Individual provider Active NPI

Benjamin Chapman Kalivas, M.D.

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Charleston, SC
National Provider Identifier
1235423153
Registry record updated Nov 11, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Hospitalist PhysicianTaxonomy code 208M00000X
License
33592 Issued in SC
Practice address
171 Ashley Ave
RM 202 Main Hospital MSC 333
Charleston, SC 29425-8908
Phone
(843) 792-1414
NPI assigned
Jun 8, 2011
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Nov 11, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X 33592 SC
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X 33592 SC
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X 33592 SC Primary
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X LL33592 SC

Addresses

Primary practice location

171 Ashley Ave
RM 202 Main Hospital MSC 333
Charleston, SC 29425-8908

Mailing address

PO Box 751461
Charlotte, NC 28275-1461
Phone (843) 792-6200

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in SC
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20160808001844 SC Practitioner - HospitalistPractitioner - PsychiatryPractitioner - Internal Medicine 2264759919 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
HospitalistAlso: Psychiatry
Education
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, 2011
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-8908
Phone (843) 792-1414

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Musc Medical Center Hospital, Charleston, SC, CCN 420004

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
79.02 of 100Reported as group
Quality
62.41
Promoting interoperability
99
Improvement activities
40

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
LL33592SCMDInternal Medicine Physician
33592SCMDPsychiatry Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol Internal Medicine CurrentSince Jun 9, 2016 Accepting new patients
University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol CurrentSince Jun 9, 2016 Accepting new patients
Medical University Hospital Authority Past Accepting new patients
Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties Past Accepting new patients

Locations

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone (843) 792-2123

171 Ashley Ave
Rm 202
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone (843) 792-2575

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: bkalivas1897@direct.musc.edu

Organizations & group practices 4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 6

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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}

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