NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jonathan A. Virkler, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC

Jonathan A. Virkler, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1477782126, issued on Jul 2, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina LL31986, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477782126
Name
Jonathan A. Virkler
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
LL31986 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3 Medical Park - Ste 350, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-3790
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 434-3946
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3 Medical Park - Ste 350

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

  1. Ryan Brown, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1598994246
  2. Lori Cibik, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1033348784

Verify Jonathan A. Virkler 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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

515 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 124 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jonathan Virkler515
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen60 claims
  2. Cefdinir45 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl33 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt30 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl22 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).

Jonathan A. Virkler among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

Jonathan A. Virkler, MD 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 2009, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 45% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2009 · 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).

219 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 219 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Francis Clarkson, M.DColumbia, SC 292031639168180
  2. Thomas Cook, MDColumbia, SC 292031598736282
  3. David Ford, MDColumbia, SC 292031528039385
  4. William Gerard, MDColumbia, SC 292031326019191
  5. Gary Hals, MDColumbia, SC 292031780655456
  6. Patrick Hunt, MDColumbia, SC 292031265403026
  7. Terrance McHugh, MDColumbia, SC 292031598736340
  8. Daniel Noltkamper, MDColumbia, SC 292031942292115

Common questions

What is Jonathan A. Virkler, MD's NPI number?

Jonathan A. Virkler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477782126, issued on Jul 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jonathan A. Virkler, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Medical Park - Ste 350, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-3790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jonathan A. Virkler, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL31986, 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 Jonathan A. Virkler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jonathan A. Virkler, MD had 515 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jonathan A. Virkler, MD'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.