NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carey McCutchen Ray, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Columbia, SC

Carey McCutchen Ray, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1669065942, issued on Feb 17, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina PA3865, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; 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
1669065942
Name
Carey McCutchen Ray
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA3865 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1460 Oakcrest Dr Apt 1618, Columbia, SC 29223
Phone
(678) 232-9583
Enumerated
Feb 17, 2021
Record last updated
Feb 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210804003126); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

385 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Carey Ray385
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Azelastine Hcl77 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate44 claims
  3. Omeprazole30 claims
  4. Prednisone27 claims
  5. Ipratropium Bromide19 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium19 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: $127.87

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carey Ray$127.87
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. South Carolina Ent Allergy And Sleep Medicine PAColumbia, SC

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

Carey McCutchen Ray among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina

Carey McCutchen Ray, PA-C is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 62% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

247 physician assistant records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 247 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Austin Bragdon, PA-CColumbia, SC 292231952702151
  2. Leland George, PAColumbia, SC 292231821034208
  3. Aaron Geyer, PA-CColumbia, SC 292231093142275
  4. Daniela Murphy, PA-CColumbia, SC 292231700351285
  5. Taylor Olson, PAColumbia, SC 292231861205973
  6. Bhadrik Patel, PAColumbia, SC 292231093943466
  7. Joseph Driskell, PAColumbia, SC 292201134708035
  8. Sarah Stallings, PAColumbia, SC 292201548542053

Common questions

What is Carey McCutchen Ray, PA-C's NPI number?

Carey McCutchen Ray, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669065942, issued on Feb 17, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carey McCutchen Ray, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1460 Oakcrest Dr Apt 1618, Columbia, SC, 29223. Phone: (678) 232-9583. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carey McCutchen Ray, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number PA3865, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carey McCutchen Ray, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carey McCutchen Ray, PA-C had 385 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.