NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eleanor Elise Bjerken, DO

Surgery Physician · Little River, SC

Eleanor Elise Bjerken, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Little River, South Carolina, and NPI 1609338441, issued on Apr 2, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 91480, 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
1609338441
Name
Eleanor Elise Bjerken
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
91480 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4000 Highway 9 E, Little River, SC 29566
Phone
(433) 999-7748
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240920001326); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4000 Highway 9 E

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

  1. Timothy Carr, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1376646166
  2. Deava Chestnut, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1477129336
  3. Emily Choi-Cohen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134217664
  4. Christopher CrownPhysician Assistant1972252948
  5. Brandi Denny, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1265782551
  6. Emily Fullwood, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558195321

Verify Eleanor Elise Bjerken 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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eleanor Bjerken54
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl18 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: $138.95

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mimedx Group, 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.

  1. Eleanor Bjerken$138.95
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. 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).

Eleanor Elise Bjerken among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina

Eleanor Elise Bjerken, DO 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 2019, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Scott Berry, M.D.Little River, SC 295661841305679
  2. David Bjerken, MDLittle River, SC 295661518964626
  3. Hans Blunck, M.D.Little River, SC 295661265894315
  4. Alana Cahill-Rodriguez, MDLittle River, SC 295661083278337
  5. Amanda Larson, MDLittle River, SC 295661508026444
  6. Tasha MartinLittle River, SC 295661689060956
  7. Kenneth Mincey, MDLittle River, SC 295661780660456
  8. Asad Shaikh, MDLittle River, SC 295661982134417

Common questions

What is Eleanor Elise Bjerken, DO's NPI number?

Eleanor Elise Bjerken, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609338441, issued on Apr 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eleanor Elise Bjerken, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4000 Highway 9 E, Little River, SC, 29566. Phone: (433) 999-7748. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eleanor Elise Bjerken, DO's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 91480, 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 Eleanor Elise Bjerken, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eleanor Elise Bjerken, DO had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 39 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.