NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lora Kim Meadows, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Hilton Head, SC

Lora Kim Meadows, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and NPI 1255391496, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 14628, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1255391496
Name
Lora Kim Meadows
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
14628 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18 Hospital Center Blvd, Hilton Head, SC 29926
Phone
(843) 842-9600
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101209000354); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1982
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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Verify Lora Kim Meadows in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,372 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 76 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lora Meadows7,372
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium416 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium384 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium271 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium225 claims
  5. Zolpidem Tartrate175 claims
  6. Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)170 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%37.1
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Lora Kim Meadows among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Lora Kim Meadows, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hilton Head

They are 3 of the 242 NPPES records with a practice address in Hilton Head, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Binamira, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261952301939
  2. Carlos Cordero, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261952350530
  3. John Flannery, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261134164197
  4. Walter Gasser, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261366471138
  5. James Gigante, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261750316436
  6. Randy Lagoc-Dingus, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261215987466
  7. Thomas Lenns, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261780778555
  8. Paul Long, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261982798849

Common questions

What is Lora Kim Meadows, MD's NPI number?

Lora Kim Meadows, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255391496, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lora Kim Meadows, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18 Hospital Center Blvd, Hilton Head, SC, 29926. Phone: (843) 842-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lora Kim Meadows, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 14628, 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 Lora Kim Meadows, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lora Kim Meadows, MD had 7,372 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lora Kim Meadows, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.1 of 100. 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.

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.