Laura Jean Rames, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Charleston, SC
Laura Jean Rames, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1316064827, issued on Mar 22, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 14000, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Jean Rames
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 14000 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16 Fulton St, Charleston, SC 29401
- Phone
- (843) 853-1940
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 853-1941
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Jean Rames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 14000Check 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 psychiatry physician in 2024
268 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam34 claims
- Lamotrigine30 claims
- Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er21 claims
- Bupropion Xl18 claims
- Trazodone Hcl18 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl15 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: $276.79
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 Jean Rames among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Laura Jean Rames, M.D. is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 41% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
293 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 293 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 891 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Abess, MDCharleston, SC 294011578549523
- James Ballenger, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011104827252
- Miriam Deantonio, MDCharleston, SC 294011871517458
- Paul Everman, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011376657072
- Richard Fahy, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011588759245
- Kyle Flanagan, D.O.Charleston, SC 294011720041775
- David Hiott, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011154331619
- Nancy Hoevenaar, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011376576447
Common questions
What is Laura Jean Rames, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Jean Rames, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316064827, issued on Mar 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Jean Rames, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16 Fulton St, Charleston, SC, 29401. Phone: (843) 853-1940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Jean Rames, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 14000, 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 Jean Rames, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Jean Rames, M.D. had 268 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.