Charles Joseph Nivens, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Bluffton, SC
Charles Joseph Nivens, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Bluffton, South Carolina, and NPI 1801898432, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 18439, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Joseph Nivens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 18439 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 Plantation Park Drive, Bluffton, SC 29910
- Phone
- (843) 705-7471
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 705-7475
- Medicaid ID
- 184393 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041006000363); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Joseph Nivens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18439Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
2,003 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims. 724 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen339 claims
- Gabapentin218 claims
- Meloxicam217 claims
- Tramadol Hcl217 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl190 claims
- Celecoxib143 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $7,679.67
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Curonix LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Charles J. Nivens MD PABluffton, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Joseph Nivens among 182 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in South Carolina
Charles Joseph Nivens, MD is one of 182 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 101 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 182 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in South Carolina.
All 182 in South Carolina → Every provider in Bluffton → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jacqueline LaxtonBluffton, SC 299101124538285
- Amy Reid, M.D.Bluffton, SC 299101922290568
- Vincent Somaio, MDBluffton, SC 299101790778645
- Josita Cary, PT, DPT, MSOkatie, SC 299091306641436
- Carolyn BarrettBeaufort, SC 299021982174959
- Sameena Malhan, MDBeaufort, SC 299021548349772
- Robin Fanizzi, DPTHilton Head Island, SC 299261750352886
- Dixie Hines, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261881858819
Common questions
What is Charles Joseph Nivens, MD's NPI number?
Charles Joseph Nivens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801898432, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Joseph Nivens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Plantation Park Drive, Bluffton, SC, 29910. Phone: (843) 705-7471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Joseph Nivens, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18439, 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 Joseph Nivens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Joseph Nivens, MD had 2,003 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Joseph Nivens, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.