NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Geriatric Pharmacist in South Carolina

30 NPPES records list geriatric pharmacist with a practice address in South Carolina, 0.6 per 100,000 residents, the 10th highest rate of 50. Columbia and Charleston have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Carolina license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 1835G0303X · method

Geriatric Pharmacist records in South Carolina

  1. Ernest Armstrong, RPH,CGPChapin, SC 290361871658344
  2. Michael Behrens, PHARM.D.Summerville, SC 294861659664233
  3. Jeanine Blakely, RPHGeorgetown, SC 294401679357545
  4. Vicki Boozer, RPHColumbia, SC 292011326111097
  5. Timothy Burke, R.PH., FASCP, CGPHilton Head Island, SC 299261619048121
  6. Marie Burns, RPH.Columbia, SC 292011437229002
  7. Andrea Bussey, RPH, PHARMD, CGPNorth Augusta, SC 298601356344873
  8. Ashley Castelvecchi, PHARMDGreenville, SC 296051194962456
  9. Mark Coggins, PHARM.D., CGP, FASCPInman, SC 293491922174481
  10. Youssef Elaffy, PHARM-D, CGPWalhalla, SC 296911568861136
  11. James Hammett, R.PH., CGP, FASCPSpartanburg, SC 293011174699029
  12. James Hammond, BSPHARMSummerville, SC 294831881022580
  13. Stephanie Harrelson, PHARMDEasley, SC 296401194555441
  14. Cheryl Hartvigsen, RPHColumbia, SC 292031891830642
  15. John Hinton, PHARM.DCharleston, SC 294031679103105
  16. Allen Horne, RPHColumbia, SC 292011487729745
  17. Mario Machado, PHARM.D.Spartanburg, SC 293011265891535
  18. John Marsh, RPHColumbia, SC 292011982786331
  19. Lois McCracken, RPHSumter, SC 291501871643874
  20. John Owen, LICENSED PHARMACISTColumbia, SC 292091639223035
  21. James Palmer, PHARMDCharleston, SC 294071730651845
  22. Milind PatelGreer, SC 296501073862264
  23. Leslie Phillips, PHARMDColumbia, SC 292051154663698
  24. Mike Rast, P.D. FASCPHartsville, SC 295501598814683
  25. Heather Sharpe, PHARMDGeorgetown, SC 294401306018999
  26. Svetlana Starikova, PHARMDGreenville, SC 296051902116684
  27. Ronald Tapp, RPHLongs, SC 295681235483272
  28. Janet Thames, PHARM.DBlythewood, SC 290161295932051
  29. Martin Turanec, RPHColumbia, SC 292011144391558
  30. Lisa Walker, RPHColumbia, SC 292011538231980

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1835G0303X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 10 of 50 per resident

  1. Iowa0.6
  2. Kansas0.6
  3. West Virginia0.6
  4. South Carolina0.6
  5. South Dakota0.5
  6. Tennessee0.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1835G0303X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

3.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 2.6% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. South Carolina3.3%
  2. United States2.6%

Geriatric Pharmacist records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file1 of 30 · 3.3% here, 2.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more27 · 90.0% here, 79.1% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 1835G0303X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

30 NPPES records list geriatric pharmacist (1835G0303X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 0.6 per 100,000 residents against 0.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Columbia has 9 of them (30%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Washington30
  2. Missouri29
  3. Maryland28
  4. Arizona27

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. West Virginia0.6
  2. Kansas0.6
  3. Tennessee0.5
  4. Iowa0.6

The largest states

  1. California108
  2. New York93
  3. Pennsylvania80
  4. Florida77
  5. Texas67

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.