NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neurological Surgery Physician in South Carolina

127 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician with a practice address in South Carolina, 2.4 per 100,000 residents, the 33rd 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 3 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207T00000X · 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, 49

  1. Charleston49
  2. Columbia18
  3. Greenville18
  4. Spartanburg8
  5. Florence6

Neurological Surgery Physician records in South Carolina

  1. David Semenoff, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011407877210
  2. Donald Shields, M.D., PH.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031962460907
  3. Stanley Skarli, MDColumbia, SC 292031326144049
  4. Coulter Small, MDCharleston, SC 294251699451294
  5. Arthur Smith, MDPiedmont, SC 296731629000856
  6. James Smith, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721750676524
  7. Tyler Sparks, MDGreenville, SC 296051891144044
  8. Alejandro Spiotta, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251346417359
  9. John Steichen, MDCharleston, SC 294141053371328
  10. David Straus, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031467680678
  11. Robert Stuart, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141770734675
  12. Raymond Sweet, MDColumbia, SC 292031942269345
  13. Istvan Takacs, MDCharleston, SC 294251679528434
  14. Charles Toussaint, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691730368499
  15. Matthew Triano, MDCharleston, SC 294251649847682
  16. Earl Troup, MDGreenville, SC 296051326085903
  17. Mike Tyler, MD,Ladson, SC 294561750348371
  18. William Vandergrift, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251841377348
  19. Jan Vargas Machaj, MDGreenville, SC 296051225323488
  20. Abhay Varma, MDCharleston, SC 294251235183161
  21. Joseph Vasas, MDCharleston, SC 294251437905254
  22. William Warmath, MDCharleston, SC 294251902851785
  23. Sharon Webb, M.D.Greenville, SC 296011720205016
  24. Timothy Webb, MD, MSCCharleston, SC 294251437775376
  25. James Wiginton, DOGreenville, SC 296051871947853
  26. Jamie Wilson, MDCharleston, SC 294251164057808
  27. Ward Worthington, MDFlorence, SC 295051952372138

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 33 of 51 per resident

  1. Kentucky2.5
  2. Oklahoma2.4
  3. California2.4
  4. South Carolina2.4
  5. Idaho2.3
  6. Maine2.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

83.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.8% 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 Carolina83.5%
  2. United States78.8%

Neurological Surgery Physician records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file106 of 127 · 83.5% here, 78.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file80 · 63.0% here, 65.8% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more60 · 47.2% here, 52.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2005 · the 80 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207T00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

127 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician (207T00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 2.4 per 100,000 residents against 2.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charleston has 49 of them (39%).

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. Indiana125
  2. Louisiana132
  3. Oregon134
  4. Kentucky111

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. California2.4
  2. Idaho2.3
  3. Maine2.3
  4. Oklahoma2.4

The largest states

  1. California929
  2. Texas669
  3. Florida644
  4. New York529
  5. Pennsylvania447

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.