NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew Connor Pickens, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC

Andrew Connor Pickens, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1962066530, issued on Apr 29, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 82348, 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
1962066530
Name
Andrew Connor Pickens
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
82348 SC
LL82348 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-1663
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2019
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2023
Fax
(803) 434-3894
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211201001178); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2019
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 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robert AdamsEmergency Medicine Physician1508397605
  2. Halley AlbertsEmergency Medicine Physician1407421662
  3. Timothy Attride, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1295125011
  4. Ashley Axson-ClementsEmergency Medicine Physician1578203576
  5. Caroline Blatcher, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1114589140
  6. Scott Bloch, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1801062658

Verify Andrew Connor Pickens 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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12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

252 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.

  1. Andrew Pickens252
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin36 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
  3. Prednisone30 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt23 claims
  5. Famotidine14 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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 one group practice

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

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

Andrew Connor Pickens among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

Andrew Connor Pickens, 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 2019, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

219 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 219 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Francis Clarkson, M.DColumbia, SC 292031639168180
  2. Thomas Cook, MDColumbia, SC 292031598736282
  3. David Ford, MDColumbia, SC 292031528039385
  4. William Gerard, MDColumbia, SC 292031326019191
  5. Gary Hals, MDColumbia, SC 292031780655456
  6. Patrick Hunt, MDColumbia, SC 292031265403026
  7. Terrance McHugh, MDColumbia, SC 292031598736340
  8. Daniel Noltkamper, MDColumbia, SC 292031942292115

Common questions

What is Andrew Connor Pickens, MD's NPI number?

Andrew Connor Pickens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962066530, issued on Apr 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew Connor Pickens, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-1663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew Connor Pickens, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82348, 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 Andrew Connor Pickens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew Connor Pickens, MD had 252 Medicare Part D claims for 188 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.