Ira Gordon Early, M.D., M.P.H.
Family Medicine Physician · Spartanburg, SC
Ira Gordon Early, M.D., M.P.H. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1144218876, issued on Oct 6, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 18944, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ira Gordon Early
- Credential
- M.D., M.P.H.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 18944 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1241 Boiling Springs RD, Spartanburg, SC 29303
- Phone
- (864) 591-0992
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 591-0776
- Medicaid ID
- T29993 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041112000447); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1241 Boiling Springs RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ira Gordon Early in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18944Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,900 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. 506 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium229 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate218 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen193 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium168 claims
- Tramadol Hcl128 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: $109.41
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. 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.
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
- Wellness Family MedicineSpartanburg, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ira Gordon Early among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Ira Gordon Early, M.D., M.P.H. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
145 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Spartanburg
They are 145 of the 3,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Spartanburg, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ira Gordon Early, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?
Ira Gordon Early, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144218876, issued on Oct 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ira Gordon Early, M.D., M.P.H. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1241 Boiling Springs RD, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. Phone: (864) 591-0992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ira Gordon Early, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18944, 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 Ira Gordon Early, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ira Gordon Early, M.D., M.P.H. had 6,900 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.