Ernest Martin, M.D.
Forensic Psychiatry Physician · Anderson, SC
Ernest Martin, M.D. is a forensic psychiatry physician with a practice address in Anderson, South Carolina, and NPI 1437176922, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 15740, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Martin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Forensic Psychiatry Physician 2084F0202X
- License number
- 15740 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 309 W Beltline Blvd, Anderson, SC 29625
- Phone
- (864) 261-9506
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 309 W Beltline Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bouchra Koussih, PH.D.Psychologist1659815454
Verify Ernest Martin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average forensic psychiatry physician in 2024
447 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 853 among the 395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam38 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate25 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine20 claims
- Oxcarbazepine19 claims
- Trazodone Hcl19 claims
- Lorazepam18 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $50.02
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 158 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,866.85 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Upstate Wellness Center LLCAnderson, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Forensic Psychiatry Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 12 forensic psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
Other forensic psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
- Daphne Atkins, M.D., D.V.M.Greenwood, SC1912091265
- Timothy Brewerton, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC1215000641
- Bradley Clayton, M.D.Columbia, SC1659419869
- Pamela Crawford, MDColumbia, SC1417033325
- Michael Ferlauto, M.D.Columbia, SC1508996281
- Matthew Gaskins, MDColumbia, SC1669784674
- Kaustubh Joshi, M.D.Columbia, SC1710947460
- Donna Maddox, M.D.Columbia, SC1144280066
- Thomas Martin, M.D.Columbia, SC1568482545
- Laura McCabe, MDCharleston, SC1568824266
Common questions
What is Ernest Martin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ernest Martin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437176922, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Martin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 W Beltline Blvd, Anderson, SC, 29625. Phone: (864) 261-9506. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Martin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15740, 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 Ernest Martin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Martin, M.D. had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among forensic psychiatry physician prescribers was 853. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ernest Martin, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.