NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Stephen Briggs, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Piedmont, SC

Robert Stephen Briggs, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Piedmont, South Carolina, and NPI 1720309313, issued on Jun 17, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina 32877, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1720309313
Name
Robert Stephen Briggs
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
32877 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1115 Wren School RD, Piedmont, SC 29673
Phone
(864) 859-0740
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 23, 2024
Fax
(864) 859-9008
Medicaid ID
328773 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140924001051); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2010
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1115 Wren School RD

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

  1. Clay Crosby, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1801200522
  2. John Goldsmith, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1275792814
  3. Quinn Hunt, MDInternal Medicine Physician1588194518
  4. Gregory Johnson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1205936556
  5. Abigail Stoker, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407478217
  6. Janie Thomas, PAPhysician Assistant1467902684

Verify Robert Stephen Briggs in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,969 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Robert Briggs1,969
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium217 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate110 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium108 claims
  4. Omeprazole90 claims
  5. Lisinopril75 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er72 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: $16.68

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Briggs$16.68
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Prisma Health University Medical GroupPiedmont, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Robert Stephen Briggs among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Robert Stephen Briggs, M.D. is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician 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 2010, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 51% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Piedmont

They are 7 of the 139 NPPES records with a practice address in Piedmont, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Clay Crosby, M.D.Piedmont, SC 296731801200522
  2. John Goldsmith, M.D.Piedmont, SC 296731275792814
  3. Quinn Hunt, MDPiedmont, SC 296731588194518
  4. Gregory Johnson, MDPiedmont, SC 296731205936556
  5. Abigail Stoker, MDPiedmont, SC 296731407478217
  6. Horace Walpole, MDPiedmont, SC 296731255307898
  7. Mark Ayers, MDSeneca, SC 296721669658753
  8. Helen Johnson-Wall, M.D.Seneca, SC 296721730151481

Common questions

What is Robert Stephen Briggs, M.D.'s NPI number?

Robert Stephen Briggs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720309313, issued on Jun 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Stephen Briggs, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1115 Wren School RD, Piedmont, SC, 29673. Phone: (864) 859-0740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Stephen Briggs, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 32877, 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 Robert Stephen Briggs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Stephen Briggs, M.D. had 1,969 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.