NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gaston O. Perez, M.D. F.A.A.F.P.

Family Medicine Physician · Bluffton, SC

Gaston O. Perez, M.D. F.A.A.F.P. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bluffton, South Carolina, and NPI 1629188586, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 17810, 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
1629188586
Name
Gaston O. Perez
Credential
M.D. F.A.A.F.P.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
17810 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14 Oak Forest RD, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone
(843) 815-6468
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 10, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 815-6492
Medicaid ID
17814 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100728000334); 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 14 Oak Forest RD

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

  1. Trisha Moser, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1871953786

Verify Gaston O. Perez 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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53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,436 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 220 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gaston Perez5,436
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium227 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate222 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium204 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium195 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl192 claims
  6. Gabapentin163 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: $1,224.65

48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gaston Perez$1,224.65
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Gaston O. Perez among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina

Gaston O. Perez, M.D. F.A.A.F.P. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bluffton

They are 21 of the 820 NPPES records with a practice address in Bluffton, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jimena Burnett, MDBluffton, SC 299101356314793
  2. Gabriel Fornari, D.O.Bluffton, SC 299101568438992
  3. Lynn Goetze, MDBluffton, SC 299101093746042
  4. Susan Hackman-Quinty, DOBluffton, SC 299101962483016
  5. Christopher Leblanc, D.O.Bluffton, SC 299101205875853
  6. Robert Lisle, M.D.Bluffton, SC 299101619916012
  7. Michael Mikkelson, MDBluffton, SC 299101972561496
  8. Christopher Opella, M.D.Bluffton, SC 299101134184716

Common questions

What is Gaston O. Perez, M.D. F.A.A.F.P.'s NPI number?

Gaston O. Perez, M.D. F.A.A.F.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629188586, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gaston O. Perez, M.D. F.A.A.F.P. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Oak Forest RD, Bluffton, SC, 29910. Phone: (843) 815-6468. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gaston O. Perez, M.D. F.A.A.F.P.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 17810, 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 Gaston O. Perez, M.D. F.A.A.F.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gaston O. Perez, M.D. F.A.A.F.P. had 5,436 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.