NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tricia L. Etheridge, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Ridgeland, SC

Tricia L. Etheridge, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ridgeland, South Carolina, and NPI 1366531162, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 19547, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366531162
Name
Tricia L. Etheridge
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
19547 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
109 S Green St, Ridgeland, SC 29936
Phone
(843) 726-6773
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 726-6778
Medicaid ID
L25587 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040722000058); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1996
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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Verify Tricia L. Etheridge 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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024

10,598 Medicare Part D claims for 815 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 63 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tricia Etheridge10,598
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate708 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium587 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium411 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium377 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium361 claims
  6. Lisinopril338 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): 75 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 score69.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%95.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $517.21

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tricia Etheridge$517.21
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sjc Medical Group IncRidgeland, SC

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

Tricia L. Etheridge among 146 general practice physician records in South Carolina

Tricia L. Etheridge, M.D. is one of 146 general practice physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 50% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 24% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 1999 among the 35 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 general practice physician records list a practice address in Ridgeland

They are 2 of the 157 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridgeland, and 146 general practice physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chatchaval Vuthiganon, MDRidgeland, SC 299361891748463
  2. Kathleen Rokavec, MDHardeeville, SC 299271164477659
  3. Jeffrey Edman, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261699910083
  4. John Parker, M.DHilton Head, SC 299261659402444
  5. James Evans, MDBluffton, SC 299101285652735
  6. Nils Foley, M.D.Ladys Island, SC 299071730221466
  7. Brittany Cozart, MDBeaufort, SC 299061881151637
  8. Kody Kleinrichert, MDBeaufort, SC 299061750976403

Common questions

What is Tricia L. Etheridge, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tricia L. Etheridge, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366531162, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tricia L. Etheridge, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 109 S Green St, Ridgeland, SC, 29936. Phone: (843) 726-6773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tricia L. Etheridge, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 19547, 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 Tricia L. Etheridge, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tricia L. Etheridge, M.D. had 10,598 Medicare Part D claims for 815 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tricia L. Etheridge, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.