Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Charleston, SC
Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1457594962, issued on Apr 14, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 35573, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 35573 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1316 Rutledge Ave, Charleston, SC 29403
- Phone
- (843) 273-6532
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 306-4550
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130822000095); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1316 Rutledge Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robin Secrist, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1619318276
Verify Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 35573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 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 one group practice
- Inner Healing Charleston LLCCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns, MD is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 49% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
293 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 293 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 891 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Linda Austin, MDCharleston, SC 294031598880643
- Christine Lloyd, MDCharleston, SC 294031003814690
- Alberto Santos, MDCharleston, SC 294031134237175
- Kevin Spicer, MDCharleston, SC 294031689727463
- Calvin Bosman, M.D.Charleston, SC 294041467534370
- Billy Beck, MDCharleston, SC 294011013144005
- Eduardo Cifuentes, MDCharleston, SC 294051235161274
- Denise Cornish-McTighe, M.D.N Charleston, SC 294051891809661
Common questions
What is Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns, MD's NPI number?
Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457594962, issued on Apr 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1316 Rutledge Ave, Charleston, SC, 29403. Phone: (843) 273-6532. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 35573, 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 Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Suzanne Elizabeth Kerns, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.