Andrew John Palmer, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Columbia, SC
Andrew John Palmer, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1538141973, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 2298, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew John Palmer
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 2298 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1910 Blanding St, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803) 256-4107
- Enumerated
- Nov 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150428000580); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew John Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
795 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 349 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone222 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen167 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen94 claims
- Tramadol Hcl81 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl51 claims
- Gabapentin47 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 57 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $243.73
8 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
- Midlands Orthopaedics And Neurosurgery PAIrmo, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew John Palmer among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Andrew John Palmer, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2016 among the 240 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina
There are 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 295 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Gartung, P.A.Columbia, SC 292011043242662
- Tashure LottColumbia, SC 292011700640323
- Bryce StallingsColumbia, SC 292011326314188
- James Coffey, MS, ATC, PA-SColumbia, SC 292031568591261
- John Connelly, PA-CColumbia, SC 292031164866646
- Coleman Fravel, P.A.Columbia, SC 292031760584981
- James Grimes, PAColumbia, SC 292031750412607
- Gregory Mangione, P.A.Columbia, SC 292031245226133
Common questions
What is Andrew John Palmer, PA-C's NPI number?
Andrew John Palmer, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538141973, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew John Palmer, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1910 Blanding St, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 256-4107. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew John Palmer, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2298, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Andrew John Palmer, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew John Palmer, PA-C had 795 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew John Palmer, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 57 of 100. 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.