Bruce Palmer Freshley, MD
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Little River, SC
Bruce Palmer Freshley, MD is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Little River, South Carolina, and NPI 1033774633, issued on May 8, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 82649, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Palmer Freshley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
- License numbers
- 82649 SC
94991 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3793 Mcdowell Lane, Little River, SC 29566
- Phone
- (843) 390-0100
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2023
- Fax
- (843) 390-0038
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230922001421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3793 Mcdowell Lane
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gillian Hyde, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467119610
- Lora Martin, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1598451536
- Hana Settle, RN, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679266340
Verify Bruce Palmer Freshley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 82649Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
259 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam82 claims
- Naproxen38 claims
- Methylprednisolone25 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl20 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 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): 77.8 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: $34.90
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 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
- Mcleod Physician Associates IILittle River, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Palmer Freshley among 64 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in South Carolina
Bruce Palmer Freshley, MD is one of 64 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 91% 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 77% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 77% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2010 among the 54 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QS0010X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 64 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in South Carolina.
All 64 in South Carolina → Every provider in Little River → Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Gasque, MDLittle River, SC 295661740713668
- Shannon Philipps, DOSurfside Beach, SC 295751215490776
- Stephen Carek, MDGreenville, SC 296051568874691
- Iridi Pavliqoti, MDConway, SC 295261275096638
- Jason Sharp, DOConway, SC 295261043676414
- Kyle Cassas, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071598718934
- Jennifer Gilroy, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071396857033
- Philip Stonecypher, MDGreenville, SC 296111336400159
Common questions
What is Bruce Palmer Freshley, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Palmer Freshley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033774633, issued on May 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Palmer Freshley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3793 Mcdowell Lane, Little River, SC, 29566. Phone: (843) 390-0100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Palmer Freshley, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82649, 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 Bruce Palmer Freshley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Palmer Freshley, MD had 259 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce Palmer Freshley, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 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.