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 32 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. Stephen Pigman, MSPASGeorgetown, SC 294401255750725
  2. Kristin Pinheiro, PASpartanburg, SC 293021437676202
  3. Phillip Pipenko, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031518828987
  4. Erin Piper, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251639322050
  5. Joseph PisaCharleston, SC 294011780514455
  6. Amanda Pittman, NPEasley, SC 296401497449169
  7. Ashlyn Platts, PAAnderson, SC 296211285066217
  8. Daniela Player, P.A.Anderson, SC 296211114229465
  9. Ruth Plowden, PAColumbia, SC 292031891816302
  10. Lauren Podoll, PASummerville, SC 294851336851278
  11. Elizabeth PoindexterCharleston, SC 294251003335266
  12. Mark Poitras, PA-CGreenville, SC 296051164151395
  13. Frederick Polando, P.AGeorgetown, SC 294401265537021
  14. Erica Polcari, PA-CSummerville, SC 294861205320371
  15. Christopher Politi, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031376057653
  16. Staci Polk, PA-CLancaster, SC 297201245861236
  17. Gloria Pombo, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061790087880
  18. Kyrstin PontesWest Columbia, SC 291691750002390
  19. Alexander Poole, PA-CBoiling Springs, SC 293161376356535
  20. Gabrielle Poole, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251659609535
  21. Courtney Porfilio-Stitt, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295721104587419
  22. Christian Porter, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295791346851326
  23. Heidi Portillo, PA-CHilton Head Island, SC 299261629751490
  24. Drewid Poulos, PA-CChester, SC 297061336423599
  25. Erin Pournaras, PA-CBluffton, SC 299091376073080
  26. Addison Powell, PA-CDuncan, SC 293341649129362
  27. Hollie Powell, MSPAS, PA-CElgin, SC 290451235979238
  28. Matthew Power, PALexington, SC 290721700130978
  29. Emily PowersColumbia, SC 292041689317935
  30. Christopher Prasun, PA-CGreenville, SC 296151033178801
  31. Amanda Prater, PA-CCharleston, SC 294011376307991
  32. Jordan PratherInman, SC 293491750256335
  33. Elise Prayson, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031164922043
  34. Abigail PreedomBluffton, SC 299101447195250
  35. Kerri Presley, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251437333580
  36. Jillian Prestigiacomo, PA-CJohns Island, SC 294551922723642
  37. Cameron Price, PA-CBeaufort, SC 299021962948679
  38. Martin Price, PASimpsonville, SC 296811245876119
  39. Abbey Princell, PA-CGreenville, SC 296051114659042
  40. Meagan Privette, PA-CColumbia, SC 292031689499220
  41. Tammy Prockiw, PAMt Pleasant, SC 294641295554459
  42. Erryn Provencher, PA-CSumter, SC 291501568828432
  43. Amanda Pruitt, PA-CGreenville, SC 296071689626012
  44. Molly PtasznikSpartanburg, SC 293031235974635
  45. Rachel Puckett, PA-CGreenville, SC 296091114511250
  46. Chloe PulloGeorgetown, SC 294401578128484
  47. Chelsea Pun, PA-CGreenville, SC 296151326932575
  48. Ashley PurcellGreenville, SC 296071699517797
  49. Karen Puritis, P.A.N Charleston, SC 294061992940647
  50. Michele Purkey, PA-CBluffton, SC 299101720618150

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.