Karen Huffman Puritis, P.A.
Physician Assistant · N Charleston, SC
Karen Huffman Puritis, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in N Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1992940647, issued on Dec 10, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 727, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Huffman Puritis
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 727 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8901 University Blvd, N Charleston, SC 29406
- Phone
- (843) 203-2245
- Enumerated
- Dec 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 203-2244
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090310000204); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8901 University Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Antionette Bennett, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871769968
- Jessie Gesmond, APRN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1912300179
- Cheryl JonesNurse Practitioner1114476751
- Kathleen O'Brien, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740623099
- Marci Woods, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1356631519
- Anna Wyatt, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1790025245
Verify Karen Huffman Puritis 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 727Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of 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 one group practice
- Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkSummerville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
17 physician assistant records list a practice address in N Charleston
They are 17 of the 278 NPPES records with a practice address in N Charleston, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 17 in N Charleston → All 2,294 in South Carolina → Every provider in N Charleston →
Other physician assistant records in South Carolina
- Linda Aanonsen, PAConway, SC1184822777
- Rana Abedini, PA-CGreenville, SC1780154807
- Michael Adam, PANorth Augusta, SC1699884957
- Taylor AdamCharleston, SC1902576929
- Amber AdamsMyrtle Beach, SC1447101092
- Chandler Adams, PA-CGreenwood, SC1205465820
- Kaylee Adams, PA-CSeneca, SC1942943246
- Nicholas AdamsonsN Charleston, SC1740929637
- Ashley AdasczikCharleston, SC1750265294
- Benjamin Addy, PA-CWest Columbia, SC1831520782
Common questions
What is Karen Huffman Puritis, P.A.'s NPI number?
Karen Huffman Puritis, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992940647, issued on Dec 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Huffman Puritis, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8901 University Blvd, N Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 203-2245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Huffman Puritis, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 727, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Huffman Puritis, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Huffman Puritis, P.A. had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 38 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.