalus' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 48

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women92%
  • Men7%

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

Dr. Ram Kalus wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kalus wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $136 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202427
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$136

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

  • Generic25 claims93%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims7%

Dr. Kalus' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021

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

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2018 to 2021

  • 2018
  • 2021
Claims for drugs CMS names
2018: 122021: 118%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2021, 1 in 2018.

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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. Ram Kalus ranks in the 64th percentile for mastectomy in Medicare

Dr. Kalus accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Kalus, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Kalus ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Mastectomy
64th percentile11 procedures

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Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Ram Kalus has 6 publications on record

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Kalus in 2018.

Papers6

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Dr. Ram Kalus received $26,030 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 304 general payments to Dr. Kalus from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $11,438.

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

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

$26Kin total
  • Food and beverage$12,76049%
  • Gifts$7,33428%
  • Travel and lodging$4,97319%
  • Consulting fees$9634%

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

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

Dr. Ram Kalus has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Kalus.

Awards and honors for Dr. Kalus

  1. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ram Kalus graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine

Dr. Kalus graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Kalus is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolBoston University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in plastic surgeryAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ram Kalus accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers

Dr. Kalus is in network with 8 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Kalus accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO5
  2. POS4
  3. Medicare3
  4. EPO2
  5. HMO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Ram Kalus'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 Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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. Ram Kalus' NPI number?

Dr. Ram Kalus' NPI number is 1922172980. It was assigned on November 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ram Kalus?

Dr. Ram Kalus is a plastic surgeon in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).

Where does Dr. Ram Kalus practice?

Dr. Kalus practices at 3510 Highway 17 North Suite 140, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466. Dr. Kalus also practices at 3560 N Highway 17, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466. Dr. Kalus' primary practice is Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kalus to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Ram Kalus' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kalus is (843) 724-2954.

What is Dr. Ram Kalus' medical license number?

Dr. Kalus' South Carolina license number on file is 15090, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Ram Kalus been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kalus in South Carolina (1990 to 2025) and New York (2024 to 2026).

Which hospitals is Dr. Ram Kalus affiliated with?

Dr. Kalus practices at Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

What medical group is Dr. Ram Kalus part of?

Dr. Kalus is linked to Plastic Surgery of the Carolinas.

Does Dr. Ram Kalus accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Dr. Kalus as accepting Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ram Kalus see?

CMS counts 11 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kalus in 2024, with an average age of 69.

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Is Dr. Ram Kalus board certified?

Yes. Dr. Kalus is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Where did Dr. Ram Kalus go to medical school?

Dr. Kalus graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 1982.

What drugs does Dr. Ram Kalus prescribe most?

In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kalus' most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Ram Kalus received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $26,030 in general payments to Dr. Kalus from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.

How long has Dr. Ram Kalus been practicing?

Dr. Kalus graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.

Does Dr. Ram Kalus do research?

Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Kalus.

What insurance does Dr. Ram Kalus accept?

Dr. Kalus is in network with 8 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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