Scott Joseph Esckilsen
Internal Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Scott Joseph Esckilsen is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1598385965, issued on Apr 25, 2020. Check the license (South Carolina 90356, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Joseph Esckilsen
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 90356 SC
261256 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave Apt 414, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 876-4269
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241014002140); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott Joseph Esckilsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 90356Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
184 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine23 claims
- Loperamide16 claims
- Xifaxan15 claims
- Omeprazole14 claims
- Carvedilol13 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: $13.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- South Carolina Group Services, LLCMount Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott Joseph Esckilsen among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Scott Joseph Esckilsen is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
427 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 427 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Scott Joseph Esckilsen's NPI number?
Scott Joseph Esckilsen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598385965, issued on Apr 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Joseph Esckilsen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave Apt 414, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 876-4269. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Joseph Esckilsen's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 90356, 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 Joseph Esckilsen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Joseph Esckilsen had 184 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.