Valerie Ann Sinkler, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · North Charleston, SC
Valerie Ann Sinkler, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in North Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1508029885, issued on Jul 7, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 29785, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Ann Sinkler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 29785 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9330 Medical Plaza Dr, North Charleston, SC 29406
- Phone
- (843) 847-3225
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 297851 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100813000409); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie Ann Sinkler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29785Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
339 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium37 claims
- Breo Ellipta26 claims
- Allopurinol24 claims
- Levetiracetam23 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl18 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate15 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: $206.05
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Southeastern Hospitalist Services PCCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Ann Sinkler among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Valerie Ann Sinkler, M.D. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 family medicine physician records list a practice address in North Charleston
They are 44 of the 1,964 NPPES records with a practice address in North Charleston, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Valerie Ann Sinkler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Valerie Ann Sinkler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508029885, issued on Jul 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Ann Sinkler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9330 Medical Plaza Dr, North Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 847-3225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Ann Sinkler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 29785, 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 Valerie Ann Sinkler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Ann Sinkler, M.D. had 339 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.