William Purvis Lancaster, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC
William Purvis Lancaster, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1861787780, issued on Jun 20, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina MMD.33839 LL, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Purvis Lancaster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MMD.33839 LL SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251128000243); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Purvis Lancaster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MMD.33839 LLCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Creon15 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate12 claims
- Gattex11 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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: $340.81
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Purvis Lancaster among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
William Purvis Lancaster, M.D. is one of 647 surgery 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 2011, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 49% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
167 surgery physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 167 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
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- Scott Bradley, MDCharleston, SC 294251346355351
- Thomas Byrne, MDCharleston, SC 294251972617520
- Denise Carneiro-Pla, MDCharleston, SC 294251144344805
- David Cole, MDCharleston, SC 294251649384108
- Fred Crawford, MDCharleston, SC 294251134233760
Common questions
What is William Purvis Lancaster, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Purvis Lancaster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861787780, issued on Jun 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Purvis Lancaster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Purvis Lancaster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MMD.33839 LL, 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 Purvis Lancaster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Purvis Lancaster, M.D. had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.