NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sanford J. Hardin, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Myrtle Beach, SC

Sanford J. Hardin, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1700993250, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 1795, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; 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
1700993250
Name
Sanford J. Hardin
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
1795 SC
102396 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
945 82ND Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Phone
(843) 497-5929
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 25, 2026
Fax
(855) 723-6342
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120730000015); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 1997
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 945 82ND Pkwy

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

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  2. William Betz, MDInternal Medicine Physician1710941133
  3. Hunter ChestnutFamily Nurse Practitioner1437785888
  4. Ledy Chestnut, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629332911
  5. David Chetrit, MDRheumatology Physician1285155010
  6. Ashley Clarke, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1154997146

Verify Sanford J. Hardin 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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024

3,125 Medicare Part D claims for 583 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sanford Hardin3,125
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis283 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate238 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium219 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate185 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate182 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium140 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: $985.88

53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sanford Hardin$985.88
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Grand Strand Surgical Specialists LLCMyrtle Beach, SC
  2. Strand Physician Specialists PAMyrtle Beach, SC

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

Sanford J. Hardin among 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina

Sanford J. Hardin, PA-C is one of 493 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2014 among the 282 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina

There are 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dyllan AlfaroMyrtle Beach, SC 295721548126741
  2. Sarah BentonMyrtle Beach, SC 295721861621773
  3. Tanya Bralley, P.A.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721073667234
  4. Ronald Braughton, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295721275843906
  5. Matthew Brigmon, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295721609475284
  6. Michael Carr, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295721114108875
  7. Jessica Halford, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295721093521676
  8. Brian Loskill, P.A.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721598764037

Common questions

What is Sanford J. Hardin, PA-C's NPI number?

Sanford J. Hardin, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700993250, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sanford J. Hardin, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 945 82ND Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29572. Phone: (843) 497-5929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sanford J. Hardin, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1795, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sanford J. Hardin, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sanford J. Hardin, PA-C had 3,125 Medicare Part D claims for 583 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.