Michael Hardy Nelems, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Michael Hardy Nelems, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1669112561, issued on Mar 30, 2022. Check the license (South Carolina 87534, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Hardy Nelems
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 87534 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-1663
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2024
- Fax
- (803) 434-3894
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240626003797); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Edward Via Col Of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Hardy Nelems in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 87534Check 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 emergency medicine physician in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
One hospital affiliation
- Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Michael Hardy Nelems among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Michael Hardy Nelems, DO is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
219 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 219 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 1,244 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Michael Hardy Nelems, DO's NPI number?
Michael Hardy Nelems, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669112561, issued on Mar 30, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Hardy Nelems, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-1663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Hardy Nelems, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 87534, 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 Michael Hardy Nelems, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Hardy Nelems, DO had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.