Robert L. Elder, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hartsville, SC
Robert L. Elder, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hartsville, South Carolina, and NPI 1154353787, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 17991, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert L. Elder
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 17991 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 Medical Park Dr, Hartsville, SC 29550
- Phone
- (843) 383-2273
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 383-9476
- Medicaid ID
- T19593 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080529000204); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert L. Elder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17991Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
21,154 Medicare Part D claims for 748 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 1,773 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam969 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen781 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium568 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium566 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate531 claims
- Omeprazole511 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: $3,366.41
210 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Mcleod Health CherawCheraw, SC · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Mcleod Physician Associates IICheraw, SC
- SC House Calls IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Robert L. Elder among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Robert L. Elder, M.D. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hartsville
They are 16 of the 379 NPPES records with a practice address in Hartsville, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Robert L. Elder, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert L. Elder, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154353787, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert L. Elder, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 Medical Park Dr, Hartsville, SC, 29550. Phone: (843) 383-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert L. Elder, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 17991, 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 L. Elder, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert L. Elder, M.D. had 21,154 Medicare Part D claims for 748 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.