Kenneth Scott Burns, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Florence, SC
Kenneth Scott Burns, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1851375257, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 19688, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Scott Burns
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 19688 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 805 Pamplico Hwy, Florence, SC 29505
- Phone
- (843) 674-5143
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 674-5146
- Medicaid ID
- T34834 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060405000349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Scott Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19688Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
973 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 189 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen97 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium96 claims
- Prednisone93 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen50 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate35 claims
- Tramadol Hcl29 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: $16.55
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Musc Community PhysiciansFlorence, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Scott Burns among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Kenneth Scott Burns, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
134 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Florence
They are 134 of the 2,634 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth Scott Burns, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth Scott Burns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851375257, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Scott Burns, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 805 Pamplico Hwy, Florence, SC, 29505. Phone: (843) 674-5143. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Scott Burns, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 19688, 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 Kenneth Scott Burns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Scott Burns, MD had 973 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.