Amber Blythe Lanier, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · West Columbia, SC
Amber Blythe Lanier, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1184292047, issued on Jun 16, 2021. Check the license with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amber Blythe Lanier
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- Practice location
- 222 E Medical LN Ste 100&200, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 935-8410
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210916000050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 222 E Medical LN Ste 100&200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jay Altemus, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1942302062
- Anne Ashley, DPTPhysical Therapist1336663301
- Gary Benda, MPASPhysician Assistant1346794732
- Melissa Blackmon, NP-CNurse Practitioner1477816668
- Scott Boyd, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1528160686
- Danielle Crais, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1659866788
Verify Amber Blythe Lanier in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
480 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 92 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tizanidine Hcl107 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen59 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Methocarbamol37 claims
- Methylprednisolone22 claims
- Pregabalin22 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $58.09
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amber Blythe Lanier among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Amber Blythe Lanier, PA-C is one of 295 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 77% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2016 among the 240 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in West Columbia
They are 28 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 295 in South Carolina → Every provider in West Columbia → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bryan Alford, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691437578259
- Jay Altemus, P.A.West Columbia, SC 291691942302062
- Brandie Bernagozzi, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691619299708
- Kristin Devito, PAWest Columbia, SC 291691891168555
- Phillip Ferrell, PAWest Columbia, SC 291691659347201
- Erin Haggard, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691366487738
- Kevin Hengeveld, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691972520740
- Melissa Hodges, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691437410594
Common questions
What is Amber Blythe Lanier, PA-C's NPI number?
Amber Blythe Lanier, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184292047, issued on Jun 16, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amber Blythe Lanier, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 E Medical LN Ste 100&200, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 935-8410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amber Blythe Lanier, PA-C's license?
Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Amber Blythe Lanier, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amber Blythe Lanier, PA-C had 480 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amber Blythe Lanier, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.