NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Stem, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician · Charleston, SC

Christopher Stem, MD is a pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1497136782, issued on Jun 12, 2015. Check the license (South Carolina 86403, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497136782
Name
Christopher Stem
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician 2080P0204X
License number
86403 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Musc Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 876-0795
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2015
Record last updated
Jan 31, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210803000404); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2015
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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  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC

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

Christopher Stem among 33 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records in South Carolina

Christopher Stem, MD is one of 33 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 48% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2009 among the 15 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0204X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 33 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carrie Busch, MDCharleston, SC 294251144481763
  2. Earl Cummings, MDCharleston, SC 294251679969430
  3. Joseph Dobson, MDCharleston, SC 294251053429092
  4. Benjamin Jackson, MDCharleston, SC 294251568413094
  5. Ian Kane, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251558504167
  6. Asha Kumar-Veeraswamy, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251891710216
  7. Joseph Losek, MDCharleston, SC 294251215045174
  8. Matthew MoakeCharleston, SC 294251073958120

Common questions

What is Christopher Stem, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Stem, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497136782, issued on Jun 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Stem, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Musc Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 876-0795. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Stem, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 86403, 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.

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.