NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Michael Collins, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Florence, SC

Charles Michael Collins, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1700179249, issued on May 17, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina MMD.37384 MD, 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
1700179249
Name
Charles Michael Collins
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
MMD.37384 MD SC
37384 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
501 S Coit St, Florence, SC 29501
Phone
(843) 777-7825
Enumerated
May 17, 2011
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2024
Fax
(843) 777-7850
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150216000903); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2011
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 501 S Coit St

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

  1. William Boulware, MDInternal Medicine Physician1518930940
  2. Steven Ross, MDInternal Medicine Physician1689647943

Verify Charles Michael Collins 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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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

801 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Collins801
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium34 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
  3. Eliquis29 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium23 claims
  5. Gabapentin22 claims
  6. Adacel Tdap20 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: $439.28

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Esperion Therapeutics, 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. Charles Collins$439.28
  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 2 group practices

  1. Internal Medicine Specialists OF Florence,llcFlorence, SC
  2. Mcleod Regional Medical Center OF The Pee Dee IncFlorence, SC

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

Charles Michael Collins among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Charles Michael Collins, M.D. 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 2011, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

62 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Florence

They are 62 of the 2,634 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harry Allen II, M.D.Florence, SC 295011013916816
  2. William Boulware, MDFlorence, SC 295011518930940
  3. Brinda Chokshi, MDFlorence, SC 295011033182464
  4. Kelly Lyles, MDFlorence, SC 295011073585550
  5. Rishika Motiani, M.D.Florence, SC 295011538302245
  6. Steven Ross, MDFlorence, SC 295011689647943
  7. Jeffrey Stephens, M.D.Florence, SC 295011447240338
  8. David Estephan, M.D.Florence, SC 295021508286550

Common questions

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

Charles Michael Collins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700179249, issued on May 17, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Michael Collins, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 S Coit St, Florence, SC, 29501. Phone: (843) 777-7825. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists South Carolina license number MMD.37384 MD, 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 Charles Michael Collins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Michael Collins, M.D. had 801 Medicare Part D claims for 187 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.