NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Evans Poston, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Myrtle Beach, SC

Catherine Evans Poston, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1871844183, issued on Sep 26, 2012. Check the license (South Carolina 1832, 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
1871844183
Name
Catherine Evans Poston
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
1832 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4591 Socastee Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
Phone
(843) 497-5929
Enumerated
Sep 26, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 20, 2025
Fax
(843) 293-1115
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140929000674); 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 4591 Socastee Blvd

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

  1. Robert Brightharp, MDFamily Medicine Physician1205197019
  2. Joseph Davey, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1932108230
  3. Robert Goldsteen, DOInternal Medicine Physician1083676266
  4. Brian Gorman, DOInternal Medicine Physician1437786886
  5. Zaundra Jones, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1902803224
  6. Sara Khalil, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699157214

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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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  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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9.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024

10,566 Medicare Part D claims for 826 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 81 claims were for opioids.

  1. Catherine Poston10,566
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium632 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium481 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium416 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate387 claims
  5. Omeprazole387 claims
  6. Lisinopril373 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: $429.55

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Catherine Poston$429.55
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. Strand Physician Specialists PAMyrtle Beach, SC

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

Catherine Evans Poston among 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina

Catherine Evans Poston, PA-C is one of 493 medical physician assistant 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 2012, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 49% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2014 among the 282 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina

There are 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanda Belesky, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295881578908950
  2. Shelley Gilbert, RPA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295881467698621
  3. Laura Moores, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295881922816362
  4. Jennifer Johnson, PA-CPawleys Island, SC 295851760588388
  5. Lindsay Johnson, PAMyrtle Beach, SC 295791972988590
  6. Joseph O'Neal, PAMyrtle Beach, SC 295791255704623
  7. Lydia Vidal-Cardozo, PACMyrtle Beach, SC 295791174533863
  8. Amy Hancock, PACMyrtle Beach, SC 295771346350089

Common questions

What is Catherine Evans Poston, PA-C's NPI number?

Catherine Evans Poston, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871844183, issued on Sep 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Evans Poston, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4591 Socastee Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29588. Phone: (843) 497-5929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Evans Poston, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1832, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Catherine Evans Poston, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Evans Poston, PA-C had 10,566 Medicare Part D claims for 826 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.