Jay N. Altemus, P.A.
Surgical Physician Assistant · West Columbia, SC
Jay N. Altemus, P.A. is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1942302062, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 1037, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jay N. Altemus
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 1037 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 E Medical LN Ste 100&200, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 935-8410
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2024
- Fax
- (803) 936-7816
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050810000768); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 222 E Medical LN Ste 100&200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Melissa Blackmon, NP-CNurse Practitioner1477816668
- Scott Boyd, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1528160686
- Danielle Crais, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1659866788
- Marissa Eckley, MDInternal Medicine Physician1639757099
Verify Jay N. Altemus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1037Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
530 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 161 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin107 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
- Methocarbamol54 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl39 claims
- Tramadol Hcl39 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertos Medical, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Lexington Health IncColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jay N. Altemus among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Jay N. Altemus, P.A. is one of 295 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2016 among the 240 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in West Columbia
They are 28 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 295 in South Carolina → Every provider in West Columbia → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bryan Alford, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691437578259
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- Kristin Devito, PAWest Columbia, SC 291691891168555
- Phillip Ferrell, PAWest Columbia, SC 291691659347201
- Erin Haggard, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691366487738
- Kevin Hengeveld, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691972520740
- Melissa Hodges, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691437410594
- Jill La Posta, PAWest Columbia, SC 291691427200047
Common questions
What is Jay N. Altemus, P.A.'s NPI number?
Jay N. Altemus, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942302062, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jay N. Altemus, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 E Medical LN Ste 100&200, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 935-8410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jay N. Altemus, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1037, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jay N. Altemus, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jay N. Altemus, P.A. had 530 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jay N. Altemus, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.