NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Penelope Lynn Vachon, DNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Charleston, SC

Penelope Lynn Vachon, DNP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1326342239, issued on Jan 6, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina 4436, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326342239
Name
Penelope Lynn Vachon
Credential
DNP
Primary taxonomy
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
License number
4436 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1565 Sam Rittenberg Blvd Ste 201, Charleston, SC 29407
Phone
(843) 793-1353
Enumerated
Jan 6, 2011
Record last updated
Jul 28, 2025
Fax
(843) 818-4172
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1565 Sam Rittenberg Blvd Ste 201

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Melisa Coffin, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1174241277
  2. Georgia GarrettFamily Medicine Physician1194601922
  3. Allison Kinghorn, MSNFamily Nurse Practitioner1477266948
  4. Caroline Pfohl, FNPIntegrative Medicine Physician1437081643

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024

237 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Penelope Vachon237
  2. Specialty average1,492

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium20 claims
  2. Liothyronine Sodium17 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide16 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate14 claims
  5. Estradiol11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $344.67

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Penelope Vachon$344.67
  2. Specialty average$625.13

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Penelope Lynn Vachon among 158 primary care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Penelope Lynn Vachon, DNP is one of 158 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 8% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in South Carolina

There are 158 primary care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lee Bastian, APRNCharleston, SC 294071497139117
  2. Caitlin Beaman, FNP-CCharleston, SC 294061982207320
  3. Toni Kropilak, FNPNorth Charleston, SC 294061598327975
  4. Amy Lawson, APRN, FNP-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061689435240
  5. Chelsea McConnell, DNP-FNP-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061598456741
  6. Rachael AntoneJoint Base Charleston, SC 294041275081655
  7. Jessica FrazierHanahan, SC 294101154268811
  8. Erin Kosak, NPCharleston, SC 294121003276676

Common questions

What is Penelope Lynn Vachon, DNP's NPI number?

Penelope Lynn Vachon, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326342239, issued on Jan 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Penelope Lynn Vachon, DNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1565 Sam Rittenberg Blvd Ste 201, Charleston, SC, 29407. Phone: (843) 793-1353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Penelope Lynn Vachon, DNP's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 4436, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Penelope Lynn Vachon, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Penelope Lynn Vachon, DNP had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.