NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Franklin Emerson, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Greenville, SC

John Franklin Emerson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1245522614, issued on May 4, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina 37972, 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
1245522614
Name
John Franklin Emerson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
37972 SC
2012-02153 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
877 W Faris RD, Greenville, SC 29605
Phone
(864) 455-7800
Enumerated
May 4, 2011
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(864) 455-9082
Medicaid IDs
1245522614 NC
NC2145 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150924002966); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2011
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 877 W Faris RD

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

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Verify John Franklin Emerson 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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

514 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Emerson514
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate30 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium20 claims
  5. Omeprazole19 claims
  6. Famotidine17 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: $67.75

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Emerson$67.75
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Prisma Health University Medical GroupGreenville, SC

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

John Franklin Emerson among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina

John Franklin Emerson, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

217 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Greenville

They are 217 of the 10,264 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenville, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ronald Ashton, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051902845886
  2. Peter Carek, MDGreenville, SC 296051255449294
  3. Gregrey Compton, MDGreenville, SC 296051134220114
  4. Paul FreelGreenville, SC 296051528088721
  5. Nurul Islam, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051861585580
  6. Stephen Keiser, MDGreenville, SC 296051659307007
  7. Allan Macdonald, MDGreenville, SC 296051275591216
  8. Phyllis Macgilvray, MDGreenville, SC 296051528043320

Common questions

What is John Franklin Emerson, MD's NPI number?

John Franklin Emerson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245522614, issued on May 4, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Franklin Emerson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 877 W Faris RD, Greenville, SC, 29605. Phone: (864) 455-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Franklin Emerson, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 37972, 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 Franklin Emerson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Franklin Emerson, MD had 514 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.