NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander Michael Clendening, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC

Alexander Michael Clendening, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1639608763, issued on Jun 12, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina LL41139, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639608763
Name
Alexander Michael Clendening
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
LL41139 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
169 Ashley Ave RM 202, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 876-8023
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200622002123); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 169 Ashley Ave RM 202

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  4. Osama Abuhasheesh, MDPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1477109692
  5. Lauren Adams, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558055640
  6. Gina Aeckersberg, MDPediatric Nephrology Physician1992296818

Verify Alexander Michael Clendening in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

473 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alexander Clendening473
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt83 claims
  2. Cefdinir37 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl35 claims
  4. Prednisone32 claims
  5. Eliquis24 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Gastonia Physician Services PLLCGastonia, NC
  2. Wake Forest Emergency ProvidersConcord, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alexander Michael Clendening among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

Alexander Michael Clendening, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

223 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston

They are 223 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christina Bourne, MDCharleston, SC 294251932183373
  2. Jeffrey Caporossi, MDCharleston, SC 294251932150166
  3. Christine Carr, MDCharleston, SC 294251649388695
  4. Heather Farley, MDCharleston, SC 294251952389769
  5. Charles Gilman, MDCharleston, SC 294251831207877
  6. Robert Greaves, MDCharleston, SC 294251629003546
  7. Gregory Hall, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251174574297
  8. Terry Kowalenko, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251023045085

Common questions

What is Alexander Michael Clendening, MD's NPI number?

Alexander Michael Clendening, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639608763, issued on Jun 12, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander Michael Clendening, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Ave RM 202, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 876-8023. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander Michael Clendening, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL41139, 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 Michael Clendening, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alexander Michael Clendening, MD had 473 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.