Joseph T. Hickey, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hilton Head Island, SC
Joseph T. Hickey, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and NPI 1629188628, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 17586, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph T. Hickey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 17586 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30 New Orleans RD, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
- Phone
- (843) 842-9960
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 842-9963
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph T. Hickey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17586Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,927 Medicare Part D claims for 281 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium200 claims
- Liothyronine Sodium97 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate89 claims
- Methylprednisolone78 claims
- Alprazolam76 claims
- Telmisartan76 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: $18.01
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Joseph T. Hickey among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Joseph T. Hickey, M.D. is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hilton Head Island
They are 21 of the 500 NPPES records with a practice address in Hilton Head Island, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joseph T. Hickey, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph T. Hickey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629188628, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph T. Hickey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 New Orleans RD, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29928. Phone: (843) 842-9960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph T. Hickey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 17586, 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 Joseph T. Hickey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph T. Hickey, M.D. had 2,927 Medicare Part D claims for 281 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.