NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC

Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1386774974, issued on Mar 6, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina LL29028, 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
1386774974
Name
Gariane Phillips Gunter
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
LL29028 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15 Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-4300
Enumerated
Mar 6, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 434-4351
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111025000908); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2006
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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Verify Gariane Phillips Gunter 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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,527 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Gariane Gunter3,527
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam222 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate216 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl168 claims
  4. Buspirone Hcl148 claims
  5. Citalopram Hbr141 claims
  6. Lamotrigine138 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: $8,804.72

50 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.

  1. Gariane Gunter$8,804.72
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. South Carolina Dept OF Mental Health Accounting OfficeColumbia, SC

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

Gariane Phillips Gunter among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina

Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D. 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
  • Graduated2006 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Bouknight, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031174584916
  2. Jeffery Brandenburg, MDColumbia, SC 292031659345379
  3. Robert Breen, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031427019181
  4. Nioaka Campbell, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031083675615
  5. Leslie Frinks, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031699738591
  6. Marilee Griswold, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031821068719
  7. Richard Harding, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031356301923
  8. Jo Marturano, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031609875244

Common questions

What is Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386774974, issued on Mar 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL29028, 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 Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D. had 3,527 Medicare Part D claims for 167 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.