NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John J. Britton, M. D.

Urology Physician · Charleston, SC

John J. Britton, M. D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1356394126, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 20777, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356394126
Name
John J. Britton
Credential
M. D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
20777 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
641 Saint Andrews Blvd, Charleston, SC 29407
Phone
(843) 766-9747
Enumerated
May 19, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 766-3399
Medicaid ID
GP4437 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041006000519); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1994
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 641 Saint Andrews Blvd

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

  1. Ian Marshall, M. D.Urology Physician1255384053
  2. Bradley Steele, M. D.Urology Physician1811940646
  3. Katherine Welsh, DNP, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1770238321
  4. Case Wood, MDUrology Physician1316305881

Verify John J. Britton 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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73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

2,323 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 66 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Britton2,323
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Finasteride412 claims
  2. Tamsulosin Hcl405 claims
  3. Myrbetriq151 claims
  4. Oxybutynin Chloride Er115 claims
  5. Orgovyx84 claims
  6. Erleada82 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,169.29

72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Britton$2,169.29
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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

  1. Lowcountry Urology Clinics, PACharleston, SC

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

John J. Britton among 229 urology physician records in South Carolina

John J. Britton, M. D. is one of 229 urology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 82% 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2000 among the 147 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 229 urology physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Bielsky, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071023017589
  2. Mark Buchanan, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071104825637
  3. George Del Porto, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071689673881
  4. Ian Marshall, M. D.Charleston, SC 294071255384053
  5. Alexander Ramsay, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071871592089
  6. Bradley Steele, M. D.Charleston, SC 294071811940646
  7. Case Wood, MDCharleston, SC 294071316305881
  8. Theodore Brisson, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061699759563

Common questions

What is John J. Britton, M. D.'s NPI number?

John J. Britton, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356394126, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John J. Britton, M. D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 641 Saint Andrews Blvd, Charleston, SC, 29407. Phone: (843) 766-9747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John J. Britton, M. D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 20777, 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 John J. Britton, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John J. Britton, M. D. had 2,323 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John J. Britton, M. D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.