NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Melissa Shefter, FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Conway, SC

Sara Melissa Shefter, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Conway, South Carolina, and NPI 1861063679, issued on Jul 3, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina 28268, 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
1861063679
Name
Sara Melissa Shefter
Credential
FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
28268 SC
R214872 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
834 Farrar Dr, Conway, SC 29526
Phone
(843) 347-9487
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2021
Record last updated
Jan 14, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240605003877); accepts 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 834 Farrar Dr

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

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  5. Shernika Sheffield, AGPC-NP-CNurse Practitioner1447848544

Verify Sara Melissa Shefter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
    Search for license 28268    Check the board
  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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

34 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sara Shefter34
  2. Specialty average1,305

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: $402.11

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Shefter$402.11
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Coastal Kidney Center PAMytle Beach, SC

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

Sara Melissa Shefter among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Sara Melissa Shefter, FNP-BC is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner 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 2021, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 69% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

60 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Conway

They are 60 of the 1,257 NPPES records with a practice address in Conway, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

All 4,320 in South Carolina → Every provider in Conway → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cynthia Abachnou, APRNConway, SC 295261225149511
  2. Brandi Barnhill, APRNConway, SC 295261932455482
  3. Sandra Bremner, FNPConway, SC 295261699722884
  4. Pansy Cooper, APRNConway, SC 295261215046339
  5. Colleen Farley, FNP-BCConway, SC 295261295780468
  6. Ashley Gibbs, FNP-BCConway, SC 295261881958239
  7. Cynthia Hamilton, FNP-BCConway, SC 295261952488355
  8. Heather Harden, ACNPConway, SC 295261154671204

Common questions

What is Sara Melissa Shefter, FNP-BC's NPI number?

Sara Melissa Shefter, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861063679, issued on Jul 3, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Melissa Shefter, FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 834 Farrar Dr, Conway, SC, 29526. Phone: (843) 347-9487. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Melissa Shefter, FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 28268, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sara Melissa Shefter, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Melissa Shefter, FNP-BC had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.