Richard K. Ellis, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lake City, SC
Richard K. Ellis, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lake City, South Carolina, and NPI 1245336932, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 21182, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard K. Ellis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 21182 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 148 Sauls St, Lake City, SC 29560
- Phone
- (843) 374-3621
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 374-3624
- Medicaid ID
- 211826 SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 148 Sauls St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard K. Ellis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21182Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl12 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 claims
- Lisinopril11 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.
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake City
They are 11 of the 167 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake City, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 11 in Lake City → All 2,700 in South Carolina → Every provider in Lake City →
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Common questions
What is Richard K. Ellis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard K. Ellis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245336932, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard K. Ellis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 148 Sauls St, Lake City, SC, 29560. Phone: (843) 374-3621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard K. Ellis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 21182, 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 Richard K. Ellis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard K. Ellis, M.D. had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.