NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmology Physician in South Carolina

329 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician with a practice address in South Carolina, 6.1 per 100,000 residents, the 28th highest rate of 51. Charleston and Greenville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Carolina license search. Page 4 of 7.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207W00000X · 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, 67

  1. Charleston67
  2. Greenville47
  3. Columbia44
  4. Myrtle Beach11
  5. Florence10

Ophthalmology Physician records in South Carolina

  1. Kunal Kanitkar, M.D.Lexington, SC 290721639210925
  2. Tala Kassm, D.O.Charleston, SC 294251760800916
  3. Katie Keck, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031922441906
  4. Mark Keisler, M.D.Lexington, SC 290721023159431
  5. Alexander Kent, M.D.Charleston, SC 294031770529539
  6. Horry Kerrison, MDCharleston, SC 294011699706424
  7. John Kerrison, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141952416257
  8. Gregory King, M.D.Sumter, SC 291501780687269
  9. Lowrey King, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141962446427
  10. Peter Knowlton, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071740523604
  11. Demetrajane Kokinakis, DOPort Royal, SC 299351770579013
  12. Justin Kuiper, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071518340181
  13. John Kulze, MDCharleston, SC 294141497733794
  14. Oscar Kuruvilla, M.D.Lancaster, SC 297201861711558
  15. Joseph Lally, M.D.Charleston, SC 294031891770962
  16. Alan Leahey, MDGreenville, SC 296051023062288
  17. Corbin Lee, MDCharleston, SC 294251467296210
  18. Jae Youn Lee, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011881089571
  19. William Lee, M.D.Charleston, SC 294121952444861
  20. Nicole Legare, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641639673080
  21. Thomas Leland, MDCharleston, SC 294141528069879
  22. Lawson Lewis, MDColumbia, SC 292091558313395
  23. Carol Ling, MDColumbia, SC 292031023059458
  24. Spencer Ludlow, M.D.Columbia, SC 292071114078797
  25. Deanna Lyttle, M.DFlorence, SC 295011386890242
  26. Laura Magnuson, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251588906416
  27. George Magrath, MDCharleston, SC 294251124346648
  28. Joseph Manno, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051982910337
  29. Nicholas Marchase, M.D.Conway, SC 295261518226372
  30. Alexander Marion, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051104025584
  31. Scott Massios, MDSeneca, SC 296781982681656
  32. Thomas Mather, M.D.Ladson, SC 294561154381788
  33. Edward Mattison, M.D.Anderson, SC 296211427119122
  34. Joseph Mauriello, MDCharleston, SC 294251154404614
  35. Mark McGannon, MDOrangeburg, SC 291151538275961
  36. Alex McGaughy, M.D.Little River, SC 295661972982791
  37. Nick McLane, M.D.Greenville, SC 296151215985056
  38. Baxter McLendon, M.D.Fairfax, SC 298271033160254
  39. Michael McMullen, M.D.Orangeburg, SC 291151235450628
  40. Wilson McWilliams, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031912960212
  41. Walter Meier, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261588752802
  42. Michael Mequio, M.D.Easley, SC 296401730328410
  43. Ryan Mercer, MDColumbia, SC 292041598129298
  44. Pauline Merrill, MDGreenville, SC 296051104826841
  45. Jennifer Merritt, M.D.Little River, SC 295661710050471
  46. Stewart Miller, MDColumbia, SC 292121871592824
  47. Cole Milliken, MDCharleston, SC 294141477110799
  48. Edward Mintz, MDLexington, SC 290721629030283
  49. Samuel Montgomery, M.D.Clinton, SC 293251467488551
  50. Kelly Morris, M.D.Columbia, SC 292041538169800

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 28 of 51 per resident

  1. Ohio6.4
  2. North Carolina6.3
  3. Delaware6.3
  4. South Carolina6.1
  5. North Dakota6.0
  6. West Virginia6.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

78.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.8% 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 Carolina78.7%
  2. United States77.8%

Ophthalmology Physician records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file259 of 329 · 78.7% here, 77.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file219 · 66.6% here, 65.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more179 · 54.4% here, 63.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2002 · the 219 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

329 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician (207W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 6.1 per 100,000 residents against 6.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charleston has 67 of them (20%).

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. Connecticut336
  2. Oregon322
  3. Colorado338
  4. Missouri342

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Dakota6.0
  2. West Virginia6.0
  3. Delaware6.3
  4. Nebraska5.9

The largest states

  1. California2,899
  2. New York1,822
  3. Florida1,581
  4. Texas1,514
  5. Pennsylvania1,088

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.