April L. Blue, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Little River, SC
April L. Blue, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Little River, South Carolina, and NPI 1457350886, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 24062, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- April L. Blue
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 24062 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3361 Highway 9 E, Little River, SC 29566
- Phone
- (843) 497-5929
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 399-0123
- Medicaid ID
- 240625 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040303000152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3361 Highway 9 E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify April L. Blue in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24062Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,289 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium248 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate195 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium192 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium156 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate131 claims
- Omeprazole131 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: $1,023.19
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Strand Physician Specialists PAMyrtle Beach, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
April L. Blue among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
April L. Blue, M.D. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Little River
They are 21 of the 308 NPPES records with a practice address in Little River, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 2,700 in South Carolina → Every provider in Little River → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is April L. Blue, M.D.'s NPI number?
April L. Blue, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457350886, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is April L. Blue, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3361 Highway 9 E, Little River, SC, 29566. Phone: (843) 497-5929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify April L. Blue, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 24062, 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 April L. Blue, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, April L. Blue, M.D. had 4,289 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.