Joel Fuller Vaughan, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Joel Fuller Vaughan, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1457305104, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 23927, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Fuller Vaughan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 23927 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 109 Bee St, Charleston, SC 29401
- Phone
- (843) 577-5011
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 239272 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230921003448); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 1,881 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 109 Bee St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lawrence AbaraPastoral Counselor1447743539
- Georganne Abrahamson, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1649105826
- Anthony Abramczyk, PHARM.D., BCPS, R.PHPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1679862148
- Steven Ackerman, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1134142425
- Soni Adams, LCSWClinical Social Worker1255570768
- Ruth Adekunle, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1366784530
Verify Joel Fuller Vaughan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23927Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,192 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
- Lisinopril53 claims
- Omeprazole46 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate42 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium32 claims
- Losartan Potassium30 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $50.49
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Raleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Fuller Vaughan among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Joel Fuller Vaughan, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
427 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 427 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 1,881 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Lou Applebaum, MDCharleston, SC 294011457322042
- Athena Beldecos, MDCharleston, SC 294011568428639
- Courtney Brady, MDCharleston, SC 294011316055270
- John Bride, MDCharleston, SC 294011801864764
- Jeanne Campbell, MD PHDCharleston, SC 294011598718678
- Scott Davidson, MDCharleston, SC 294011386611861
- Jeffery GrimesCharleston, SC 294011194790881
- Kwame Iwegbue, MDCharleston, SC 294011255331054
Common questions
What is Joel Fuller Vaughan, MD's NPI number?
Joel Fuller Vaughan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457305104, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Fuller Vaughan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 109 Bee St, Charleston, SC, 29401. Phone: (843) 577-5011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Fuller Vaughan, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23927, 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 Joel Fuller Vaughan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Fuller Vaughan, MD had 1,192 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Fuller Vaughan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.8 of 100. 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.