Sara Beth Shields Tarwater

Sara Shields Tarwater practices at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, part of Medical University of South Carolina.

Sara Shields Tarwater's NPI, 1447786926, was assigned on May 3, 2017. Sara Shields Tarwater graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2017. Sara Shields Tarwater holds South Carolina license 90678.

Sara Shields Tarwater's primary practice is Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital, at 4070 Hwy 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 in Horry County. The practice phone is (843) 652-1000.

Sara Shields Tarwater's primary practice is Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, part of Medical University of South Carolina. Sara Shields Tarwater is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI also links Sara Shields Tarwater to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Sara Shields Tarwater practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Sara Shields Tarwater's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Sara Shields Tarwater is licensed in South Carolina.

CMS data shows 198 Medicare services from Sara Shields Tarwater across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 168 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,018 for them.

CMS counts 168 Medicare patients who saw Sara Shields Tarwater in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 67 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Sara Shields Tarwater's median patient age at 68, with 62% women.

In 2024, Sara Shields Tarwater wrote 182 Medicare Part D claims for 87 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 106 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $868 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 31 claims across 1 drug.

Sara Shields Tarwater accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Sara Shields Tarwater as offering telehealth. CMS counts 15 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Sara Shields Tarwater, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 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)

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

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Sara Shields Tarwater from 10 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $1,586.

Sara Shields Tarwater graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2017.