NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Berry Tankersley, DMD

Dentist · Anderson, SC

James Berry Tankersley, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Anderson, South Carolina, and NPI 1720550916, issued on Dec 28, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina 9299, 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
1720550916
Name
James Berry Tankersley
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
9299 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2126 N Highway 81, Anderson, SC 29621
Phone
(864) 884-7614
Enumerated
Dec 28, 2018
Record last updated
Dec 28, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 2126 N Highway 81

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

  1. Andrea Emmerich, D.D.S.Dentist1154777233
  2. Gregory Hobbs, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1336107473
  3. Zackary Huggins, D.M.D.Dentist1740664051
  4. Thomas Sunshine, MDFamily Medicine Physician1306097399
  5. John Troehler, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1548785165

Verify James Berry Tankersley 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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

17 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. James Tankersley17
  2. Specialty average86

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: $64.61

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Tankersley$64.61
  2. Specialty average$540.36

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

James Berry Tankersley among 1,124 dentist records in South Carolina

James Berry Tankersley, DMD is one of 1,124 dentist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 dentist records list a practice address in Anderson

They are 24 of the 2,108 NPPES records with a practice address in Anderson, and 1,124 dentist records in South Carolina.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Berkowitz, D.D.S.Anderson, SC 296211982780029
  2. Alan Blanchard, DDSAnderson, SC 296211073605606
  3. Maston Boyd, DMDAnderson, SC 296211407900988
  4. Leonard Brown, DDSAnderson, SC 296211790160802
  5. George Christopher, DDSAnderson, SC 296211962617654
  6. Andrea Emmerich, D.D.S.Anderson, SC 296211154777233
  7. Marc Franks, D.M.D.Anderson, SC 296211255417630
  8. Dale Hardy, D.M.D.Anderson, SC 296211043385792

Common questions

What is James Berry Tankersley, DMD's NPI number?

James Berry Tankersley, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720550916, issued on Dec 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Berry Tankersley, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2126 N Highway 81, Anderson, SC, 29621. Phone: (864) 884-7614. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Berry Tankersley, DMD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 9299, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Berry Tankersley, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Berry Tankersley, DMD had 17 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.