NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Rufus McGowan, D.C.

Chiropractor · Myrtle Beach, SC

William Rufus McGowan, D.C. is a chiropractor with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1831582188, issued on Mar 11, 2015. Check the license (South Carolina 4019, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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1831582188
Name
William Rufus McGowan
Credential
D.C.
Primary taxonomy
Chiropractor 111N00000X
License number
4019 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4016 River Oaks Dr, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
Phone
(970) 819-2684
Enumerated
Mar 11, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170306002064); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Life Chiropractic College, 2014
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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Also registered at 4016 River Oaks Dr

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

  1. Jack Scott, D.C.Chiropractor1487878195

Verify William Rufus McGowan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Blue Ridge Health And Spine, PLLCShallotte, NC

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

William Rufus McGowan among 1,540 chiropractor records in South Carolina

William Rufus McGowan, D.C. is one of 1,540 chiropractor records with a practice address in South Carolina. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 624 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 111N00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

46 chiropractor records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach

They are 46 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 1,540 chiropractor records in South Carolina.

The 8 chiropractor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anthony Audino, DCMyrtle Beach, SC 295791295861441
  2. Zachary Causey, DCMyrtle Beach, SC 295791013025931
  3. Jon Holt, D.C.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791083751622
  4. Neal Lange, D.C.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791194797548
  5. Matthew Lentz, D.C.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791447493671
  6. Ronald Pellicani, D.C.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791558462887
  7. Kenneth Rogers, D.C.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791811337124
  8. Jeannine Rummel, D.C.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791437443058

Common questions

What is William Rufus McGowan, D.C.'s NPI number?

William Rufus McGowan, D.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831582188, issued on Mar 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Rufus McGowan, D.C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4016 River Oaks Dr, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29579. Phone: (970) 819-2684. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Rufus McGowan, D.C.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 4019, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.