NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sophia Stephanie Urban, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC

Sophia Stephanie Urban, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1790278703, issued on Jun 13, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina LL52653, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790278703
Name
Sophia Stephanie Urban
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
LL52653 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
165 Ashley Ave # Msc917, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-0435
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230921002054); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2018
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 165 Ashley Ave # Msc917

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

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Verify Sophia Stephanie Urban in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

334 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 201 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sophia Urban334
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl76 claims
  2. Morphine Sulfate Er39 claims
  3. Hydromorphone Hcl27 claims
  4. Methylphenidate Hcl22 claims
  5. Mirtazapine17 claims
  6. Morphine Sulfate15 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score60.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC

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

Sophia Stephanie Urban among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Sophia Stephanie Urban, MD 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 2018, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sujeev Bains, MDCharleston, SC 294251609889989
  2. Elisha Brownfield, MDCharleston, SC 294251639287683
  3. Ernest Clyburn, MDCharleston, SC 294251235247271
  4. Kimberly Davis, MDCharleston, SC 294251366550311
  5. John Feussner, MDCharleston, SC 294251689782534
  6. Jennifer Goldstein, MDCharleston, SC 294251164472593
  7. Robert Ishak, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251295727790
  8. Brad Keith, MDCharleston, SC 294251578671442

Common questions

What is Sophia Stephanie Urban, MD's NPI number?

Sophia Stephanie Urban, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790278703, issued on Jun 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sophia Stephanie Urban, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 165 Ashley Ave # Msc917, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-0435. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sophia Stephanie Urban, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL52653, 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 Sophia Stephanie Urban, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sophia Stephanie Urban, MD had 334 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sophia Stephanie Urban, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.