Christopher A. Beal, DO
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · West Columbia, SC
Christopher A. Beal, DO is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1992115935, issued on Apr 29, 2014. Check the license (South Carolina 82088, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher A. Beal
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 82088 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 E Medical LN Ste 200, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 935-8410
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190821002597); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher A. Beal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 82088Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
1,118 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 384 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen248 claims
- Gabapentin207 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen98 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl96 claims
- Pregabalin70 claims
- Baclofen66 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertos Medical, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher A. Beal among 40 interventional pain medicine physician records in South Carolina
Christopher A. Beal, DO is one of 40 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1999 among the 29 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 40 interventional pain medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 40 in South Carolina → Every provider in West Columbia → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Russell Bingham, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691275270654
- Iva Chapple, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691720047202
- Robert Deters, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691942294004
- Kenneth Grosslight, MD JDWest Columbia, SC 291691194770115
- Jialiu Li, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691174059182
- Steven Storick, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011639271729
- Alan Rejonis, MDColumbia, SC 292041366949075
- Ezra Riber, M.D.Columbia, SC 292041487610697
Common questions
What is Christopher A. Beal, DO's NPI number?
Christopher A. Beal, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992115935, issued on Apr 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher A. Beal, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 E Medical LN Ste 200, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 935-8410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher A. Beal, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82088, 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 Christopher A. Beal, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher A. Beal, DO had 1,118 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher A. Beal, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.