NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC

Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1447341623, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 14606, 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
1447341623
Name
Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
14606 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2715 Colonial Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 898-1555
Enumerated
Sep 27, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120202000493); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2715 Colonial Dr

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

  1. Jill Afrin, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1669552543
  2. Kathy Aldrich, LMSWSocial Worker1811612948
  3. Angela AndersonMental Health Counselor1417312349
  4. Letrisha ArmourMental Health Counselor1912412461
  5. Sheila Arnold, MRCMental Health Counselor1457506552
  6. Cassie BabbMental Health Counselor1740862168

Verify Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford 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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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,952 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Jane Watson Alford2,952
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate277 claims
  2. Clonazepam210 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl207 claims
  4. Buspirone Hcl169 claims
  5. Lamotrigine114 claims
  6. Gabapentin112 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. South Carolina Dept OF Mental Health Accounting OfficeColumbia, SC

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

Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina

Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford, M.D. is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Bouknight, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031174584916
  2. Jeffery Brandenburg, MDColumbia, SC 292031659345379
  3. Robert Breen, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031427019181
  4. Nioaka Campbell, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031083675615
  5. Leslie Frinks, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031699738591
  6. Marilee Griswold, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031821068719
  7. Richard Harding, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031356301923
  8. Jo Marturano, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031609875244

Common questions

What is Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447341623, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2715 Colonial Dr, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 898-1555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 14606, 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 Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jane Elizabeth Watson Alford, M.D. had 2,952 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.