NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Louis Edwards, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · Florence, SC

Charles Louis Edwards, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1538466206, issued on Feb 16, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina MLDO1685, 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
1538466206
Name
Charles Louis Edwards
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MLDO1685 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1137 Took PL, Florence, SC 29505
Phone
(843) 245-4787
Enumerated
Feb 16, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 19, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130624000137); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2010
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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Verify Charles Louis Edwards 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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

504 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 55 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Edwards504
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin54 claims
  2. Prednisone43 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium27 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl27 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium12 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Ies South Carolina LLCHartsville, SC
  2. Musc Community PhysiciansOrangeburg, SC

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

Charles Louis Edwards among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Charles Louis Edwards, D.O. 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
  • Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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. Rose BasnyatFlorence, SC 295051528478831
  2. Eduardo Donato, MDFlorence, SC 295051629035878
  3. Uchechukwu Egbujo, MDFlorence, SC 295051497231211
  4. Sergio GrajedaFlorence, SC 295051689341794
  5. Madeline Larossa, MDFlorence, SC 295051316575160
  6. Ashish Parmar, DOFlorence, SC 295051457973323
  7. Ami Parmar, MDFlorence, SC 295051851037337
  8. Christi StubbsFlorence, SC 295051679245880

Common questions

What is Charles Louis Edwards, D.O.'s NPI number?

Charles Louis Edwards, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538466206, issued on Feb 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Louis Edwards, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1137 Took PL, Florence, SC, 29505. Phone: (843) 245-4787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Louis Edwards, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number MLDO1685, 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 Louis Edwards, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Louis Edwards, D.O. had 504 Medicare Part D claims for 286 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.