Elmina Lanier Summerall, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Charleston, SC
Elmina Lanier Summerall, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1427250620, issued on Jun 1, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina MD40246, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elmina Lanier Summerall
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- MD40246 SC
042-0010970 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 669 Saint Andrews Blvd, Charleston, SC 29407
- Phone
- (843) 735-3789
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170531000095); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 669 Saint Andrews Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Elmina Lanier Summerall in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD40246Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,305 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl156 claims
- Alprazolam111 claims
- Lorazepam74 claims
- Clonazepam68 claims
- Sertraline Hcl62 claims
- Diazepam52 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: $757.28
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Mccd FL Psychiatry Services PAAiken, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elmina Lanier Summerall among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Elmina Lanier Summerall, MD is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
293 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 293 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 891 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Constance Alexander, M. D.Charleston, SC 294071760493977
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- Jennifer Jones, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071447515796
- Howard Kurtzman, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071205030558
- Sara Marcino, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071609829886
- Darlene Moak, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071659323830
- Robert Payne, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071013060573
- Lucy Preyer, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071700836301
Common questions
What is Elmina Lanier Summerall, MD's NPI number?
Elmina Lanier Summerall, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427250620, issued on Jun 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elmina Lanier Summerall, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 669 Saint Andrews Blvd, Charleston, SC, 29407. Phone: (843) 735-3789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elmina Lanier Summerall, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD40246, 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 Elmina Lanier Summerall, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elmina Lanier Summerall, MD had 1,305 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.