NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in South Carolina

365 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in South Carolina, 6.8 per 100,000 residents, the 40th highest rate of 51. Greenville and Columbia have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Carolina license search. Page 5 of 8.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · method

Greenville has the most, 56

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in South Carolina

  1. Donald McQueen, MDRock Hill, SC 297321902889322
  2. Michael Mendelow, MDGreenville, SC 296051750329819
  3. Keith Merrill, MDCharleston, SC 294141639154651
  4. James Merritt, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791245296862
  5. Nicholas Mihelic, MDHilton Head, SC 299261982708038
  6. Edward Mikol, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761003889304
  7. James Mills, M.D.Seneca, SC 296781356301410
  8. Phillip Milner, D.O.Clinton, SC 293251396793873
  9. David Minter, MDAiken, SC 298031831140581
  10. Christel MolnarGreenville, SC 296051063152270
  11. Bryan Moon, MDGreenville, SC 296151821060336
  12. Clark Moore, MDAiken, SC 298031417928284
  13. Jackson MoorefieldGreenville, SC 296051740031756
  14. Thomas Moran, MDCharleston, SC 294251912467044
  15. Dillon Morrow, MDEasley, SC 296401407432842
  16. Janine Moseley, P.A.Columbia, SC 292031578650305
  17. Edward Mottern, M.D.Greenwood, SC 296461336554823
  18. Haley Mulera, MDColumbia, SC 292031962343376
  19. Moawiah Mustafa, MDLexington, SC 290721952939134
  20. Elizabeth Nadeau, MDCharleston, SC 294251306415823
  21. Kevin Nahigian, M.D.Columbia, SC 292231316906282
  22. Kristen Nathe, MDColumbia, SC 292031740577477
  23. Esere NesiamaColumbia, SC 292031760233001
  24. William NewtonCharleston, SC 294251629754528
  25. James Nichols, DOCamden, SC 290201194754713
  26. Dylan Nugent, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051114153236
  27. Patrick O'Callaghan, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251750792446
  28. John O'KeefeColumbia, SC 292031598405409
  29. Aran O'Malley, MDLancaster, SC 297201649386137
  30. Michael Oboyle, M.D.Greenville, SC 296151750479598
  31. Mitchell Oetken, D.O.Lancaster, SC 297201750721031
  32. Blake Ohlson, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641609097153
  33. Barry Oliver, MDColumbia, SC 292011033195029
  34. Mark Oliver, M.D.Greenwood, SC 296461235559790
  35. Julia Osborne, MDColumbia, SC 292031912523085
  36. Archie Overmann, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031144601717
  37. William Owens, M.D.Clinton, SC 293251972552719
  38. Thomas Pace, M.D.Greenville, SC 296151073601993
  39. Gregory Palutsis, MDFlorence, SC 295051295789238
  40. Efstratios Papadelis, DOMyrtle Beach, SC 295721528525367
  41. Wesley Parker, MDGreer, SC 296501508350646
  42. Derek Parshall, MDRock Hill, SC 297321225491657
  43. Subhashchandra Patel, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691891771804
  44. Lee Patterson, MDGreenwood, SC 296461710185723
  45. Richard Pectol, MDCharleston, SC 294251932885886
  46. Frank Phillips, M.D.Gaffney, SC 293401720036825
  47. Andrew Piasecki, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691881622272
  48. Mark Pierce, MDAnderson, SC 296211083839252
  49. Sarah PirkleGreenville, SC 296051871298539
  50. Brent Ponce, MDCharleston, SC 294251659358091

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 40 of 51 per resident

  1. West Virginia7.1
  2. New York6.8
  3. Georgia6.8
  4. South Carolina6.8
  5. Virginia6.8
  6. Mississippi6.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

79.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% 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 Carolina79.5%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file290 of 365 · 79.5% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file223 · 61.1% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more166 · 45.5% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2005 · the 223 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

365 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 6.8 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Greenville has 56 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. Kentucky364
  2. Connecticut348
  3. Alabama340
  4. Louisiana336

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Virginia6.8
  2. Georgia6.8
  3. New York6.8
  4. Mississippi6.7

The largest states

  1. California2,276
  2. Texas1,514
  3. Florida1,470
  4. New York1,339
  5. Pennsylvania1,253

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.