John E. Golay, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lexington, SC
John E. Golay, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, South Carolina, and NPI 1215944137, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 9237, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John E. Golay
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 9237 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 811 West Main Street, Lexington, SC 29072
- Phone
- (803) 358-6420
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 358-6450
- Medicaid ID
- 092376 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100629000220); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 811 West Main Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John E. Golay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 9237Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,352 Medicare Part D claims for 610 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 536 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium573 claims
- Alprazolam557 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium516 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate488 claims
- Omeprazole352 claims
- Metformin Hcl330 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lexington Health IncChapin, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John E. Golay among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
John E. Golay, 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
50 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 50 of the 1,926 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Clarence Coker, MDLexington, SC 290721003891508
- William Crigler, MDLexington, SC 290721043264765
- William Harman, M.D.Lexington, SC 290721851388680
- Rebecca McNair, MDLexington, SC 290721205808839
- Wendy Miller, M.D.Lexington, SC 290721083613004
Common questions
What is John E. Golay, MD's NPI number?
John E. Golay, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215944137, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John E. Golay, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 811 West Main Street, Lexington, SC, 29072. Phone: (803) 358-6420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John E. Golay, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 9237, 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 E. Golay, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John E. Golay, MD had 12,352 Medicare Part D claims for 610 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John E. Golay, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.