Richard Sims Tompkins, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Columbia, SC
Richard Sims Tompkins, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1538654678, issued on Jun 29, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina 9161, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Sims Tompkins
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 9161 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6420 Garners Ferry RD Ste X, Columbia, SC 29209
- Phone
- (803) 661-8412
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6420 Garners Ferry RD Ste X
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Sims Tompkins 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 9161Check 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: $92.24
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GC America Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Richard Sims Tompkins among 1,761 general practice dentistry records in South Carolina
Richard Sims Tompkins, DMD is one of 1,761 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in South Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
171 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,761 general practice dentistry records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Richard Sims Tompkins, DMD's NPI number?
Richard Sims Tompkins, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538654678, issued on Jun 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Sims Tompkins, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6420 Garners Ferry RD Ste X, Columbia, SC, 29209. Phone: (803) 661-8412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Sims Tompkins, DMD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 9161, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.