NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Drew Charles, DO

Infectious Disease Physician · Charleston, SC

Drew Charles, DO is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1972064715, issued on Mar 26, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina DO91389, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1972064715
Name
Drew Charles
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
DO91389 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-1414
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2019
Record last updated
May 31, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240618001216); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Liberty Univ College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2019
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 171 Ashley Ave

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

  1. Andrea Abbott, MDSurgical Oncology Physician1245473354
  2. Miguel Abboud, MDPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1619292851
  3. Ahmed Abdelkader, MD, PHDNephrology Physician1629743000
  4. Mohamed Abdelwahab, MDOtolaryngology Physician1528679768
  5. Anne Abel, MDChild Abuse Pediatrics Physician1043328990
  6. Christina Abrams, M.D.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1376920207

Verify Drew Charles 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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

79 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Drew Charles79
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Ceftriaxone14 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: $1,190.93

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Drew Charles$1,190.93
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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. University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC

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

Drew Charles among 119 infectious disease physician records in South Carolina

Drew Charles, DO is one of 119 infectious disease 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 2019, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 89 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 119 infectious disease physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Cantey, MDCharleston, SC 294251073621926
  2. L.w. Church, MDCharleston, SC 294251033227087
  3. Scott Curry, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251982806063
  4. Victor Del Bene, MDCharleston, SC 294251700994654
  5. Susan Dorman, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251134169253
  6. John Gnann, MDCharleston, SC 294251467498659
  7. Evgenia Kagan, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251578759502
  8. Jessica Lewis, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251205095726

Common questions

What is Drew Charles, DO's NPI number?

Drew Charles, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972064715, issued on Mar 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Drew Charles, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Drew Charles, DO's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number DO91389, 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 Drew Charles, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Drew Charles, DO had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.