NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Caroline Pike Ford, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Murrells Inlet, SC

Caroline Pike Ford, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and NPI 1043619414, issued on Aug 21, 2014. Check the license (South Carolina 21677, 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
1043619414
Name
Caroline Pike Ford
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
21677 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4057 Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Phone
(843) 652-4800
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2014
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 357-4783
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180717002637); 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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Also registered at 4057 Highway 17

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jodie Chandler, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1710671417
  2. Thomas Chandler, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1568429223
  3. Jennifer Rozak, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1760959100
  4. Jessamyn Thackray, ACNPC-AGAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1639884299
  5. Desmond Young, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1760425532

Verify Caroline Pike Ford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
    Search for license 21677    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

3,860 Medicare Part D claims for 690 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.

  1. Caroline Ford3,860
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta675 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa495 claims
  3. Prednisone407 claims
  4. Montelukast Sodium235 claims
  5. Breztri Aerosphere153 claims
  6. Azithromycin125 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: $2,977.17

135 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Caroline Ford$2,977.17
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Inlet Pulmonary Critical Care And Sleep Medicine, PAMurrells Inlet, SC

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

Caroline Pike Ford among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Caroline Pike Ford, FNP-C is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 25% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Murrells Inlet

They are 39 of the 480 NPPES records with a practice address in Murrells Inlet, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

All 4,320 in South Carolina → Every provider in Murrells Inlet → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stacie BartmanMurrells Inlet, SC 295761134545692
  2. Virginia Bell, APRNMurrells Inlet, SC 295761598753329
  3. Craig Cohen, DCMurrells Inlet, SC 295761659406759
  4. Crystal Connors, APRN, FNP-CMurrells Inlet, SC 295761629357272
  5. Naomi Ferguson, FNPMurrells Inlet, SC 295761699217653
  6. Stephanie Hightower, FNP-BCMurrells Inlet, SC 295761629261342
  7. Linda Hudson, APRN, FNP-BC, CPNMurrells Inlet, SC 295761245742782
  8. Virginia Johnston, FNPMurrells Inlet, SC 295761447310438

Common questions

What is Caroline Pike Ford, FNP-C's NPI number?

Caroline Pike Ford, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043619414, issued on Aug 21, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Caroline Pike Ford, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4057 Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, SC, 29576. Phone: (843) 652-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Caroline Pike Ford, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 21677, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Caroline Pike Ford, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Caroline Pike Ford, FNP-C had 3,860 Medicare Part D claims for 690 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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