NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in South Carolina

128 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in South Carolina, 2.4 per 100,000 residents, the 19th 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 2 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RR0500X · 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, 28

  1. Charleston28
  2. Greenville22
  3. Columbia15
  4. Summerville10
  5. Myrtle Beach7

Rheumatology Physician records in South Carolina

  1. Diane George, MDFort Mill, SC 297071811130123
  2. Sallie Giblin, MDCharleston, SC 294251871957993
  3. Gary Gilkeson, MDCharleston, SC 294251487762423
  4. Ana Gowani, MDGreenville, SC 296071053843524
  5. James Halla, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031497721393
  6. Faye Hant, D.O.Charleston, SC 294251043392392
  7. Frank Harper, MDMount Pleasant, SC 294641578676995
  8. John Hicks, MDGreenwood, SC 296461104802388
  9. Geneva Hill, M. D.Greenville, SC 296011114001591
  10. Daniel Holden, MDSeneca, SC 296721649243254
  11. Nicholas Holdgate, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861134415110
  12. David Holt, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031417938226
  13. Richard Hoppmann, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031154399848
  14. Nicole Houde, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251689172421
  15. Long Huynh-Duc, D.O.Greenville, SC 296151447572169
  16. Irum Idrees, M.DGreenville, SC 296151568786630
  17. Shannon Iriza, D.O.Columbia, SC 292031124438759
  18. Matthew Jaenicke, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641063892008
  19. Josette Johnson, M. D.Greenville, SC 296011811073950
  20. Diane Kamen, MDCharleston, SC 294251043328909
  21. Robert Keenan, M.D., M.P.H.Florence, SC 295061710056007
  22. Richard Kim, DOGreenville, SC 296011699748459
  23. Navya Kuchipudi, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031902340953
  24. Suhail Kumar, MDGreenville, SC 296151114104999
  25. Gerald Larochelle, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721821091489
  26. Jeffrey Lawson, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051790869147
  27. David Lazar, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721225320666
  28. Wendy Lee, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721154360675
  29. Cathy Lee Ching, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691124432398
  30. Clarence Legerton, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861285732214
  31. Allison Lipsey, MDGreenville, SC 296071265417596
  32. Nicholas LytleWest Columbia, SC 291691588050652
  33. Muthamma Machimada, MDGreenville, SC 296151699725986
  34. Taylor Mader, M.D.Greenwood, SC 296461871888487
  35. Shefali Majmudar, DOSeneca, SC 296721982876751
  36. Whitney Martin, DOWest Columbia, SC 291691578055042
  37. Corwin McGee, MDGreenville, SC 296071447783261
  38. Deborah Meadows, MDGreenville, SC 296151235105883
  39. Gulzar Merchant, M.D.Greenville, SC 296151811944754
  40. Adam Meszaros, MDColumbia, SC 292031780105049
  41. Holly Mitchell, MDCharleston, SC 294251073621017
  42. Suneetha Morthala, M.D.Columbia, SC 292291407880941
  43. Sopio MotsonelidzeAiken, SC 298011508547753
  44. Stephen Mullis, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071518295641
  45. Jennifer Murphy, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861639149461
  46. Rabih Nayfe, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721760823553
  47. Anjali Nidhaan, MDConway, SC 295261578170353
  48. Gregory Niemer, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861356449367
  49. Alan Nussbaum, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071982645529
  50. James Oates, MDCharleston, SC 294141831207885

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 19 of 51 per resident

  1. Ohio2.5
  2. Missouri2.4
  3. Oregon2.4
  4. South Carolina2.4
  5. California2.4
  6. Nebraska2.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

87.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.6% 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 Carolina87.5%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file112 of 128 · 87.5% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file91 · 71.1% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more61 · 47.7% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 90 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RR0500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

128 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 2.4 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charleston has 28 of them (22%).

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. Indiana127
  2. Arizona117
  3. Tennessee139
  4. Colorado145

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Oregon2.4
  2. California2.4
  3. Missouri2.4
  4. Nebraska2.3

The largest states

  1. California926
  2. New York599
  3. Texas545
  4. Florida494
  5. Pennsylvania413

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.