NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kimberly A. Kirton, NP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC

Kimberly A. Kirton, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1104808013, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina APN2686, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104808013
Name
Kimberly A. Kirton
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
APN2686 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 256-6511
Enumerated
Nov 16, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 376-5885
Medicaid ID
NP0921 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230926002379); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2005
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 8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300

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

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  2. Austin BeltPhysician Assistant1972290336
  3. Susan Benesh, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1174917710
  4. Joshua Couch-Garner, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1356938534
  5. Richard Edelson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1902847494
  6. Melissa Fowler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1316402092

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

3,222 Medicare Part D claims for 941 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kimberly Kirton3,222
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate348 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate342 claims
  3. Eliquis258 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium218 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium184 claims
  6. Spironolactone130 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,573.19

103 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kimberly Kirton$2,573.19
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

  1. Virginia Cardiovascular SpecialistsMidlothian, VA

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

Kimberly A. Kirton among 465 acute care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Kimberly A. Kirton, NP is one of 465 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 83% 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, 97% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2018 among the 344 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

127 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 127 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 465 acute care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Beckie Church, N. P.Columbia, SC 292031275591687
  2. Brandon Foster, ACNPColumbia, SC 292031174591085
  3. Janet Kubas, NPColumbia, SC 292031679575559
  4. Russell McMurry, ACNPColumbia, SC 292031770698235
  5. Judy Nichols, APRNColumbia, SC 292031750415790
  6. Jennifer Paglia, RN, MSN, ACNP-CColumbia, SC 292031356530497
  7. Lavon Ross-Purdie, FNPColumbia, SC 292031053378901
  8. Farrah Schildknecht, R.N., N.P.Columbia, SC 292031902874860

Common questions

What is Kimberly A. Kirton, NP's NPI number?

Kimberly A. Kirton, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104808013, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kimberly A. Kirton, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 256-6511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kimberly A. Kirton, NP's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number APN2686, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kimberly A. Kirton, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kimberly A. Kirton, NP had 3,222 Medicare Part D claims for 941 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kimberly A. Kirton, NP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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