Kelly Blake Cantu, PA-C
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Columbia, SC
Kelly Blake Cantu, PA-C is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1174718738, issued on Sep 7, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 1770252017, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelly Blake Cantu
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- 1770252017 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Center Point RD Ste 2360, Columbia, SC 29210
- Phone
- (803) 233-5500
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2024
- Fax
- (803) 258-6395
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250926003508); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2000 Center Point RD Ste 2360
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Teressa Oldson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1962430934
Verify Kelly Blake Cantu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 1770252017Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam62 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: $41.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medline Industries LP. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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
- Active Life Health OF Columbia LLCColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 24 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in South Carolina.
Other pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in South Carolina
- John Alexander, MDMt Pleasant, SC1669433298
- George Bitting, MDCamden, SC1780684829
- Robert Blackwell, M.D.North Charleston, SC1407887201
- Erik Conniff, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC1174206569
- Matthew Davies, M.D.Murrells Inlet, SC1083051668
- Anthony Dinicola, MDSimpsonville, SC1326245606
- Ryan Hudson, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1306266390
- Gregory Jones, MDCharleston, SC1437227576
- Vidhath Moku, DOColumbia, SC1730717018
- Ameet Nagpal, MD, MSCharleston, SC1982830758
Common questions
What is Kelly Blake Cantu, PA-C's NPI number?
Kelly Blake Cantu, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174718738, issued on Sep 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelly Blake Cantu, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Center Point RD Ste 2360, Columbia, SC, 29210. Phone: (803) 233-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelly Blake Cantu, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1770252017, 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 Kelly Blake Cantu, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelly Blake Cantu, PA-C had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. 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.