NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Harry Lane Tuten, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Varnville, SC

Harry Lane Tuten, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Varnville, South Carolina, and NPI 1801807524, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina MD16528, 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
1801807524
Name
Harry Lane Tuten
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
MD16528 SC
MD.202439 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
595 W Carolina Ave, Varnville, SC 29944
Phone
(803) 943-7600
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2006
Record last updated
May 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 943-7601
Medicaid IDs
5905475 NC
TL8202 SC
1316563 LA
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 595 W Carolina Ave

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

  1. Melanie Brant, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1316571888
  2. Felicia Ferguson, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1588272256
  3. Steven Goldberg, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1316937725
  4. Jenna GossettFamily Nurse Practitioner1164001517
  5. Malcolm Horry, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1881644557
  6. Mallory Hunt, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1881357762

Verify Harry Lane Tuten 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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32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

194 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.

  1. Harry Tuten194
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
  2. Naproxen27 claims
  3. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim19 claims
  4. Acetaminophen-Codeine16 claims
  5. Prednisone14 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl12 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score70.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Harry Lane Tuten among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina

Harry Lane Tuten, M.D. is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 surgery physician record lists a practice address in Varnville

They are 1 of the 53 NPPES records with a practice address in Varnville, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Frank Yang, MDHilton Head, SC 299281538163142
  2. Christopher Culpepper, M.DHilton Head, SC 299261194012211
  3. Richard HussongHilton Head, SC 299261568410553
  4. Albert Palatchi, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261396235628
  5. Thomas RzeczyckiHilton Head, SC 299261609824507
  6. Steven Weston, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261760402093
  7. Stephen White, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261730523630
  8. Carlos Montenegro, MDHampton, SC 299241588613103

Common questions

What is Harry Lane Tuten, M.D.'s NPI number?

Harry Lane Tuten, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801807524, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Harry Lane Tuten, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 595 W Carolina Ave, Varnville, SC, 29944. Phone: (803) 943-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Harry Lane Tuten, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD16528, 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 Harry Lane Tuten, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Harry Lane Tuten, M.D. had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Harry Lane Tuten, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.