Anthony Lawrence Asher, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC
Anthony Lawrence Asher, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1003814914, issued on Jul 13, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 19316, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony Lawrence Asher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 19316 SC
9500499 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 310, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-8323
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2026
- Fax
- (803) 434-8326
- Medicaid IDs
- 8912074 NC
N00499 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100319000412); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 127 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 310
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Aimee Aline, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1700382660
- Charles Andrews, MDNeurocritical Care Physician1982866265
- Samir AroraPhysician Assistant1952956559
- Ahmad Bader, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1487037784
- Andrew Blocker, FNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1518487776
Verify Anthony Lawrence Asher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $11,662.86
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 2 group practices
- Atrium Health Neurospine Network LLCCharlotte, NC
- Carolina Neurosurgery And Spine Associates PACharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anthony Lawrence Asher among 127 neurological surgery physician records in South Carolina
Anthony Lawrence Asher, MD is one of 127 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 83% 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, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 80 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 127 neurological surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 127 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmad Bader, MDColumbia, SC 292031487037784
- Nathan Davis, MDColumbia, SC 292031003255548
- Burke Dial, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031497712285
- Devanand Dominique, MDColumbia, SC 292031477541456
- Taylor Girolamo, MDColumbia, SC 292031568968352
- Erwin Mangubat, MDColumbia, SC 292031285890046
- Catherine McClung Smith, MDColumbia, SC 292031972709236
- Roham Moftakhar, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031184689515
Common questions
What is Anthony Lawrence Asher, MD's NPI number?
Anthony Lawrence Asher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003814914, issued on Jul 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony Lawrence Asher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 310, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-8323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anthony Lawrence Asher, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 19316, 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 Anthony Lawrence Asher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anthony Lawrence Asher, MD had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.