NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cary Stanley Hickman, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC

Cary Stanley Hickman, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1134171440, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 15632, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1134171440
Name
Cary Stanley Hickman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
15632 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
615 Wesley Drive, Charleston, SC 29407
Phone
(843) 571-6880
Enumerated
May 16, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2025
Fax
(843) 571-6880
Medicaid ID
156324 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090603000451); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1990
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 615 Wesley Drive

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

  1. Robert Cain, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083672745
  2. Keith Lackey, MDInternal Medicine Physician1154389815
  3. Charles Smith, MDInternal Medicine Physician1649222928
  4. William Snyder, MDInternal Medicine Physician1730131012

Verify Cary Stanley Hickman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,140 Medicare Part D claims for 669 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 125 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cary Hickman5,140
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium305 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate238 claims
  3. Lorazepam207 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl126 claims
  5. Omeprazole122 claims
  6. Lisinopril120 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: $484.93

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cary Hickman$484.93
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkCharleston, SC

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

Cary Stanley Hickman among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Cary Stanley Hickman, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

427 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston

They are 427 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Anoia, MDCharleston, SC 294071588647572
  2. Robert Cain, MDCharleston, SC 294071083672745
  3. James Fayssoux, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071407808926
  4. Keith Lackey, MDCharleston, SC 294071154389815
  5. William Maguire, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071528061397
  6. Christopher McLain, MDCharleston, SC 294071437167202
  7. Preeth Menon, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071598729386
  8. Nicholas Noblet, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071972686947

Common questions

What is Cary Stanley Hickman, MD's NPI number?

Cary Stanley Hickman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134171440, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cary Stanley Hickman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 615 Wesley Drive, Charleston, SC, 29407. Phone: (843) 571-6880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cary Stanley Hickman, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15632, 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 Cary Stanley Hickman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cary Stanley Hickman, MD had 5,140 Medicare Part D claims for 669 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.