NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Charles, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Myrtle Beach, SC

John Charles, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1457359044, issued on Jul 8, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 14492, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457359044
Name
John Charles
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
14492 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
809 82ND Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Phone
(843) 497-5929
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 497-9940
Medicaid ID
144926 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190612001138); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1983
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 809 82ND Pkwy

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

  1. Sheharyar Abbasi, DOInternal Medicine Physician1619617222
  2. Christeen Abraham, MD, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396683579
  3. David Abramovitz, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528048170
  4. Ibrahim Abu Dayah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306368667
  5. Lauren Abusal, MD, MSCRInternal Medicine Physician1093552911
  6. Amber AdamsPhysician Assistant1447101092

Verify John Charles 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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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

154 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Charles154
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Monohydrate27 claims
  2. Levofloxacin17 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl13 claims
  4. Gabapentin11 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: $49.74

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Charles$49.74
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Healogics Specialty Physicians OF South Carolina LLCMyrtle Beach, SC

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

John Charles among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

John Charles, M.D. is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

71 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach

They are 71 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Curtis Armstrong, DOMyrtle Beach, SC 295721447465455
  2. Hiram Brooks, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721295731438
  3. Matthew Desalvo, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721942206826
  4. Jamie Falkowitz, D.O.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721538384789
  5. Scott Gutovitz, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721376662205
  6. Janice Hart, DOMyrtle Beach, SC 295721568464469
  7. Jarratt Lark, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721538166459
  8. Thomas Martel, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721679577035

Common questions

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

John Charles, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457359044, issued on Jul 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Charles, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 809 82ND Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29572. Phone: (843) 497-5929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 14492, 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 Charles, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Charles, M.D. had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.