Kristen Gruss, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Charleston, SC
Kristen Gruss, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1275031809, issued on Jan 29, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina MPA.5045, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Gruss
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- MPA.5045 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 135 Rutledge Ave FL 5, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-7888
- Enumerated
- Jan 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231208002107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 135 Rutledge Ave FL 5
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kristen Gruss 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 MPA.5045Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
804 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl139 claims
- Testosterone77 claims
- Finasteride63 claims
- Testosterone Cypionate61 claims
- Myrbetriq49 claims
- Prednisone42 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: $300.98
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Endo USA, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolMount Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
407 physician assistant records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 407 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kristen Gruss, PA-C's NPI number?
Kristen Gruss, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275031809, issued on Jan 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Gruss, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135 Rutledge Ave FL 5, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-7888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Gruss, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MPA.5045, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristen Gruss, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Gruss, PA-C had 804 Medicare Part D claims for 269 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.