Jeffshan Sam Jose John Ponnarasu, PA
Physician Assistant · Cheraw, SC
Jeffshan Sam Jose John Ponnarasu, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Cheraw, South Carolina, and NPI 1003677220, issued on Jan 16, 2024. Check the license (South Carolina 5338, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffshan Sam Jose John Ponnarasu
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5338 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 316 2ND St, Cheraw, SC 29520
- Phone
- (843) 921-4851
- Enumerated
- Jan 16, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241022003616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 316 2ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alison Huggins, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1104918499
- Charles McDonald, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164061834
- Travis Novinger, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1184686875
- Emily Wall, PAPhysician Assistant1497523609
Verify Jeffshan Sam Jose John Ponnarasu 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 5338Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
689 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin39 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate35 claims
- Naproxen35 claims
- Prednisone28 claims
- Furosemide24 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate20 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $330.03
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Mcleod Health CherawCheraw, SC · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Palmetto Family Medicine OF Chesterfield County LLCCheraw, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
2 physician assistant records list a practice address in Cheraw
They are 2 of the 114 NPPES records with a practice address in Cheraw, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 2 in Cheraw → All 2,294 in South Carolina → Every provider in Cheraw →
Other physician assistant records in South Carolina
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- Taylor AdamCharleston, SC1902576929
- Amber AdamsMyrtle Beach, SC1447101092
- Chandler Adams, PA-CGreenwood, SC1205465820
- Kaylee Adams, PA-CSeneca, SC1942943246
- Nicholas AdamsonsN Charleston, SC1740929637
- Ashley AdasczikCharleston, SC1750265294
- Benjamin Addy, PA-CWest Columbia, SC1831520782
Common questions
What is Jeffshan Sam Jose John Ponnarasu, PA's NPI number?
Jeffshan Sam Jose John Ponnarasu, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003677220, issued on Jan 16, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffshan Sam Jose John Ponnarasu, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 316 2ND St, Cheraw, SC, 29520. Phone: (843) 921-4851. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffshan Sam Jose John Ponnarasu, PA's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 5338, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jeffshan Sam Jose John Ponnarasu, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeffshan Sam Jose John Ponnarasu, PA had 689 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.