NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Bratcher Thacker, APRN

Gerontology Nurse Practitioner · Pawleys Island, SC

Sara Bratcher Thacker, APRN is a gerontology nurse practitioner with a practice address in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and NPI 1720521917, issued on Nov 21, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina 20600, 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
1720521917
Name
Sara Bratcher Thacker
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 363LG0600X
License number
20600 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14866 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Phone
(843) 235-0760
Enumerated
Nov 21, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 235-3026
Medicaid ID
NP4343 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170313001965); accepts Medicare assignment
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 14866 Ocean Hwy

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

  1. Catherine Gallier, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1861890477
  2. Jenna Gordon, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376297630
  3. Ruta Rimkiene, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972795516

Verify Sara Bratcher Thacker 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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4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gerontology nurse practitioner in 2024

6,620 Medicare Part D claims for 545 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,369 among the 6,165 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sara Thacker6,620
  2. Specialty average1,369

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium472 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium274 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium250 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate219 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium212 claims
  6. Lisinopril201 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: $138.87

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 3,903 providers of this specialty with any payment received $742.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Thacker$138.87
  2. Specialty average$742.05

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. Palmetto Primary Care Physicians LLCPawleys Island, SC

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

Sara Bratcher Thacker among 184 gerontology nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Sara Bratcher Thacker, APRN is one of 184 gerontology nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 24% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 24% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LG0600X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers in South Carolina

There are 184 gerontology nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

All 184 in South Carolina → Every provider in Pawleys Island → Gerontology Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 gerontology nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashley MaiettaMyrtle Beach, SC 295881700610706
  2. Amanda Copeland, NPMyrtle Beach, SC 295771417490640
  3. Ingrid RichardsonMurrells Inlet, SC 295761568384816
  4. Marie Erisme, DNPMyrtle Beach, SC 295721285433235
  5. Mary Griffith, MSN, RN, GNP-BC, ACHMyrtle Beach, SC 295721548596042
  6. April McHughMyrtle Beach, SC 295721881287530
  7. Lyndzy MorrisMyrtle Beach, SC 295721801783972
  8. Nancy Tansey, MS, APRN-GNPMyrtle Beach, SC 295721578518429

Common questions

What is Sara Bratcher Thacker, APRN's NPI number?

Sara Bratcher Thacker, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720521917, issued on Nov 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Bratcher Thacker, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14866 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC, 29585. Phone: (843) 235-0760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Bratcher Thacker, APRN's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 20600, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sara Bratcher Thacker, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Bratcher Thacker, APRN had 6,620 Medicare Part D claims for 545 beneficiaries; the average among gerontology nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,369. 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.