Milton B. Armstrong, MD
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Charleston, SC
Milton B. Armstrong, MD is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1255397543, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 32227, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Milton B. Armstrong
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- License numbers
- 32227 SC
ME81367 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-5346
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 792-3080
- Medicaid ID
- 2577496-00 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091119000440); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Milton B. Armstrong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 32227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,073.93
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolMount Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Milton B. Armstrong among 13 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in South Carolina
Milton B. Armstrong, MD is one of 13 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician 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 2006, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0105X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 13 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in South Carolina.
All 13 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Manoucher Tavana, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251821298589
- John McFadden, MDCharleston, SC 294071295758308
- Gerald Shealy, MDCharleston, SC 294071952324063
- Jason Clark, MDCharleston, SC 294061649421132
- Nicholas White, M.D.Florence, SC 295051073801106
- Christopher Litts, MDFlorence, SC 295061922061282
- Ethan Pierce, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293071093432528
- James Essman, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031962412221
Common questions
What is Milton B. Armstrong, MD's NPI number?
Milton B. Armstrong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255397543, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Milton B. Armstrong, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-5346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Milton B. Armstrong, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 32227, 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 Milton B. Armstrong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Milton B. Armstrong, MD had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. 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.