David Gearding, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
David Gearding, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1255509261, issued on Feb 12, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 83335, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Gearding
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 83335 SC
2014-00118 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- SC House Calls Inc., Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (800) 491-0909
- Enumerated
- Feb 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200922003088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pikeville, Kentucky College Of Osteopathic Med, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at SC House Calls Inc.
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Verify David Gearding in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 83335Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
412 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir50 claims
- Carvedilol36 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate17 claims
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Losartan Potassium16 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 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: $17.74
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- SC House Calls IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
David Gearding among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
David Gearding, DO is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 47% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
269 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 269 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is David Gearding, DO's NPI number?
David Gearding, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255509261, issued on Feb 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Gearding, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at SC House Calls Inc., Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (800) 491-0909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Gearding, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 83335, 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 Gearding, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Gearding, DO had 412 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Gearding, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.