NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

George Emory Edwards, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Florence, SC

George Emory Edwards, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1396272696, issued on May 17, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina 2743, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; 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
1396272696
Name
George Emory Edwards
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
2743 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1005 E Cheves St, Florence, SC 29506
Phone
(843) 777-7900
Enumerated
May 17, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 777-7102
Medicaid ID
PENDING SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170810002712); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1005 E Cheves St

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

  1. Rodney Alan, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1568499572
  2. Meredith Banner, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1073513180
  3. Melanie Bramblett, PASurgical Physician Assistant1467999565
  4. Brian Crisp, PASurgical Physician Assistant1982616264
  5. Patrick Denton, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1851391932
  6. Zachary DipaoloSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1265873194

Verify George Emory Edwards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. George Edwards25
  2. Specialty average304

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: $92.76

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. George Edwards$92.76
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. Mcleod Physician Associates IIFlorence, SC

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

George Emory Edwards among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina

George Emory Edwards, PA-C is one of 295 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2016 among the 240 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina

There are 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melanie Bramblett, PAFlorence, SC 295061467999565
  2. Jordan BramlettFlorence, SC 295061407620685
  3. Brian Crisp, PAFlorence, SC 295061982616264
  4. Christoper Huiet, P.A.Florence, SC 295061417047333
  5. Jocie Patterson, OPA-CFlorence, SC 295061972882306
  6. Edward Signor, OPA-CFlorence, SC 295061922305481
  7. Laura Strickland, PA-CFlorence, SC 295061215485685
  8. John Ulmer, PA-CFlorence, SC 295061437392883

Common questions

What is George Emory Edwards, PA-C's NPI number?

George Emory Edwards, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396272696, issued on May 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is George Emory Edwards, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 E Cheves St, Florence, SC, 29506. Phone: (843) 777-7900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify George Emory Edwards, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2743, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does George Emory Edwards, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, George Emory Edwards, PA-C had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.