NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in South Carolina

14 NPPES records list pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in South Carolina, 0.3 per 100,000 residents, the 17th highest rate of 48. Charleston and Columbia have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Carolina license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207XP3100X · 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, 4

  1. Charleston4
  2. Columbia4
  3. Greenville4
  4. Florence1
  5. Summerville1

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in South Carolina

  1. Michael Beckish, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051851341259
  2. Franklin Gettys, MDGreenville, SC 296051013175322
  3. Thomas Gibson, D.O.Greenville, SC 296051992867634
  4. Albert Gilpin, MDFlorence, SC 295061407829492
  5. Richard Gross, MDCharleston, SC 294251720002850
  6. Michael Horan, MS, MDColumbia, SC 292031659535706
  7. Christopher Hydorn, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031902938053
  8. David Lazarus, MDGreenville, SC 296051306162375
  9. Ronald Lewis, MDSummerville, SC 294851932199643
  10. Mark Locke, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031962470849
  11. Robert Murphy, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251477797140
  12. Frederick Piehl, M.DColumbia, SC 292011366443632
  13. Sara Vannortwick, MDCharleston, SC 294251952657827
  14. Norman Ward, MDCharleston, SC 294251215321658

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207XP3100X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 17 of 48 per resident

  1. Kentucky0.3
  2. Texas0.3
  3. New York0.3
  4. South Carolina0.3
  5. Virginia0.3
  6. Arizona0.2
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.3

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207XP3100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

85.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 72.4% 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 Carolina85.7%
  2. United States72.4%

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file12 of 14 · 85.7% here, 72.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file9 · 64.3% here, 36.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more12 · 85.7% here, 53.5% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207XP3100X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

14 NPPES records list pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician (207XP3100X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 0.3 per 100,000 residents against 0.3 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charleston has 4 of them (29%).

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. Georgia14
  2. Kentucky15
  3. Michigan15
  4. Oregon15

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Virginia0.3
  2. Arizona0.2
  3. New York0.3
  4. Pennsylvania0.2

The largest states

  1. Texas93
  2. Florida89
  3. California76
  4. New York58
  5. Ohio57

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.