Shannon Louise Michaels Areford, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Columbia, SC
Shannon Louise Michaels Areford, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1639681174, issued on Oct 24, 2017. Check the license with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shannon Louise Michaels Areford
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0010-08878 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-6350
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190404002800); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shannon Louise Michaels Areford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Carolina Medicorp Enterprises LLCCharlotte, NC
- Wake Forest Emergency ProvidersBurlington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shannon Louise Michaels Areford among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina
Shannon Louise Michaels Areford, PA-C is one of 2,294 physician assistant 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 2017, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 43% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 363A00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
247 physician assistant records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 247 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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- Karin Duffy, PA-CColumbia, SC 292031780638643
- Gregory Furness, PACColumbia, SC 292031134129174
- Christina Harman, PAColumbia, SC 292031659360691
- Anne Hendrix, P.A.Columbia, SC 292031013982917
- Stephanie Kimbrough, PAColumbia, SC 292031144295528
Common questions
What is Shannon Louise Michaels Areford, PA-C's NPI number?
Shannon Louise Michaels Areford, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639681174, issued on Oct 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shannon Louise Michaels Areford, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-6350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shannon Louise Michaels Areford, PA-C's license?
Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shannon Louise Michaels Areford, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shannon Louise Michaels Areford, PA-C had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.