NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Michael Trotter, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Columbia, SC

Christopher Michael Trotter, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1447859400, issued on Oct 21, 2020. Check the license (South Carolina 3818, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447859400
Name
Christopher Michael Trotter
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
3818 SC
0010-10835 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1777 Saint Julian PL, Columbia, SC 29204
Phone
(803) 771-7506
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2020
Record last updated
Mar 26, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230623002164); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2020
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 ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,014 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Christopher Trotter1,014
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole251 claims
  2. Triamcinolone Acetonide124 claims
  3. Hydrocortisone120 claims
  4. Mometasone Furoate88 claims
  5. Fluorouracil84 claims
  6. Fluconazole58 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: $604.96

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Trotter$604.96
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Carolina Dermatology GrpColumbia, SC
  2. Highlands Dermatology PAFranklin, NC

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

Christopher Michael Trotter among 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina

Christopher Michael Trotter, PA-C is one of 493 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2014 among the 282 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina

There are 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kaitlin Corwin, PAColumbia, SC 292041912462003
  2. Donald Griffin, PA-CColumbia, SC 292041306835178
  3. Brenda Ligon, MPA-CColumbia, SC 292041003822693
  4. Anna McKie, PA - CColumbia, SC 292041699925065
  5. Taylor Rawl, PA-CColumbia, SC 292041184271223
  6. Laura Winn, PAColumbia, SC 292041245501964
  7. Megan Ackerson, PA-CColumbia, SC 292031942614607
  8. Gregory Chambers, PA-CColumbia, SC 292031861625683

Common questions

What is Christopher Michael Trotter, PA-C's NPI number?

Christopher Michael Trotter, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447859400, issued on Oct 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Michael Trotter, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1777 Saint Julian PL, Columbia, SC, 29204. Phone: (803) 771-7506. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Michael Trotter, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 3818, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Michael Trotter, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Michael Trotter, PA-C had 1,014 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.