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Sheldon Ellis Litwin, M.D.

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
  • Charleston, SC
National Provider Identifier
1861447989
Registry record updated Nov 3, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RA0001X
License
37313 Issued in SC
Practice address
171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-8908
Phone
(843) 792-1414
NPI assigned
May 24, 2006
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Nov 3, 2025

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

Specialties & licenses 4

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X 37313 SC
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X 264832-1205 UT
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X 264832-1205 UT
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X 37313 SC Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-8908

Mailing address

PO Box 751461
Charleston, SC 29425-8908
Phone (843) 792-6200

Other identifiers 7

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
D0186MedicaidUT
002083723MedicaidNV
003042900MedicaidID
2180OtherUTUNIVERSITY HEALTH PLANS
03575357MedicaidNM
GA1130MedicaidSC
003100578AMedicaidGA

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address direct@direct.musc.edu Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in GA, SC2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services
  • Medical equipment
  • Home health
  • Power mobility devices
  • Hospice
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20110119000224 GA Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)Practitioner - Internal Medicine 1759375785 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization
I20141020001232 SC Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)Practitioner - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology 1759375785 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Education
Washington University School of Medicine, 1985
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

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
37313SCMDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
264832-1205UTMDCardiovascular Disease Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Au Medical Associates Inc CurrentSince Jan 1, 2011 Accepting new patients
University Medical Associates CurrentSince Sep 1, 2014 Accepting new patients
University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol Cardiovascular Disease Current Accepting new patients
Au Medical Associates Inc CurrentSince Jan 1, 2011 Accepting new patients
University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol Internal Medicine CurrentSince Sep 1, 2014 Accepting new patients
Medical University Hospital Authority Past Accepting new patients
University Radiology Associates PastSince Feb 1, 1997 Accepting new patients

Locations

1120 15th St
Augusta, GA 30912
Phone (706) 721-3873

2258 Wrightsboro Rd
Ste 150
Augusta, GA 30904
Phone (706) 738-2605

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

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: slitwin175985@direct.musc.edu

Organizations & group practices 7

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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