Paul Richard Bearden, D.P.M.
Foot Surgery Podiatrist · Lexington, SC
Paul Richard Bearden, D.P.M. is a foot surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Lexington, South Carolina, and NPI 1578525820, issued on Apr 3, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 130, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Richard Bearden
- Credential
- D.P.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0131X
- License number
- 130 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 Park Place CT, Lexington, SC 29072
- Phone
- (803) 356-4712
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 356-0832
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110314000651); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 121 Park Place CT
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Douglas Cooper, DPMFoot Surgery Podiatrist1851957609
- Mark Kutyla, DPMFoot Surgery Podiatrist1326007022
Verify Paul Richard Bearden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 130Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average foot surgery podiatrist in 2024
807 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 358 among the 1,032 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Terbinafine Hcl156 claims
- Ciclopirox80 claims
- Mupirocin72 claims
- Ammonium Lactate39 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen37 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): 83 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $128.88
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. The 731 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,811.30 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
- Lexington Health IncLexington, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers in South Carolina
There are 31 foot surgery podiatrist records in South Carolina.
Other foot surgery podiatrist records in South Carolina
- Jeffrey Armstrong, DPMCharleston, SC1467567081
- Jordanna Baker, DPMFlorence, SC1063665636
- Hans Blaakman, DPMSpartanburg, SC1912950056
- Sara Borkosky, D.P.M.Mauldin, SC1245556992
- Richard Braun, DPMGreenville, SC1679537047
- Douglas Cooper, DPMLexington, SC1851957609
- Christopher Crabtree, DPMRock Hill, SC1265472963
- Heather Driessen, DPMColumbia, SC1568602589
- Dana Fisher, DPMOrangeburg, SC1053360115
- Bradley Keefer, DPMLittle River, SC1184672974
Common questions
What is Paul Richard Bearden, D.P.M.'s NPI number?
Paul Richard Bearden, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578525820, issued on Apr 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Richard Bearden, D.P.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Park Place CT, Lexington, SC, 29072. Phone: (803) 356-4712. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Richard Bearden, D.P.M.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 130, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul Richard Bearden, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Richard Bearden, D.P.M. had 807 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among foot surgery podiatrist prescribers was 358. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Richard Bearden, D.P.M.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.