NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in South Carolina

2,294 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in South Carolina, 43 per 100,000 residents, the 37th 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 3 of 46.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · method

Charleston has the most, 407

Physician Assistant records in South Carolina

  1. Ashley BauerColumbia, SC 292121265296883
  2. Aubrey Bauer, PAMt Pleasant, SC 294641962830703
  3. Anthony Baugh, PA-CSumter, SC 291501912562695
  4. Margaret Baura, PA-CRock Hill, SC 297321194158147
  5. Brooke BaussRock Hill, SC 297321366307308
  6. Danielle BazemoreSummerville, SC 294861528662368
  7. Alexander BeachCharleston, SC 294071366207557
  8. Jacie Beach, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251083393078
  9. Stephanie Beacham, PA-CClemson, SC 296311346558822
  10. Joel Beale, PAMcRd Parris Island, SC 299021427931849
  11. Katelin BealsGreenville, SC 296151295481430
  12. James Bean, APA-CConway, SC 295271104862788
  13. Peter Bean, PA-CCharleston, SC 294071336730654
  14. Makinzie BeardsleySimpsonville, SC 296811487418091
  15. James Beatty, PA-CGreenville, SC 296051659773562
  16. Sarah Beaudelaire, PAWest Columbia, SC 291701598214660
  17. Matthew Beauregard, PA-CColumbia, SC 292041881265460
  18. Leslie Beben, PASumter, SC 291501417941501
  19. Rosalind Becker, PARock Hill, SC 297321174616965
  20. Rachel Beeks, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251851861751
  21. Stephen Behan, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031225751381
  22. Melinda BehneyGreenville, SC 296051750184115
  23. Peyton Beisecker, PA-CHartsville, SC 295501689541898
  24. Michael Beliew, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295721275824617
  25. Garrett BellCharleston, SC 294251972168268
  26. Randy BellLexington, SC 290721851464200
  27. Austin BeltColumbia, SC 292031972290336
  28. Gary Benda, MPASWest Columbia, SC 291691346794732
  29. Douglas Benecke, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031366766560
  30. Rachel Bengtson, PASummerville, SC 294831174489736
  31. Skyler Benson, PAColumbia, SC 292291013770197
  32. Canisha Benton, P.AGreenville, SC 296051114132057
  33. McKenna BergerGreenville, SC 296151245195403
  34. Ryan BerlinrutColumbia, SC 292031740659309
  35. Kaylen Bernota, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061982540597
  36. Erica Berry, PA-CColumbia, SC 292011275146060
  37. Andrea BessingerCharleston, SC 294061629354857
  38. Kayleigh Betancourt, PAGreenville, SC 296071114699824
  39. Marc Betcher, PAGreenville, SC 296051861146342
  40. Joseph Bethle, PACMyrtle Beach, SC 295721235195850
  41. Megan BettisColumbia, SC 292121407322167
  42. Becki Lin Bevier, PA-CMount Pleasant, SC 294641083040984
  43. Sejal Bhula, PA-CGreenville, SC 296111164001582
  44. Brady Biederbeck, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031104663756
  45. Jill Biediger, LAT, ATCGreenville, SC 296151710378104
  46. Meghan Biggers, PA-CDaniel Island, SC 294921871821843
  47. Grayson Bingham, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031487406880
  48. Allison BirgeFlorence, SC 295061205343621
  49. Charmian Bixler, MSPAS, PA-CSullivans Island, SC 294821124483722
  50. Ashley BlackSummerville, SC 294831104471705

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 37 of 51 per resident

  1. Wyoming45
  2. Kentucky43
  3. Tennessee43
  4. South Carolina43
  5. Georgia42
  6. New Mexico40
  7. 50 states and D.C.49

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

81.4% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.9% 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 Carolina81.4%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,868 of 2,294 · 81.4% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,519 · 66.2% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more701 · 30.6% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2019 · the 1,516 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363A00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,294 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 43 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charleston has 407 of them (18%).

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. Indiana2,419
  2. Oregon2,094
  3. Connecticut2,047
  4. Kentucky1,958

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Tennessee42.9
  2. Georgia42.3
  3. Wyoming44.5
  4. Ohio45.2

The largest states

  1. New York15,555
  2. California14,451
  3. Texas10,999
  4. Florida10,257
  5. North Carolina9,279

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.