Christopher Francis Buthorn, RPA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Myrtle Beach, SC
Christopher Francis Buthorn, RPA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1538460506, issued on Nov 8, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina 2531, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Francis Buthorn
- Credential
- RPA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 2531 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5046 Highway 17 Byp S Ste 103, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
- Phone
- (843) 668-4104
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 668-4108
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180411002102); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5046 Highway 17 Byp S Ste 103
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Francis Buthorn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
1,062 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin438 claims
- Ketoconazole205 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide65 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate53 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate48 claims
- Ammonium Lactate41 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): 97.3 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: $1,881.43
85 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dermavant Sciences, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Charleston Dermatology PCNorth Charleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Francis Buthorn among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Christopher Francis Buthorn, RPA-C is one of 295 surgical physician assistant 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 2010, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 31% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2016 among the 240 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina
There are 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 295 in South Carolina → Every provider in Myrtle Beach → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Lee, PACMyrtle Beach, SC 295791518923143
- Matthew Scheeler, PAMyrtle Beach, SC 295791790311363
- Erin Boyce, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295771093052870
- Christopher Beebe, PAMurrells Inlet, SC 295761093773418
- Christopher Belk, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295721053708875
- Felicia Anne Denittis, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295721487638227
- Sean Baker, PA-CGreenville, SC 296051184377731
- Avery CallawayGreenville, SC 296051912696956
Common questions
What is Christopher Francis Buthorn, RPA-C's NPI number?
Christopher Francis Buthorn, RPA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538460506, issued on Nov 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Francis Buthorn, RPA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5046 Highway 17 Byp S Ste 103, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29588. Phone: (843) 668-4104. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Francis Buthorn, RPA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2531, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Francis Buthorn, RPA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Francis Buthorn, RPA-C had 1,062 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Francis Buthorn, RPA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.3 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.