NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hugh D. Durrence, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC

Hugh D. Durrence, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1750551206, issued on Mar 11, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 18668, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1750551206
Name
Hugh D. Durrence
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
18668 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
418 Folly RD, Charleston, SC 29412
Phone
(843) 795-5362
Enumerated
Mar 11, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 795-1921
Medicaid ID
1D186685 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100723000614); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1995
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 418 Folly RD

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

  1. David Egleston, MDAdult Medicine Physician1942260187
  2. Jeffrey Schultze, MDInternal Medicine Physician1881660918
  3. Kylie Stott, PA-CPhysician Assistant1982974556
  4. Michael Wildstein, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1821102245

Verify Hugh D. Durrence 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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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,945 Medicare Part D claims for 514 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 225 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hugh Durrence4,945
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium379 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium263 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate235 claims
  4. Omeprazole158 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium152 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium138 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: $1,671.60

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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. Hugh Durrence$1,671.60
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Liberty Doctors LLCCharleston, SC

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

Hugh D. Durrence among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina

Hugh D. Durrence, M.D. 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 2008, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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).

209 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston

They are 209 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Cianci, M.D.Charleston, SC 294121710062575
  2. Katherine Graber, MDCharleston, SC 294121295862936
  3. Curtis Haskins, MDCharleston, SC 294121154300424
  4. Aaron Hyson, M.D.Charleston, SC 294121831450683
  5. James Lipke, MDCharleston, SC 294121265476923
  6. Danielle Metzler, M.D.Charleston, SC 294121538507736
  7. Elizabeth Murray, MDCharleston, SC 294121508151010
  8. Edward Neilsen, MDCharleston, SC 294121457316317

Common questions

What is Hugh D. Durrence, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hugh D. Durrence, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750551206, issued on Mar 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hugh D. Durrence, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 418 Folly RD, Charleston, SC, 29412. Phone: (843) 795-5362. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hugh D. Durrence, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18668, 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 Hugh D. Durrence, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hugh D. Durrence, M.D. had 4,945 Medicare Part D claims for 514 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.