Nelson H. Sturgis, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Sumter, SC
Nelson H. Sturgis, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Sumter, South Carolina, and NPI 1477553337, issued on Jul 21, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 15843, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelson H. Sturgis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 15843 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 370 S Pike W, Sumter, SC 29150
- Phone
- (803) 774-7337
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 372048 SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nelson H. Sturgis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15843Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $28.12
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Nelson H. Sturgis among 1,136 pediatrics physician records in South Carolina
Nelson H. Sturgis, MD is one of 1,136 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 48% 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, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 208000000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Sumter
They are 14 of the 1,265 NPPES records with a practice address in Sumter, and 1,136 pediatrics physician records in South Carolina.
All 1,136 in South Carolina → Every provider in Sumter → Pediatrics Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Nelson H. Sturgis, MD's NPI number?
Nelson H. Sturgis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477553337, issued on Jul 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelson H. Sturgis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 370 S Pike W, Sumter, SC, 29150. Phone: (803) 774-7337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelson H. Sturgis, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15843, 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.
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.