NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edwin R. Brown, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · West Columbia, SC

Edwin R. Brown, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1770506289, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 15852, 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
1770506289
Name
Edwin R. Brown
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
15852 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
131 Sunset CT, West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803) 796-2222
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 796-7839
Medicaid ID
158527 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040116000765); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1990
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 131 Sunset CT

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

  1. Hampton Alford, MDInternal Medicine Physician1740248780
  2. Christopher Clark, AGNPNurse Practitioner1174455463
  3. Jeanna DauzyNurse Practitioner1932999018
  4. Yesenia Dunn, APRN, AGNP-CNurse Practitioner1699602797
  5. Gwendolyn Galphin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1285691345
  6. Vijay Koli, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700835493

Verify Edwin R. Brown 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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67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,318 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 100 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edwin Brown5,318
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium423 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium301 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate265 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium246 claims
  5. Omeprazole173 claims
  6. Lisinopril135 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $986.10

56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.

  1. Edwin Brown$986.10
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC

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

33 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Columbia

They are 33 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

Other internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

  1. Sheharyar Abbasi, DOMyrtle Beach, SC1619617222
  2. John Abbott, M.D.Sumter, SC1093830762
  3. Amjad Abdulrahman, MDIrmo, SC1194718841
  4. Alvin Abinsay, M.D.Marion, SC1689608002
  5. Izabela Abissi, DOCharleston, SC1376387803
  6. Tinu Abraham, MDGreenwood, SC1194354399
  7. Natallia Abramovich, MDSeneca, SC1568647949
  8. Ibrahim Abu Dayah, MDMyrtle Beach, SC1306368667
  9. Lauren Abusal, MD, MSCRMyrtle Beach, SC1093552911
  10. John Adams, MDElgin, SC1750395570

Common questions

What is Edwin R. Brown, MD's NPI number?

Edwin R. Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770506289, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edwin R. Brown, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 131 Sunset CT, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 796-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edwin R. Brown, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15852, 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 Edwin R. Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edwin R. Brown, MD had 5,318 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Edwin R. Brown, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.