NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Buist, D.M.D.

General Practice Dentistry · Hilton Head Island, SC

Charles Buist, D.M.D. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and NPI 1912093980, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 2779, 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
1912093980
Name
Charles Buist
Credential
D.M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
2779 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
32 Office Park RD, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Phone
(843) 842-2884
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 842-2854
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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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  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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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

57 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Charles Buist57
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin42 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: $14,000.00

1 payment: compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program; the largest payer was Envista Holdings Corporation. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Buist$14,000
  2. Specialty average$597

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Charles Buist among 1,761 general practice dentistry records in South Carolina

Charles Buist, D.M.D. is one of 1,761 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in South Carolina. 66% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Hilton Head Island

They are 14 of the 500 NPPES records with a practice address in Hilton Head Island, and 1,761 general practice dentistry records in South Carolina.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Canham, D.D.S.Hilton Head Island, SC 299281093852683
  2. Daniel CassidyHilton Head Island, SC 299281356974513
  3. Susan Couzens, D.M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299281649602228
  4. Kevin Fader, D.M.D.Hilton Head, SC 299281740282185
  5. Kenneth Gudz, D.M.D.Hilton Head, SC 299281871683391
  6. Dianna Lenick, DDSHilton Head Island, SC 299281700922887
  7. Grant McKinley, DDSHilton Head, SC 299281821347782
  8. Robert Savarese, D.M.D.Hilton Head, SC 299281639326267

Common questions

What is Charles Buist, D.M.D.'s NPI number?

Charles Buist, D.M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912093980, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Buist, D.M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 32 Office Park RD, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29928. Phone: (843) 842-2884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Buist, D.M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2779, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Charles Buist, D.M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Buist, D.M.D. had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.