Christopher James Huffman, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Columbia, SC
Christopher James Huffman, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1780826651, issued on Mar 24, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 39114, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher James Huffman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 39114 SC
MD040216 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1655 Bernardin Ave Ste 220, Columbia, SC 29204
- Phone
- (803) 409-7170
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 409-7175
- Medicaid ID
- 391141 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161003002586); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1655 Bernardin Ave Ste 220
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gerald Bauknight, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1144279084
- Katrina Bidwell, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1912380536
- Brandon Brown, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1235251729
- Angela Grant, APRN-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1417366543
- Laura Hawsey, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1568470003
- Alta Jordan, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1457702144
Verify Christopher James Huffman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 39114Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
3,833 Medicare Part D claims for 611 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis319 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate286 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate252 claims
- Clopidogrel237 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium231 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium197 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: $1,342.60
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Musc Community PhysiciansColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 122 interventional cardiology physician records in South Carolina.
Other interventional cardiology physician records in South Carolina
- Nitesh Ainani, M.DPawleys Island, SC1952718074
- Summer Aldrugh, M.D.Columbia, SC1083000723
- Faisal Alkhatib TamimiColumbia, SC1831610948
- James Altman, M.D.Sumter, SC1194928457
- Nicholas Amoroso, M.D.Pawleys Island, SC1326366378
- Ansermo Arthur, M.D.Aiken, SC1720161151
- Kazim Aykent, MDFlorence, SC1568856482
- Talal Baki, MDRock Hill, SC1023093309
- Varsha Bandisode, MDCharleston, SC1184732042
- Kurt Barringhaus, M.D.Columbia, SC1588647416
Common questions
What is Christopher James Huffman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher James Huffman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780826651, issued on Mar 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher James Huffman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1655 Bernardin Ave Ste 220, Columbia, SC, 29204. Phone: (803) 409-7170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher James Huffman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 39114, 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 James Huffman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher James Huffman, M.D. had 3,833 Medicare Part D claims for 611 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.