Vernetta H. Jacobs, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC
Vernetta H. Jacobs, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1285726935, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 21544, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vernetta H. Jacobs
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 21544 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6439 Garners Ferry RD, Columbia, SC 29209
- Phone
- (803) 776-4000
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (803) 695-6795
- Medicaid ID
- 190166 SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6439 Garners Ferry RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vernetta H. Jacobs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21544Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam21 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine21 claims
- Carbamazepine13 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate Er12 claims
- Risperidone12 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.
Vernetta H. Jacobs among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Vernetta H. Jacobs, 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 41% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Charles Flake, MDColumbia, SC 292091053427393
- Paul Fredette, M.D.Columbia, SC 292091831283647
- Matthew Gaskins, MDColumbia, SC 292091669784674
- Katherine Larson, D.O.Columbia, SC 292091669794749
- Frank Pechal, M.D.Columbia, SC 292091003913088
- Jesse Raley, M.D.Columbia, SC 292091851422422
Common questions
What is Vernetta H. Jacobs, MD's NPI number?
Vernetta H. Jacobs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285726935, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vernetta H. Jacobs, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6439 Garners Ferry RD, Columbia, SC, 29209. Phone: (803) 776-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vernetta H. Jacobs, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 21544, 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 Vernetta H. Jacobs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vernetta H. Jacobs, MD had 107 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.