NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Arnold Rivers, DMD, MHS

Prosthodontics · Charleston, SC

James Arnold Rivers, DMD, MHS is a prosthodontics with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1396816328, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina SC 247, 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
1396816328
Name
James Arnold Rivers
Credential
DMD, MHS
Primary taxonomy
Prosthodontics 1223P0700X
License number
SC 247 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
173 Ashley Ave # 545, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-2342
Enumerated
Nov 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 792-1953
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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $50.00

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 1,408 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,465.28 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Rivers$50.00
  2. Specialty average$3,465.28

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

James Arnold Rivers among 46 prosthodontics records in South Carolina

James Arnold Rivers, DMD, MHS is one of 46 prosthodontics records with a practice address in South Carolina. 50% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 4% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0700X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Prosthodontics providers in South Carolina

There are 46 prosthodontics records in South Carolina.

The 8 prosthodontics records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Merve BenliCharleston, SC 294251689435174
  2. Monica Cayouette, DMD, MSCharleston, SC 294251871664805
  3. Peter Kobes, DDSCharleston, SC 294251710059241
  4. Stephen Malley, D.D.SCharleston, SC 294251083747877
  5. Pongsakorn Poovarodom, DDS, MSC, PHDCharleston, SC 294251558199257
  6. Timothy Dowd, DDSCharleston, SC 294391508967324
  7. Adam Clark, DMDCharleston, SC 294071003086224
  8. Paolo Incampo, DMDCharleston, SC 294071457478794

Common questions

What is James Arnold Rivers, DMD, MHS's NPI number?

James Arnold Rivers, DMD, MHS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396816328, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Arnold Rivers, DMD, MHS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 173 Ashley Ave # 545, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-2342. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Arnold Rivers, DMD, MHS's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number SC 247, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.