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 6 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. Mark Ross, M.D.Florence, SC 295011508869090
  2. Taylor Rossow, DOAnderson, SC 296211235591199
  3. Gail Royal, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721851310783
  4. Michael Rynne, M.D.Murrells Inlet, SC 295761902830268
  5. Richard Saunders, MDCharleston, SC 294251356353817
  6. Leslie Scarlett, M.D.N Charleston, SC 294061871676684
  7. Reinhardt Schindler, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295881245493212
  8. Scott Schultz, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261841458056
  9. Maria SchulzColumbia, SC 292031457155517
  10. Samuel Seltzer, MDFlorence, SC 295011053379107
  11. Sidney Seltzer, M.D.Charleston, SC 294061376732826
  12. Elizabeth Sharpe, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641316903214
  13. Kenneth Sharpe, MDCharleston, SC 294141013023340
  14. Harold Shaw, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071235109802
  15. Brian Shelley, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071346274453
  16. Donald Shelley, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071124099122
  17. John Siddens, D.O.Greenville, SC 296051407826993
  18. Mark Siegel, M.D.Beaufort, SC 299061285614016
  19. Brede Skillings, M.D.Murrells Inlet, SC 295761851741482
  20. Daniel Skufca, MDCamden, SC 290201336264522
  21. Carl Sloan, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721235350117
  22. Frank Sloan, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721831119262
  23. Alison Smith, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071962619304
  24. Kerry Solomon, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294641881608024
  25. R Solomon, M.D.Columbia, SC 292061366516262
  26. Galin Spicer, MDCharleston, SC 294141588627772
  27. Julie Stewart, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294661457589384
  28. Douglas Stokes, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051639127046
  29. Hunter Stokes, M.D.Florence, SC 295011588667067
  30. Mark Stokes, M.D.Florence, SC 295011013910595
  31. John Story, M.D.Lancaster, SC 297201104823384
  32. Stacy Story, MDColumbia, SC 292011447512876
  33. Ronald Teed, MDLadson, SC 294561952434110
  34. Dilip Thomas, M.D.Greenville, SC 296151689613994
  35. Allan Thompson, M.D.Easley, SC 296401396722005
  36. Charlotte Thompson, MDColumbia, SC 292011487691796
  37. John Thompson, MDLadson, SC 294561447299771
  38. Gerald Tiller, M.D.Georgetown, SC 294401881618502
  39. Reuben Tipton, III, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721336212083
  40. Alfred Tomlinson, M.D.Surfside Beach, SC 295751649229535
  41. Harry Trantham, MDGreenville, SC 296011861480477
  42. Rupalben Trivedi, MDCharleston, SC 294251811146012
  43. Edward Trudo, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011154324374
  44. Maria Turla, MDGreenville, SC 296051265424782
  45. Stephanie Turner, M.D.Greenwood, SC 296461548267800
  46. Karen Ullian, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071790783413
  47. Saujanya Vadoothker, M.D.Conway, SC 295261295170678
  48. Brian Vahjen, M.D.Greenwood, SC 296461649398579
  49. Nagavivek Vasuki, MDFlorence, SC 295011508158544
  50. Cynthia Volpe, MDColumbia, SC 292041780633891

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.