NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Colin Kruger, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC

Colin Kruger, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1851914097, issued on May 22, 2020. Check the license (South Carolina LL84134, 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
1851914097
Name
Colin Kruger
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
LL84134 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 876-8023
Enumerated
May 22, 2020
Record last updated
May 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230628001391); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 169 Ashley Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  4. Ahmad Aleisa, MDInternal Medicine Physician1043735095
  5. Biff Alexander, MDPsychiatry Physician1619893641
  6. Margaret Allen, MDPediatrics Physician1598505026

Verify Colin Kruger in five checks

  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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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

217 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Colin Kruger217
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
  2. Cephalexin21 claims
  3. Methocarbamol20 claims
  4. Ibuprofen18 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate11 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: $155.44

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Colin Kruger$155.44
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. Emergency Physicians IncFleming Island, FL

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

Colin Kruger among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

Colin Kruger, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% 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 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 79% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

223 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston

They are 223 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christina Bourne, MDCharleston, SC 294251932183373
  2. Jeffrey Caporossi, MDCharleston, SC 294251932150166
  3. Christine Carr, MDCharleston, SC 294251649388695
  4. Heather Farley, MDCharleston, SC 294251952389769
  5. Charles Gilman, MDCharleston, SC 294251831207877
  6. Robert Greaves, MDCharleston, SC 294251629003546
  7. Gregory Hall, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251174574297
  8. Terry Kowalenko, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251023045085

Common questions

What is Colin Kruger, MD's NPI number?

Colin Kruger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851914097, issued on May 22, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Colin Kruger, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 876-8023. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Colin Kruger, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL84134, 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 Colin Kruger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Colin Kruger, MD had 217 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.