Joseph K. Bethle, PAC
Physician Assistant · Myrtle Beach, SC
Joseph K. Bethle, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1235195850, issued on Apr 22, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 630, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph K. Bethle
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 630 SC
A630 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 Doug White Dr Ste 130, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
- Phone
- (843) 848-1440
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2022
- Fax
- (843) 839-1654
- Medicaid ID
- QM0497 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101019001136); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph K. Bethle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 630Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
148 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Tramadol Hcl31 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: $37.35
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Grand Strand Specialty Associates, LLCMyrtle Beach, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph K. Bethle among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina
Joseph K. Bethle, PAC is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
86 physician assistant records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach
They are 86 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joseph K. Bethle, PAC's NPI number?
Joseph K. Bethle, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235195850, issued on Apr 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph K. Bethle, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 Doug White Dr Ste 130, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29572. Phone: (843) 848-1440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph K. Bethle, PAC's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 630, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph K. Bethle, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph K. Bethle, PAC had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.