NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Harrison Gaines, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Charleston, SC

William Harrison Gaines, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1104503226, issued on Jun 30, 2023. Check the license (South Carolina LL90425, 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
1104503226
Name
William Harrison Gaines
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
LL90425 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-1414
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2023
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2023
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 171 Ashley Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Andrea Abbott, MDSurgical Oncology Physician1245473354
  2. Miguel Abboud, MDPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1619292851
  3. Ahmed Abdelkader, MD, PHDNephrology Physician1629743000
  4. Mohamed Abdelwahab, MDOtolaryngology Physician1528679768
  5. Anne Abel, MDChild Abuse Pediatrics Physician1043328990
  6. Christina Abrams, M.D.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1376920207

Verify William Harrison Gaines in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license LL90425
    Check the board
  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
Open the South Carolina license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024

53 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. William Gaines53
  2. Specialty average402

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.

William Harrison Gaines among 787 anesthesiology physician records in South Carolina

William Harrison Gaines, MD is one of 787 anesthesiology 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 2023, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% 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 207L00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

345 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Charleston

They are 345 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 787 anesthesiology physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Calvert Alpert, MDCharleston, SC 294251992813935
  2. Melinda Bailey, MDCharleston, SC 294251295843142
  3. Jesse Baker, MDCharleston, SC 294251548378581
  4. Grayce Davis, MDCharleston, SC 294251518075472
  5. Larry Field, MDCharleston, SC 294251326060385
  6. Jay Gottesman, MDCharleston, SC 294251881702827
  7. Orin Guidry, MDCharleston, SC 294251396793253
  8. Susan Harvey, MDCharleston, SC 294251104934140

Common questions

What is William Harrison Gaines, MD's NPI number?

William Harrison Gaines, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104503226, issued on Jun 30, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Harrison Gaines, 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 William Harrison Gaines, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL90425, 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 William Harrison Gaines, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Harrison Gaines, MD had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.