Stephen Edward Kostelic, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · West Columbia, SC
Stephen Edward Kostelic, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1285123455, issued on May 3, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina 52197, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Edward Kostelic
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 52197 SC
LL52197 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 791-2350
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2023
- Fax
- (803) 791-2520
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200828000377); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Edward Kostelic in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 52197Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
353 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
- Prednisone30 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl29 claims
- Ondansetron Odt25 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 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 one group practice
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Edward Kostelic among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Stephen Edward Kostelic, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% 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 70% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
51 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in West Columbia
They are 51 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Stephen Edward Kostelic, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Edward Kostelic, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285123455, issued on May 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Edward Kostelic, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 791-2350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Edward Kostelic, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 52197, 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 Stephen Edward Kostelic, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Edward Kostelic, MD had 353 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.