Physician

Stephen Hammond, M.D

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Stephen Hammond, M.D (NPI: 1851553523) practices pathology in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Horry, SC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WACCAMAW DERMATOLOGY, LLC (NPI: 1962449181; TIN: 204311152) and primary practice location at 29572-4127.

Hammond's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 15,126 traditional Medicare patients, billed 73,618 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $3,685,469 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 88312 (Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report). Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $84. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved sharply higher in recent years, from $938 to $3,685,469. Concurrently, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Part D prescription costs data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	22	34	$938
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	3,404	12,009	$727,512
2021	9,457	39,451	$1,624,170
2022	11,435	46,902	$1,799,725
2023	14,077	60,371	$2,345,802
2024	15,126	73,618	$3,685,469

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

No connected Part D records

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
88312	Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	1,507	3,134	$49
88342	Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	3,365	6,220	$48
88341	Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure	2,583	7,081	$40
88305	Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	14,476	41,809	$33
88304	Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	760	1,107	$17

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	4	$84	Tempus AI, Inc
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Stephen Hammond, M.D?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Stephen Hammond, M.D (NPI 1851553523), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Stephen Hammond, M.D have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Stephen Hammond, M.D?

Stephen Hammond, M.D is linked to WACCAMAW DERMATOLOGY, LLC (billing NPI 1962449181) in the available physician profile data.

Does Stephen Hammond, M.D have Open Payments data?

Stephen Hammond, M.D has 4 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.