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Jay Altemus, P.A.

Surgical Physician Assistant in West Columbia, South Carolina.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 16,380 in Surgical Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
530
Medicare Part D claims · 186 beneficiaries · Surgical Physician Assistant avg: 341
MIPS score
83/100
▼ 0 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$17.56
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Jay Altemus, P.A. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 530 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

83/100
MIPS score · 0 vs avg
530
Part D claims, 2024
$17.56
industry payments (Sunshine Act)
≥39th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Jay Altemus, P.A.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1942302062), first enumerated 09/01/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 530 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $17.56 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1942302062 · Surgical Physician Assistant

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1942302062
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 16K Surgical Physician
  • MIPS-INLINE 83/100
  • RX-LIGHT 530
  • BOOK-THIN 268 in South Carolina
  • PHOTO-FINISH Katherine Pate · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Jay Altemus, P.A.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

83 ≥ 39th percentile 39% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Jay Altemus, P.A. sits

This provider among surgical physician assistant peers

Across the 3,657 surgical physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Jay Altemus, P.A. writes more Part D claims than 85% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 38% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Jay Altemus, P.A., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one surgical physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Jay Altemus, P.A.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Jay Altemus, P.A.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 09/01/2006

NPI 1942302062

Primary specialty

Surgical Physician Assistant

Mid-sized

16,380 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

530 55% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 341

MIPS final score

83/100 0.5 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in South Carolina

How Surgical Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among South Carolina providers

South Carolina providers
Pharmacist6.1%Mental Health Counselor5%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Physical Therapist4.5%Behavior Technician4.2%Speech-Language Pathologist3.6%Surgical Physician Assistant0.3%
Largest specialties in South Carolina (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Jay Altemus, P.A.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgical Physician Assistant national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
83/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%83%
MIPS final score (Surgical Physician Assistant) - 83/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

222 E MEDICAL LN STE 100&200
West Columbia, SC 29169
(803) 935-8410

Provider Details

NPI 1942302062
Specialty Surgical Physician Assistant
Credentials P.A.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 09/01/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

83.0384
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
80.4541
Quality
72.1739
Cost
89
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Jay Altemus, P.A. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Lexington Health Inc
Columbia, SC

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Jay Altemus, P.A.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$18

Largest payer

Vertos Medical, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

530
Total Claims
$6K
Total Drug Cost
186
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
574.4
Total Day Supply
10,257
Generic Drug Cost
$6K
Opioid Claims
161 (30.4% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
16

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.98
Gender Split
53% female / 47% male
Age Distribution
<65: 21, 65-74: 96, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Jay Altemus, P.A. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Gabapentin
 107
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
61
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
55
Methocarbamol
 54
Tizanidine Hcl
 39
Tramadol Hcl
 39
Naloxone Hcl
 27
Methylprednisolone
 20
Meloxicam
 15
Celecoxib
 13

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Surgical Physician Assistant in SC → All providers in South Carolina → Compare specialties →

Surgical Physician Assistant Overview

How Jay Altemus, P.A. fits within the Surgical Physician Assistant landscape nationally.

16,380
Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in US
54
States with Surgical Physician Assistant
341
Avg Claims per Provider

Jay Altemus, P.A.'s 530 claims are above the specialty average of 341.

Nationwide Surgical Physician Assistant peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Altemus, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (83 here).

Katherine Pate 83 FL Tina Branson 83.1 WA Conner Burck 83.1 MT April Duran 83.1 WA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Ricaard Graf Tampa, FL Jerry Crump Cookeville, TN Laura Fiore Jamaica Plain, MA Joseph Matarese Concord, NC

Nearby Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in South Carolina

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Altemus.

One of 268 Surgical Physician Assistant providers enrolled in South Carolina, 5 are shown here.

Katie Aaron
CSFA
Johns Island, SC
Bryan Alford
PA-C
West Columbia, SC
Karen Anderson
PA
Charleston, SC
Dale Andrews
PA-C
Greenwood, SC
Kristopher Andrews
Mt Pleasant, SC

Compare Surgical Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Jay Altemus, P.A.'s specialty? ▼
Jay Altemus, P.A. specializes in Surgical Physician Assistant and practices in West Columbia, South Carolina. Credentials: P.A..
How much does Jay Altemus, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Jay Altemus, P.A. wrote 530 Medicare Part D claims totaling $6K in drug costs for 186 beneficiaries.
What is Jay Altemus, P.A.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Jay Altemus, P.A. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 83/100 (Quality: 80.5, Cost: 72.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Jay Altemus, P.A. located? ▼
Jay Altemus, P.A. is located at 222 E MEDICAL LN STE 100&200, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 935-8410.
What is Jay Altemus, P.A.'s NPI number? ▼
Jay Altemus, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942302062, issued on 09/01/2006.
Does Jay Altemus, P.A. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Jay Altemus, P.A. had 161 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 30.4%.
How many Surgical Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 16,380 Surgical Physician Assistant providers across 54 states in the US. The average Surgical Physician Assistant provider writes 341 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Jay Altemus, P.A. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Jay Altemus, P.A.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Jay Altemus, P.A. accept Medicare? ▼
Jay Altemus, P.A. appears in CMS Medicare data with 530 Part D claims and 186 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Jay Altemus, P.A.'s credentials? ▼
Jay Altemus, P.A.'s NPI is 1942302062 with credentials P.A.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.