NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Internal Medicine Physician in South Carolina

1,881 NPPES records list internal medicine physician with a practice address in South Carolina, 35 per 100,000 residents, the 34th highest rate of 51. Charleston and Columbia have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Carolina license search. Page 28 of 38.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207R00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Charleston has the most, 427

  1. Charleston427
  2. Columbia269
  3. Greenville253
  4. Spartanburg95
  5. Myrtle Beach76

Internal Medicine Physician records in South Carolina

  1. Jacqueline Pineda, M.DColumbia, SC 292091942214879
  2. Isabella PittmanGreenville, SC 296051245081348
  3. Paul Plante, MDColumbia, SC 292011508825464
  4. William Plummer, MDSeneca, SC 296721376516799
  5. Jonathan Plyler, MDCharleston, SC 294011164006508
  6. Francisco Polanco Zacarias, MDGreenwood, SC 296461053615716
  7. Taylor Polk, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295771093343584
  8. James Pollock, DOColumbia, SC 292031366292690
  9. Forrest Pommerenke, M.D.North Myrtle Beach, SC 295821952331662
  10. Paul Ponnaiya, M.D.Rock Hill, SC 297321528059672
  11. Mary Poston, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031497722367
  12. Tony Poteat, MDGreenville, SC 296071821073875
  13. Donna Potts, MDAnderson, SC 296211659401669
  14. Dana Pournaras, M.DMyrtle Beach, SC 295721205065539
  15. Bretton Powell, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261639464035
  16. Caroline Powell, MDColumbia, SC 292031386752251
  17. Brent Powers, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691710998034
  18. Heather Powers, MDColumbia, SC 292031114987955
  19. Madison PraterGreenville, SC 296051053016790
  20. James Pratt, MDColumbia, SC 292031013767334
  21. Hannah PresslerCharleston, SC 294251023907508
  22. James Principe, M.D.Georgetown, SC 294401720080278
  23. Zachary Provenzano, MDCharleston, SC 294251750126561
  24. William Pryor, M.D.Columbia, SC 292091184652554
  25. Jonathan Puchalla, MDCharleston, SC 294141427542174
  26. Krishna Pudi, MD PASimpsonville, SC 296811255443305
  27. Robert Pugh, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761407814791
  28. W. Pugh, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071770632762
  29. Zachary PulliamCharleston, SC 294251447817291
  30. Shaym Puppala, MDGreenville, SC 296071861425001
  31. Mark Purcell, DOGreenville, SC 296051639183544
  32. Kalpana Puri, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691043705841
  33. Wesley Pye, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031407056401
  34. Alexander Pyronneau, MD/PHDCharleston, SC 294011326788480
  35. Emmanuel Quaye, M.D.Lancaster, SC 297201043249949
  36. Jackie Queen, MDGreenville, SC 296051710417753
  37. Madison Quigley, MDCharleston, SC 294251336838044
  38. Ali Rabib, MDAiken, SC 298011851077374
  39. Sadia Rafi, M.D.Columbia, SC 292101245663590
  40. Mudunuri Raju, M.D.Easley, SC 296401124095484
  41. Kimberly Rakes-Stephens, M.D.Edisto Island, SC 294381457354888
  42. Riddhi Ramanlal, DOCharleston, SC 294251760056329
  43. Poornema Ramasamy, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031902920978
  44. Miguel Ramirez, M.DGreenwood, SC 296461861652323
  45. Arpit Rana, MDCharleston, SC 294251780573345
  46. Lilly Randolph, MDColumbia, SC 292041467402446
  47. Divya Rao, M.D.Greer, SC 296501851658041
  48. Promila Rao, MDColumbia, SC 292031518943000
  49. Alexandria RascoCharleston, SC 294251013692854
  50. Allan Rashford, MDCharleston, SC 294031518096296

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207R00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 34 of 51 per resident

  1. New Mexico36
  2. Georgia35
  3. Wisconsin35
  4. South Carolina35
  5. Colorado35
  6. Kansas34
  7. 50 states and D.C.44

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207R00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.7% 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 Carolina80.6%
  2. United States78.7%

Internal Medicine Physician records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,516 of 1,881 · 80.6% here, 78.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,122 · 59.6% here, 61.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more872 · 46.4% here, 55.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2006 · the 1,119 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207R00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,881 NPPES records list internal medicine physician (207R00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 35 per 100,000 residents against 44 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charleston has 427 of them (23%).

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. Louisiana1,749
  2. Colorado2,046
  3. Alabama1,705
  4. Wisconsin2,078

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Georgia35.5
  2. Kansas34.3
  3. Puerto Rico35.7
  4. Kentucky33.7

The largest states

  1. California17,696
  2. New York12,067
  3. Florida10,151
  4. Texas9,175
  5. Pennsylvania7,300

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.