Clarence Legerton, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Summerville, SC
Clarence Legerton, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Summerville, South Carolina, and NPI 1285732214, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16182, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clarence Legerton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 16182 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 2ND Ave Ste 201, Summerville, SC 29486
- Phone
- (843) 572-4840
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2001 2ND Ave Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Durga Adhikari, MDRheumatology Physician1538319074
- Danielle BazemorePhysician Assistant1528662368
- Haley Bouchard, PA-CPhysician Assistant1588119259
- Bradley Collins, DORheumatology Physician1326533308
- Colin Edgerton, MDRheumatology Physician1245307578
- William Edwards, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1952409997
Verify Clarence Legerton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16182Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 2,058 among the 4,833 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 96.1 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: $432,669.13
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was American Rheumatology Network, LLC. The 3,502 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,487.29 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.
Rheumatology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 98 rheumatology physician records in South Carolina.
Other rheumatology physician records in South Carolina
- Nirosha AdepuColumbia, SC1669177002
- Durga Adhikari, MDSummerville, SC1538319074
- Sofia Aksentijevich, MDCharleston, SC1952449290
- Ala Mohamad Awad Al-Adamat, M.D.Columbia, SC1912574070
- Marcie Alisangco, DOWest Columbia, SC1225222680
- Jake Altier, MDCharleston, SC1154983096
- Erica Anderson, D.O.Charleston, SC1881782266
- Priyanka Ballal, MDCharleston, SC1568982502
- Brinda Basida, M.D.Columbia, SC1841855426
- Jennifer Becker, MDSpartanburg, SC1912129354
Common questions
What is Clarence Legerton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clarence Legerton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285732214, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clarence Legerton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 2ND Ave Ste 201, Summerville, SC, 29486. Phone: (843) 572-4840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clarence Legerton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16182, 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 Clarence Legerton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clarence Legerton, M.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 2,058. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Clarence Legerton, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.