NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Moorhead, MD

Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC

Stephen Moorhead, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1477293041, issued on Mar 31, 2022. Check the license (South Carolina LL88259, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477293041
Name
Stephen Moorhead
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
LL88259 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-1414
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 171 Ashley Ave

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  5. Anne Abel, MDChild Abuse Pediatrics Physician1043328990
  6. Christina Abrams, M.D.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1376920207

Verify Stephen Moorhead 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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28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

106 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Moorhead106
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl36 claims
  2. Methocarbamol19 claims
  3. Ibuprofen17 claims
  4. Clopidogrel11 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: $527.30

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Moorhead$527.30
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Stephen Moorhead among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina

Stephen Moorhead, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 77% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

167 surgery physician records list a practice address in Charleston

They are 167 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Adams, MDCharleston, SC 294251467566968
  2. Prabhakar Baliga, MDCharleston, SC 294251255364709
  3. Sapna Bazaz, M.B.B.S, MDCharleston, SC 294251467537100
  4. Scott Bradley, MDCharleston, SC 294251346355351
  5. Thomas Byrne, MDCharleston, SC 294251972617520
  6. Denise Carneiro-Pla, MDCharleston, SC 294251144344805
  7. David Cole, MDCharleston, SC 294251649384108
  8. Fred Crawford, MDCharleston, SC 294251134233760

Common questions

What is Stephen Moorhead, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Moorhead, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477293041, issued on Mar 31, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Moorhead, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Moorhead, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL88259, 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 Moorhead, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Moorhead, MD had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.