Linda M. Laforce, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Bluffton, SC
Linda M. Laforce, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Bluffton, South Carolina, and NPI 1356330492, issued on Oct 20, 2005. Check the license with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda M. Laforce
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 004524 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Buckwalter Place Blvd Ste 130, Bluffton, SC 29910
- Phone
- (843) 836-7101
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2022
- Fax
- (843) 836-7112
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150310001460); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Buckwalter Place Blvd Ste 130
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Linda M. Laforce in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
432 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole32 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl31 claims
- Anastrozole27 claims
- Acyclovir26 claims
- Dexamethasone19 claims
- Ondansetron Odt18 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: $2,277.72
100 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- South Carolina Cancer Specialist, P.A.Bluffton, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Linda M. Laforce among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Linda M. Laforce, PA-C is one of 295 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% 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, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2016 among the 240 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina
There are 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 295 in South Carolina → Every provider in Bluffton → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Miranda Garcia, PA-CHilton Head, SC 299261477796217
- Timothy Marshall, PA-CHilton Head Island, SC 299261861948804
- Jenna Roller, PA-CHilton Head, SC 299261548509052
- Mallory Hunt, PA-CVarnville, SC 299441881357762
- Jessica Spirl, PA-CNorth Augusta, SC 298411104254820
Common questions
What is Linda M. Laforce, PA-C's NPI number?
Linda M. Laforce, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356330492, issued on Oct 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda M. Laforce, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Buckwalter Place Blvd Ste 130, Bluffton, SC, 29910. Phone: (843) 836-7101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda M. Laforce, PA-C's license?
Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Linda M. Laforce, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda M. Laforce, PA-C had 432 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.