Laura C. Knobel, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Bluffton, SC
Laura C. Knobel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bluffton, South Carolina, and NPI 1184720708, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina MD36532, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura C. Knobel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD36532 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 29 Plantation Park Dr Ste 202, Bluffton, SC 29910
- Phone
- (843) 836-2200
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 757-2202
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura C. Knobel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD36532Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,824 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium293 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium185 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium181 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate176 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate146 claims
- Lisinopril138 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: $36.86
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. 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.
Laura C. Knobel among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Laura C. Knobel, 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bluffton
They are 21 of the 820 NPPES records with a practice address in Bluffton, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Laura C. Knobel, MD's NPI number?
Laura C. Knobel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184720708, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura C. Knobel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 29 Plantation Park Dr Ste 202, Bluffton, SC, 29910. Phone: (843) 836-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura C. Knobel, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD36532, 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 Laura C. Knobel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura C. Knobel, MD had 4,824 Medicare Part D claims for 344 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.