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 31 of 46.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · 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, 407

  1. Charleston407
  2. Greenville305
  3. Columbia247
  4. Spartanburg124
  5. Myrtle Beach86

Physician Assistant records in South Carolina

  1. Scotlyn PattersonGreenville, SC 296051740891357
  2. Wesley Patterson, PA-CGreenwood, SC 296461295127504
  3. Wilhelmenia Patterson, PAFlorence, SC 295061467019018
  4. Colleen Patton, PABluffton, SC 299101902160930
  5. Benjamin Paulin, PA-CColumbia, SC 292031508386566
  6. David Pavlakovich, PA-CColumbia, SC 292041881800654
  7. Bridgette PayneSummerville, SC 294851245480466
  8. Jack Payne, PA-CSummerville, SC 294861548021801
  9. Maleena Payne, PA-CLake Wylie, SC 297101831972173
  10. Amberlee Peace, PAGreenville, SC 296011962863464
  11. Emily Peacock, PA-CLadson, SC 294561164112389
  12. Morgan Pearman, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251881095743
  13. Allison Peart, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061598585861
  14. Jennifer Pedersen, PA-CGreenville, SC 296091548732027
  15. Sarah Peglow, PA-CCharleston, SC 294011629627476
  16. Lynden Pelbath, PA-CMount Pleasant, SC 294661033404512
  17. Madison PelfreyGreenville, SC 296151710719737
  18. Kimberly PelkeyDuncan, SC 293341942768353
  19. Lorela PenguMyrtle Beach, SC 295791619781374
  20. Carita Penno, PA-CCharleston, SC 294071023426921
  21. Lauren Pepin, PA-CSumter, SC 291501083045546
  22. Sydney PepperColumbia, SC 292061619731221
  23. David Perez, PALexington, SC 290721952557449
  24. Ivana Perez, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295771740942549
  25. Shawnie Perkins, MSPAS, PA-CFort Mill, SC 297081740477207
  26. Allyson Perry, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691306312178
  27. Elizabeth Perry, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293071467114181
  28. Brady PetersSpartanburg, SC 293031366304354
  29. Jenifer Peters, P.A.Greenville, SC 296071023046380
  30. Samantha Peters, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC 294201679350987
  31. Sara Peters, PA-COrangeburg, SC 291181275367872
  32. Angela Peterson, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061861721391
  33. James Peterson, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071649361148
  34. Marlisa Peterson, PA-CSumter, SC 291501891191409
  35. Stephanie Peterson, PAIrmo, SC 290631770708232
  36. Taylor PetreeGreenville, SC 296051134780794
  37. Tracy Petrilli, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293011831842095
  38. Michael Petrillo, PAHilton Head Island, SC 299261073946745
  39. Nicholas Petrus, PA-CLaurens, SC 293601588212088
  40. Keith Pettigrew, PAFlorence, SC 295061437799954
  41. Rebecca Petty, PA-CGreer, SC 296501447172515
  42. Linda Pham, M.M.S., PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691710433065
  43. Gray PhelpsHartsville, SC 295501881055309
  44. Haley Phillips, PA-CFlorence, SC 295051629887039
  45. Katharine Phillips, PAColumbia, SC 292031467629865
  46. Lindsey Phillips, PACharleston, SC 294251275285439
  47. Morgan Phillips, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295721023443231
  48. Erin Phlegar, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251609473396
  49. McKenzie PierceFlorence, SC 295051629866512
  50. Steven Pietrusza, B.S.H.S.Greenwood, SC 296491437112299

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.