David Scott Bjerken, MD
Surgery Physician · Little River, SC
David Scott Bjerken, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Little River, South Carolina, and NPI 1518964626, issued on Jul 5, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 13600, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Scott Bjerken
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 13600 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3980 Highway 9 E Ste 240, Little River, SC 29566
- Phone
- (843) 366-3755
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 366-3750
- Medicaid ID
- 136007 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140508002167); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3980 Highway 9 E Ste 240
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David Scott Bjerken in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel12 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 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: $13,350.26
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Mcleod Physician Associates IILittle River, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Scott Bjerken among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
David Scott Bjerken, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 surgery physician records list a practice address in Little River
They are 11 of the 308 NPPES records with a practice address in Little River, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Little River → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Berry, M.D.Little River, SC 295661841305679
- Eleanor Bjerken, DOLittle River, SC 295661609338441
- Hans Blunck, M.D.Little River, SC 295661265894315
- Alana Cahill-Rodriguez, MDLittle River, SC 295661083278337
- Amanda Larson, MDLittle River, SC 295661508026444
- Tasha MartinLittle River, SC 295661689060956
- Kenneth Mincey, MDLittle River, SC 295661780660456
- Asad Shaikh, MDLittle River, SC 295661982134417
Common questions
What is David Scott Bjerken, MD's NPI number?
David Scott Bjerken, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518964626, issued on Jul 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Scott Bjerken, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3980 Highway 9 E Ste 240, Little River, SC, 29566. Phone: (843) 366-3755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Scott Bjerken, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 13600, 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 David Scott Bjerken, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Scott Bjerken, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.