Brede Skillings, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Murrells Inlet, SC
Brede Skillings, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and NPI 1851741482, issued on Jun 14, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina 84524, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brede Skillings
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 84524 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4055 Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
- Phone
- (843) 652-3937
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 652-3939
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200814000958); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Florida Atlantic University, College Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 329 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Brede Skillings in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 84524Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,920 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost661 claims
- Timolol Maleate156 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol142 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate137 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl103 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate97 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): 100 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: $495.28
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Coastal Eye Group, P.C.Georgetown, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brede Skillings among 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina
Brede Skillings, M.D. is one of 329 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina.
All 329 in South Carolina → Every provider in Murrells Inlet → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Doering, M.D.Murrells Inlet, SC 295761396767398
- John Hazelton, M.D.Murrells Inlet, SC 295761659394146
- Michael Rynne, M.D.Murrells Inlet, SC 295761902830268
- Alexander AnetakisMyrtle Beach, SC 295771003842220
- Shawn Riley, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295771003873894
- Alfred Tomlinson, M.D.Surfside Beach, SC 295751649229535
- Thomas D'Orazio, M.D., PH.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721508839424
- Neil Griffin, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721285615369
Common questions
What is Brede Skillings, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brede Skillings, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851741482, issued on Jun 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brede Skillings, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4055 Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, SC, 29576. Phone: (843) 652-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brede Skillings, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 84524, 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 Brede Skillings, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brede Skillings, M.D. had 1,920 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brede Skillings, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.