Kent Bryce Loader, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Pawleys Island, SC
Kent Bryce Loader, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and NPI 1023371044, issued on Jun 25, 2012. Check the license (South Carolina 34837, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Bryce Loader
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 34837 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9699 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
- Phone
- (843) 237-4296
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 237-0495
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150421001577); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kent Bryce Loader in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34837Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,257 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium230 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium75 claims
- Ondansetron Odt42 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass40 claims
- Clopidogrel38 claims
- Prednisone33 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hilton Head Regional Physician Group LLCBluffton, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent Bryce Loader among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Kent Bryce Loader, M.D. 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 2012, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pawleys Island
They are 16 of the 262 NPPES records with a practice address in Pawleys Island, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edgar Archambeau, MDPawleys Island, SC 295851659325124
- Gayle Brook, DOPawleys Island, SC 295851902987407
- Edward Brumfield, MDPawleys Island, SC 295851215914635
- Gerald Congdon, MDPawleys Island, SC 295851568446326
- Kimberley Drayton, M.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851386767226
- Robert Fabrey, MDPawleys Island, SC 295851497899314
- Gerald Harmon, MDPawleys Island, SC 295851821073321
- Thomas Howard, M.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851609872803
Common questions
What is Kent Bryce Loader, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kent Bryce Loader, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023371044, issued on Jun 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Bryce Loader, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9699 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC, 29585. Phone: (843) 237-4296. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Bryce Loader, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 34837, 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 Kent Bryce Loader, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent Bryce Loader, M.D. had 1,257 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kent Bryce Loader, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.