Gary A. Bethea, DDS
Dentist · Sumter, SC
Gary A. Bethea, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Sumter, South Carolina, and NPI 1164797031, issued on Mar 12, 2012. Check the license (South Carolina 7110, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary A. Bethea
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 7110 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 625 Constitution Dr, Sumter, SC 29154
- Phone
- (803) 773-5413
- Enumerated
- Mar 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 625 Constitution Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gary A. Bethea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 7110Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine16 claims
- Ibuprofen11 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: $637.64
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Gary A. Bethea among 1,124 dentist records in South Carolina
Gary A. Bethea, DDS is one of 1,124 dentist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 51% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 dentist records list a practice address in Sumter
They are 16 of the 1,265 NPPES records with a practice address in Sumter, and 1,124 dentist records in South Carolina.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Washington Ray, DDSSumter, SC 291541740396803
- Anna Captain, DDSShaw Afb, SC 291521528705894
- Alayna Jones, DMDShaw Afb, SC 291521659128429
- Jim LiShaw Afb, SC 291521548644677
- Seann Meyer, DMDShaw Afb, SC 291521407699523
- Samantha Nixon, DMDShaw Afb, SC 291521902652720
- Daniel Petersen, D.M.D.Shaw Afb, SC 291521003498825
- Jessica Starnes, DMDShaw Afb, SC 291521720547268
Common questions
What is Gary A. Bethea, DDS's NPI number?
Gary A. Bethea, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164797031, issued on Mar 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary A. Bethea, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 Constitution Dr, Sumter, SC, 29154. Phone: (803) 773-5413. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary A. Bethea, DDS's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 7110, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary A. Bethea, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary A. Bethea, DDS had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.