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 7 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. Erika Nager Rakhar, P.A.-CRock Hill, SC 297321053342261
  2. Kate Nattier, PA-CSimpsonville, SC 296801326340720
  3. Amanda Nichols, PA-CSummerville, SC 294851750687091
  4. Katie Nickerson, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061720358070
  5. Ellen Norman, PA-CGreenville, SC 296151881780369
  6. Marion Novak, P.A.Walterboro, SC 294881578562039
  7. Joseph O'Neal, PAMyrtle Beach, SC 295791255704623
  8. Sarah O'Neill, PAMount Pleasant, SC 294641700400728
  9. Brian Obenza, PA-CMt Pleasant, SC 294641053613786
  10. Tasha Odell, PA-CColumbia, SC 292091811513971
  11. Angela Oduro, PA-CFlorence, SC 295011871227322
  12. Prudence Olsen, PA-CSurfside Beach, SC 295751619228145
  13. Constantina Panos, P.A.-C.Charleston, SC 294011952357899
  14. Cameron Pappas, PAGreenville, SC 296051104579986
  15. Hannah Parker, PA-CSumter, SC 291501326536152
  16. Taylor Parker, PA-CCharleston, SC 294141487023263
  17. Cassandra Parra-Ferro, PA-CIrmo, SC 290631649607656
  18. Christopher Pase, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071790813525
  19. Dipika Patel, PAAnderson, SC 296211508873266
  20. Sava Patel, PAHartsville, SC 295501003688664
  21. James Patterson, P.A.Conway, SC 295261790774651
  22. Bryce Paull, PAMurrells Inlet, SC 295761679944839
  23. Rachel Paull, PAMurrells Inlet, SC 295761689126617
  24. Jennifer Peelman, PA-CRock Hill, SC 297321992057285
  25. Joyce Perkins, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071154426898
  26. Gregory Pfeninger, PA CCharleston, SC 294011295704906
  27. Raina Philhower, PA-CKingstree, SC 295561326614363
  28. Courtney Phillips, PA-CEasley, SC 296401316273626
  29. Kimberly Pierce, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031255721395
  30. Susana Pierson-Skoog, P.A.-CGreenville, SC 296071629265384
  31. Jeffrey Pike, PAN Charleston, SC 294181689825895
  32. Alexis Pinnell, PAHilton Head, SC 299261578110474
  33. Matthew Pinto, PA-CBeaufort, SC 299021609847508
  34. Brooke Plewinski, PACharleston, SC 294921902068984
  35. Anthony Poole, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTCharleston, SC 294251295967800
  36. Crystal Poole, PANorth Charleston, SC 294051881844363
  37. Shannon Pop, PANorth Charleston, SC 294061811616808
  38. Catherine Poston, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295881871844183
  39. Elizabeth Powell, PAMt Pleasant, SC 294661740433440
  40. Lindsay Powell, PAFlorence, SC 295061285820738
  41. Jennifer Preston, P.A.Charleston, SC 294251326280124
  42. Jesse Price, PA-CMt Pleasant, SC 294641093091761
  43. Susan Price, PA-CCharleston, SC 294141962772616
  44. Mark Principe, PA-CMt Pleasant, SC 294641023017993
  45. Meredith Provost, PA-CSumter, SC 291501699026930
  46. Mallory ProzziFlorence, SC 295051942064555
  47. Sarah Pryor, PACharleston, SC 294251841525482
  48. Stacy Pye, PA-CColumbia, SC 292011801107115
  49. Amanda Pyles, PA-CNorth Augusta, SC 298411366878969
  50. Rose Rader, PAMoncks Corner, SC 294611982791414

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.