Paul Michael Linnert, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Varnville, SC
Paul Michael Linnert, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Varnville, South Carolina, and NPI 1518340884, issued on Jul 6, 2015. Check the license (South Carolina 2306, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Michael Linnert
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2306 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 595 W Carolina Ave, Varnville, SC 29944
- Phone
- (803) 943-7600
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 943-7601
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151110000913); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Michael Linnert 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 2306Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
595 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tizanidine Hcl167 claims
- Prednisone126 claims
- Methylprednisolone97 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium67 claims
- Meloxicam28 claims
- Tramadol Hcl28 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): 81.4 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: $13.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Charles J. Nivens MD PABluffton, SC
- Gavin OrthopaedicsHilton Head, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Michael Linnert among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina
Paul Michael Linnert, P.A. is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 36% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 physician assistant records list a practice address in Varnville
They are 3 of the 53 NPPES records with a practice address in Varnville, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Paul Michael Linnert, P.A.'s NPI number?
Paul Michael Linnert, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518340884, issued on Jul 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Michael Linnert, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 595 W Carolina Ave, Varnville, SC, 29944. Phone: (803) 943-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Michael Linnert, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2306, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul Michael Linnert, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Michael Linnert, P.A. had 595 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Michael Linnert, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.