Scott Michael Anfinson, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Bluffton, SC
Scott Michael Anfinson, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bluffton, South Carolina, and NPI 1285678029, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 21937, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Michael Anfinson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 21937 SC
047047 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8 Arley Way, Bluffton, SC 29910
- Phone
- (843) 815-5436
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 815-7197
- Medicaid ID
- G47047 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120426000495); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott Michael Anfinson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
547 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost301 claims
- Timolol Maleate86 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl29 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol28 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate27 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $259.38
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Charleston Neurosciences InstituteBluffton, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott Michael Anfinson among 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina
Scott Michael Anfinson, M.D. is one of 329 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina.
All 329 in South Carolina → Every provider in Bluffton → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erin Benjamin, D.O.Bluffton, SC 299101790052207
- Mark Goulas, M.D.Bluffton, SC 299101457449183
- David Remigio, M.D.Bluffton, SC 299101134201403
- Garry Binegar, M.D.Okatie, SC 299091982008439
- David Hunter, MDBluffton, SC 299091124311311
- Barry Wright, M.D.Okatie, SC 299091235317439
- Mark Siegel, M.D.Beaufort, SC 299061285614016
- Jeffrey Brown, MDBeaufort, SC 299021700444544
Common questions
What is Scott Michael Anfinson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Scott Michael Anfinson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285678029, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Michael Anfinson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Arley Way, Bluffton, SC, 29910. Phone: (843) 815-5436. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Michael Anfinson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 21937, 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 Scott Michael Anfinson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Michael Anfinson, M.D. had 547 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott Michael Anfinson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.