NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary E. Fink, M.D.

Rheumatology Physician · Summerville, SC

Gary E. Fink, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Summerville, South Carolina, and NPI 1699873885, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 12373, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699873885
Name
Gary E. Fink
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
12373 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2001 2ND Ave Ste 201, Summerville, SC 29486
Phone
(843) 572-4840
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2022
Fax
(843) 764-2726
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2001 2ND Ave Ste 201

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

  1. Durga Adhikari, MDRheumatology Physician1538319074
  2. Danielle BazemorePhysician Assistant1528662368
  3. Haley Bouchard, PA-CPhysician Assistant1588119259
  4. Bradley Collins, DORheumatology Physician1326533308
  5. Colin Edgerton, MDRheumatology Physician1245307578
  6. William Edwards, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1952409997

Verify Gary E. Fink 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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Gary Fink21
  2. Specialty average1,978

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score92.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $432,646.53

1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was American Rheumatology Network, LLC. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gary Fink$432,647
  2. Specialty average$8,538

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Gary E. Fink among 128 rheumatology physician records in South Carolina

Gary E. Fink, M.D. is one of 128 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 88% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 71% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 128 rheumatology physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Durga Adhikari, MDSummerville, SC 294861538319074
  2. Bradley Collins, DOSummerville, SC 294861326533308
  3. Colin Edgerton, MDSummerville, SC 294861245307578
  4. William Edwards, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861952409997
  5. Nicholas Holdgate, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861134415110
  6. Clarence Legerton, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861285732214
  7. Jennifer Murphy, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861639149461
  8. Gregory Niemer, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861356449367

Common questions

What is Gary E. Fink, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gary E. Fink, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699873885, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary E. Fink, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 2ND Ave Ste 201, Summerville, SC, 29486. Phone: (843) 572-4840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary E. Fink, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 12373, 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 Gary E. Fink, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gary E. Fink, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gary E. Fink, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. 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.