NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Medical Physician Assistant in South Carolina

493 NPPES records list medical physician assistant with a practice address in South Carolina, 9 per 100,000 residents, the 35th 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 5 of 10.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363AM0700X · 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, 75

  1. Charleston75
  2. Columbia60
  3. Greenville35
  4. North Charleston24
  5. Myrtle Beach18

Medical Physician Assistant records in South Carolina

  1. Chandler Hunt, PA CGreenville, SC 296071669565768
  2. Laquette Hunter, PASumter, SC 291501861772808
  3. Kristin Huntley, PA-CFlorence, SC 295011972160984
  4. Virginia Hyatt, PA-CIrmo, SC 290631720273451
  5. Paul Jacques, PAN Charleston, SC 294051295749943
  6. Maya JamesMoncks Corner, SC 294611760037360
  7. Olivia Jandl, PA-CMount Pleasant, SC 294661417604190
  8. Alison Johnson, PA-CColumbia, SC 292011639572308
  9. Jennifer Johnson, PA-CPawleys Island, SC 295851760588388
  10. Lindsay Johnson, PAMyrtle Beach, SC 295791972988590
  11. Lori Johnson, PASummerville, SC 294831437554425
  12. Caitlin Jordan, PA-CLake City, SC 295601831745710
  13. Ebony Joyner, PA-CSumter, SC 291501861870065
  14. Emma Jusseaume, PA-CFort Mill, SC 297081285055657
  15. Laura Justen, PALancaster, SC 297201154669364
  16. Courtney Justice, PA-CSummerville, SC 294861700547411
  17. Susan Kaminski, PA-CConway, SC 295261619004801
  18. James Keen, PA-CElgin, SC 290451447976154
  19. Sarette Kelley, PA-CMount Pleasant, SC 294641760804256
  20. Christopher Kelly, PA-CGreenville, SC 296111568745636
  21. Mary Kent, PARock Hill, SC 297321699832147
  22. Ebony Kerlin, PA-CAiken, SC 298011932683711
  23. Justin Kernodle, PA-CCharleston, SC 294141477995470
  24. Lisa Kessler, PABeaufort, SC 299021649390667
  25. Nicole Ketchin, PACMt Pleasant, SC 294641093741613
  26. Ricky Kidman, PA-CAynor, SC 295111962466532
  27. Lona Kile, PA-CGreenwood, SC 296461902983364
  28. Sarah Kimble, PA-CCharleston, SC 294011528244308
  29. Karisa Kindy, PA-CSimpsonville, SC 296801013439421
  30. Ashley Kinney, PA-CColumbia, SC 292031538417977
  31. Margaret Kinney, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071992802375
  32. Abbie Kirby, PASumter, SC 291501750610457
  33. Claire Kirkpatrick, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061699000471
  34. Eugene Kistler, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071073618880
  35. Monty Kitchens, PA-CMc Cormick, SC 298351740255827
  36. Kristen Koch, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293071356653968
  37. Jayne Koehler, PA-CLexington, SC 290721093967887
  38. Daniel Koele, PAMullins, SC 295741528028602
  39. Dean Kot, PA-CCamden, SC 290201114431301
  40. Brandon Kryak, PA-CGreenville, SC 296011316475619
  41. Phyllis Kutch, PA-CMauldin, SC 296621821144304
  42. Melissa Kynoski, PA-CCharleston, SC 294011306294954
  43. Alexander Lapierre, PA-CMurrells Inlet, SC 295761871348623
  44. Gabriella Leary, PA-CSurfside Beach, SC 295751124740865
  45. Sarah Ledford, PAEdgefield, SC 298241821143926
  46. Madeline Lee, PAMt Pleasant, SC 294641356096994
  47. Melissa Lee, P.A.Charleston, SC 294141144254855
  48. Karla Lester, PA-CEasley, SC 296421689612152
  49. Lance Lewandowski, PACharleston, SC 294011023100179
  50. Brenda Ligon, MPA-CColumbia, SC 292041003822693

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AM0700X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 35 of 51 per resident

  1. South Dakota10
  2. Nevada10
  3. Kansas9
  4. South Carolina9
  5. California9
  6. Tennessee9
  7. 50 states and D.C.12

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AM0700X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

79.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 74.0% 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 Carolina79.7%
  2. United States74.0%

Medical Physician Assistant records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file393 of 493 · 79.7% here, 74.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file282 · 57.2% here, 54.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more234 · 47.5% here, 54.7% nationally
  • Median graduation year2014 · the 282 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363AM0700X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

493 NPPES records list medical physician assistant (363AM0700X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 9 per 100,000 residents against 12 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charleston has 75 of them (15%).

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. Oklahoma513
  2. Minnesota459
  3. Indiana405
  4. Utah373

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Kansas9.5
  2. California8.7
  3. Tennessee8.6
  4. New Jersey8.5

The largest states

  1. Pennsylvania3,897
  2. New York3,670
  3. California3,376
  4. Florida2,776
  5. Texas2,146

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.