NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in South Carolina

20 NPPES records list retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in South Carolina, 0.4 per 100,000 residents, the 31st 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 207WX0107X · 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. West Columbia4
  4. Rock Hill3
  5. Greenville2

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician records in South Carolina

  1. Carl Baker, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261154398253
  2. Derek Barker, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011982662847
  3. Jeffrey Blice, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251215930805
  4. William Crosswell, MDColumbia, SC 292011457301996
  5. Arman Farr, MDRock Hill, SC 297321962472639
  6. Barron Fishburne, M.D.Columbia, SC 292231316948243
  7. Jeffrey Gross, M.D.Columbia, SC 292231427059351
  8. James Hall, MDGreenville, SC 296051538142179
  9. Stephen Hypes, D.O.West Columbia, SC 291691184064669
  10. David Johnson, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691811942527
  11. Peter Liggett, M.D.Hilton Head, SC 299261396775326
  12. Nitin Nigam, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691295058790
  13. Mauricio Pereira, MD, PHDCharleston, SC 294251841976412
  14. Adam Pflugrath, MDGreenville, SC 296051134515042
  15. Robert Prinzi, MDLittle River, SC 295661508131954
  16. Nasrollah Samiy, MDRock Hill, SC 297321730159401
  17. Emil Anthony Say, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251659685063
  18. Hao Tang, M.D., PH.D.Charleston, SC 294251093058158
  19. Charles Tucker, MDRock Hill, SC 297321033189501
  20. Daniel Will, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691861485906

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207WX0107X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 31 of 48 per resident

  1. West Virginia0.4
  2. Connecticut0.4
  3. North Dakota0.4
  4. South Carolina0.4
  5. New Jersey0.4
  6. Texas0.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.5

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207WX0107X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

100.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 94.9% 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 Carolina100.0%
  2. United States94.9%

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file20 of 20 · 100.0% here, 94.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file18 · 90.0% here, 89.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more11 · 55.0% here, 42.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1998 · the 18 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207WX0107X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

20 NPPES records list retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician (207WX0107X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 0.4 per 100,000 residents against 0.5 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charleston has 4 of them (20%).

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. Georgia20
  2. Utah20
  3. Alabama21
  4. Indiana21

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Jersey0.4
  2. Connecticut0.4
  3. Texas0.4
  4. Iowa0.3

The largest states

  1. California205
  2. Florida123
  3. Texas107
  4. New York102
  5. Ohio76

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.