NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Benjamin Skaggs, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC

Joshua Benjamin Skaggs, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1043522246, issued on Jul 6, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina 32772, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043522246
Name
Joshua Benjamin Skaggs
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
32772 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-1663
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2022
Fax
(803) 434-3894
Medicaid ID
327729 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121024000508); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320

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

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  2. Sarah Akhtar, MDHospitalist Physician1518462126
  3. William Andrew, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1003295171
  4. Chidi Anugom, MDHospitalist Physician1134583180
  5. Lauren BaileyPediatrics Physician1174228563
  6. Christopher Ballou, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1659400943

Verify Joshua Benjamin Skaggs 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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

50 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joshua Skaggs50
  2. Specialty average226

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 one group practice

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joshua Benjamin Skaggs among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

Joshua Benjamin Skaggs, 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 2010, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 48% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 Joshua Benjamin Skaggs, MD's NPI number?

Joshua Benjamin Skaggs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043522246, issued on Jul 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Benjamin Skaggs, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-1663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Benjamin Skaggs, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 32772, 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 Joshua Benjamin Skaggs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Benjamin Skaggs, MD had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.