Edward J. Mea, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Edward J. Mea, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1306872080, issued on Jun 24, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 51273, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward J. Mea
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 51273 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2270 Ashley Crossing Dr Ste 135, Charleston, SC 29414
- Phone
- (843) 556-7942
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Fax
- (843) 556-7946
- Medicaid ID
- 512733 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170911001743); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward J. Mea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51273Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,671 Medicare Part D claims for 790 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 98 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium386 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate319 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium247 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium207 claims
- Omeprazole204 claims
- Metformin Hcl142 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: $792.05
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkMoncks Corner, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward J. Mea among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Edward J. Mea, DO is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
209 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 209 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Edward J. Mea, DO's NPI number?
Edward J. Mea, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306872080, issued on Jun 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward J. Mea, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2270 Ashley Crossing Dr Ste 135, Charleston, SC, 29414. Phone: (843) 556-7942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward J. Mea, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 51273, 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 Edward J. Mea, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward J. Mea, DO had 5,671 Medicare Part D claims for 790 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.