Alexander James Burnikel, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Greenville, SC
Alexander James Burnikel, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1972160695, issued on May 29, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 82504, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander James Burnikel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 82504 SC
ME168244 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Patewood Dr Ste B460, Greenville, SC 29615
- Phone
- (864) 695-6697
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250926002882); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, Greenville, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 200 Patewood Dr Ste B460
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sallie Areford, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1821226291
- Margaret Burton, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1902207723
- Zachary Cousins, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1073284154
- Sarah Swayngham, DNP, APRN, AGNP-CGerontology Nurse Practitioner1720750136
Verify Alexander James Burnikel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 82504Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl48 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium35 claims
- Celecoxib34 claims
- Tramadol Hcl22 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $7,673.68
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Prisma Health University Medical GroupGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina
- Nathanael Adams, MDGreer, SC1992364731
- David Ajibade, MDOrangeburg, SC1407050248
- Rodney Alan, MDFlorence, SC1568499572
- John Allen, MD, MSCRCharleston, SC1881437960
- James Amlicke, MDBeaufort, SC1740219013
- Joseph Anderson, M.D.Greenville, SC1609988260
- Nicholas ArpeyCharleston, SC1427551241
- Jack AyresColumbia, SC1679278097
- Jonathan Bacon, M.D.Beaufort, SC1366506388
- Zachary Bailey, MDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC1790214971
Common questions
What is Alexander James Burnikel, MD's NPI number?
Alexander James Burnikel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972160695, issued on May 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander James Burnikel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Patewood Dr Ste B460, Greenville, SC, 29615. Phone: (864) 695-6697. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander James Burnikel, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82504, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander James Burnikel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander James Burnikel, MD had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.