NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Dean Gearhart, PA

Medical Physician Assistant · Beaufort, SC

Eric Dean Gearhart, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Beaufort, South Carolina, and NPI 1063491025, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 1634, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1063491025
Name
Eric Dean Gearhart
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
1634 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10A Marshellen Dr, Beaufort, SC 29902
Phone
(843) 525-9015
Enumerated
Jan 10, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 11, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 525-9020
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140128000693); accepts Medicare assignment
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 10A Marshellen Dr

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

  1. Randy Kinnard, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407084916

Verify Eric Dean Gearhart in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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10.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024

12,062 Medicare Part D claims for 704 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 94 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Gearhart12,062
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium826 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate587 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium547 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium319 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium317 claims
  6. Lisinopril313 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): 75.3 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 score64.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Cora South Carolina LLCBeaufort, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Eric Dean Gearhart among 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina

Eric Dean Gearhart, PA is one of 493 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2014 among the 282 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Beaufort

They are 15 of the 1,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Beaufort, and 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristin Callaghan, PA-CBeaufort, SC 299021598144305
  2. Francisco Cornejo, PA-CBeaufort, SC 299021861638173
  3. Kate D'Orazio, PA-CBeaufort, SC 299021356585525
  4. Suzanne Dirienzo, PA-CBeaufort, SC 299021265612147
  5. Linda HubbardBeaufort, SC 299021942348859
  6. Lisa Kessler, PABeaufort, SC 299021649390667
  7. Denise Mercier, PA-CBeaufort, SC 299021073600698
  8. Matthew Pinto, PA-CBeaufort, SC 299021609847508

Common questions

What is Eric Dean Gearhart, PA's NPI number?

Eric Dean Gearhart, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063491025, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Dean Gearhart, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10A Marshellen Dr, Beaufort, SC, 29902. Phone: (843) 525-9015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Dean Gearhart, PA's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1634, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Eric Dean Gearhart, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Dean Gearhart, PA had 12,062 Medicare Part D claims for 704 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Eric Dean Gearhart, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 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.