Joseph Michael Ratliffe, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Georgetown, SC
Joseph Michael Ratliffe, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Georgetown, South Carolina, and NPI 1083659874, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina TL28873, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Michael Ratliffe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- TL28873 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 606 Black River RD, Georgetown, SC 29440
- Phone
- (843) 527-7000
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060719000259); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Michael Ratliffe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license TL28873Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
445 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone54 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl29 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass28 claims
- Ondansetron Odt27 claims
- Cephalexin26 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Georgetown Memorial HospitalGeorgetown, SC
- Waccamaw Community HospitalMurrells Inlet, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Michael Ratliffe among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Joseph Michael Ratliffe, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
18 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Georgetown
They are 18 of the 375 NPPES records with a practice address in Georgetown, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jay Johnson, DOGeorgetown, SC 294401265626006
- John Manning, M.D.Georgetown, SC 294401619979192
- Eugene Mayeaux, M.D.Georgetown, SC 294401780685966
- Lamberto Paragas, M.D.Georgetown, SC 294401194727057
Common questions
What is Joseph Michael Ratliffe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Michael Ratliffe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083659874, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Michael Ratliffe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 606 Black River RD, Georgetown, SC, 29440. Phone: (843) 527-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Michael Ratliffe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number TL28873, 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 Michael Ratliffe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Michael Ratliffe, M.D. had 445 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.