NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sandra Buffkin, DC

Chiropractor · Myrtle Beach, SC

Sandra Buffkin, DC is a chiropractor with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1467950428, issued on Jan 24, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina 4392, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1467950428
Name
Sandra Buffkin
Credential
DC
Primary taxonomy
Chiropractor 111N00000X
License numbers
4392 SC
CH12391 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3448 Forestbrook RD, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
Phone
(843) 236-9810
Enumerated
Jan 24, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 14, 2024
Fax
(843) 236-3702
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231202000051); may accept Medicare assignment
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 3448 Forestbrook RD

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

  1. Gray Beaulieu, DCChiropractor1114423423
  2. Tori Ritchie, P.C.Chiropractor1922077676

Verify Sandra Buffkin in five checks

  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Holistic HavenMyrtle Beach, SC

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

Sandra Buffkin among 1,540 chiropractor records in South Carolina

Sandra Buffkin, DC is one of 1,540 chiropractor records with a practice address in South Carolina. 16% 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 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 624 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 111N00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

46 chiropractor records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach

They are 46 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 1,540 chiropractor records in South Carolina.

The 8 chiropractor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gray Beaulieu, DCMyrtle Beach, SC 295881114423423
  2. Jason Bell, D.C.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881083761886
  3. Steven Hannigan, D.C.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881821216938
  4. Robert Pettis, MD, DC, PHDMyrtle Beach, SC 295881518126937
  5. Tori Ritchie, P.C.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881922077676
  6. Tyler Styche, DCMyrtle Beach, SC 295881972199438
  7. Neil Fico, DCPawleys Island, SC 295851932116811
  8. Richard Lacey, D.C.Pawleys Island, SC 295851962450403

Common questions

What is Sandra Buffkin, DC's NPI number?

Sandra Buffkin, DC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467950428, issued on Jan 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sandra Buffkin, DC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3448 Forestbrook RD, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29588. Phone: (843) 236-9810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sandra Buffkin, DC's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 4392, 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.