NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Asbury Stephens, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Hampton, SC

William Asbury Stephens, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hampton, South Carolina, and NPI 1659357739, issued on Dec 20, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 593, 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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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659357739
Name
William Asbury Stephens
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
593 SC
A593 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
305 Elm St W, Hampton, SC 29924
Phone
(803) 943-4311
Enumerated
Dec 20, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2025
Fax
(912) 927-0267
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.
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Also registered at 305 Elm St W

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

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  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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55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,283 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. William Stephens1,283
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Clobetasol Propionate216 claims
  2. Triamcinolone Acetonide199 claims
  3. Hydrocortisone127 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate92 claims
  5. Ketoconazole90 claims
  6. Hydroxyzine Hcl71 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score17.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $583.45

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Stephens$583.45
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

William Asbury Stephens among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina

William Asbury Stephens, PA-C is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hampton

They are 3 of the 51 NPPES records with a practice address in Hampton, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hailey Owens, PAHampton, SC 299241669163242
  2. Michelle Young, PA-CHampton, SC 299241588160121
  3. Marissa Barrett-D'AmicoHilton Head Island, SC 299261366176679
  4. Kristen Clark, PA-CHilton Head Island, SC 299261245769850
  5. Ashley Coleman, PAHilton Head Island, SC 299261710366372
  6. Kristina Ford, PAHilton Head Island, SC 299261780603985
  7. Jessica Harpell, PAHilton Head, SC 299261891493284
  8. Kelly Latta, PAHilton Head, SC 299261932579836

Common questions

What is William Asbury Stephens, PA-C's NPI number?

William Asbury Stephens, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659357739, issued on Dec 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Asbury Stephens, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 Elm St W, Hampton, SC, 29924. Phone: (803) 943-4311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Asbury Stephens, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 593, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does William Asbury Stephens, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Asbury Stephens, PA-C had 1,283 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Asbury Stephens, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 30.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.