NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Deford, M.D.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · North Charleston, SC

Mark Deford, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in North Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1003158908, issued on Mar 19, 2013. Check the license (South Carolina 82277, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003158908
Name
Mark Deford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
License number
82277 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2600 Elms Plantation Blvd, North Charleston, SC 29406
Phone
(843) 764-3500
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2013
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190627000334); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 2600 Elms Plantation Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Katherine Holbrook, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1770019531
  2. Ruth Hoover, M.D.Specialist1598801516

Verify Mark Deford 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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024

53 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mark Deford53
  2. Specialty average727

Most prescribed

  1. Baclofen15 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score95.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Deford Rehab Consulting LLCNorth Charleston, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mark Deford among 182 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in South Carolina

Mark Deford, M.D. is one of 182 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 59% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 101 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 208100000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 182 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melissa DemarcoNorth Charleston, SC 294061245874999
  2. William Livesay, D.O.North Charleston, SC 294061255361846
  3. Christopher Merrell, M.D.N Charleston, SC 294061720049182
  4. George Saavedra, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061629018403
  5. Eric WesterbeckNorth Charleston, SC 294061922503812
  6. James Bloom, M.D.Charleston, SC 294051720068398
  7. Andrea Pereira, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071609937192
  8. Nancey Tsai, MDHanahan, SC 294101205938040

Common questions

What is Mark Deford, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mark Deford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003158908, issued on Mar 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Deford, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 Elms Plantation Blvd, North Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 764-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Deford, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82277, 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 Mark Deford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Deford, M.D. had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mark Deford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.