William T. Rivers, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
William T. Rivers, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1245650019, issued on Apr 21, 2014. Check the license (South Carolina 82489, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William T. Rivers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 82489 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401
- Phone
- (843) 724-2010
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 724-2005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191113001720); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 316 Calhoun St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Taylor AdamPhysician Assistant1902576929
- Mary Ann Adiong, RNRegistered Nurse1396694287
- Elizabeth Alvarez, NPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1295288421
- Andrew Anderson, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1073729711
- Selena Anderson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346737673
- Claire Andrew, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1134970049
Verify William T. Rivers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 82489Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
245 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt39 claims
- Naproxen37 claims
- Cefdinir19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Methocarbamol16 claims
- Morphine Sulfate13 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Broad River Physicians Group, LLCCharleston, SC
- Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine OF South Carolina LLCDenmark, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William T. Rivers among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
William T. Rivers, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
223 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 223 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is William T. Rivers, MD's NPI number?
William T. Rivers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245650019, issued on Apr 21, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William T. Rivers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC, 29401. Phone: (843) 724-2010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William T. Rivers, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82489, 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 T. Rivers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William T. Rivers, MD had 245 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.