Who bills the most New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more (99203) to Medicare in South Carolina?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS400 physician groups billed New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more (99203) to Medicare fee-for-service in South Carolina in 2024; the top five named groups hold 23% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 5%.
99203 — New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more · Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners PUF (Part B), CY2024 release. Medicare fee-for-service only.
Snapshot covers the whole South Carolina market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 54% of Medicare in South Carolina; Medicare Advantage penetration 33% → 46% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 99203 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEXINGTON HEALTH INC | WEST COLUMBIA | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 909 | 8,226 | 5.1% | (803) 744-4900 |
| 2 | PRISMA HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP | GREENVILLE | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2447 | 7,739 | 4.8% | — |
| 3 | ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK | CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 539 | 5,221 | 3.2% | (843) 720-8448 |
| 4 | NOVANT HEALTH URGENT CARES LLC | AIKEN | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 191 | 5,043 | 3.1% | (803) 648-1464 |
| 5 | PRISMA HEALTH URGENT CARE OF SOUTH CAROLINA PC | GREENVILLE | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 160 | 3,842 | 2.4% | (864) 438-3500 |
| 6 | UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROL | CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1692 | 3,539 | 2.2% | (843) 792-1414 |
| 7 | PRISMA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP-MIDLANDS | COLUMBIA | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1017 | 3,437 | 2.1% | (803) 749-5101 |
| 8 | MUSC COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS | ORANGEBURG | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1307 | 3,165 | 1.9% | (803) 395-3400 |
| 9 | ORTHOSC LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 113 | 2,213 | 1.4% | (843) 491-4937 |
| 10 | MINUTECLINIC DIAGNOSTIC SOUTH CAROLINA LLC | SIMPSONVILLE | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 105 | 2,165 | 1.3% | (866) 389-2727 |
| 11 | BON SECOURS MEDICAL GROUP GREENVILLE SPECIALTY CARE LLC | GREENVILLE | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 288 | 2,161 | 1.3% | (864) 255-1901 |
| 12 | MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES II | FLORENCE | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 534 | 2,135 | 1.3% | — |
| 13 | COASTAL PODIATRY ASSOCIATES PA | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PODIATRY | 6 | 2,089 | 1.3% | (843) 449-8079 |
| 14 | CAROLINA DERMATOLOGY GRP | COLUMBIA | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 24 | 1,930 | 1.2% | (803) 771-7506 |
| 15 | ANMED HEALTH | ANDERSON | SC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 343 | 1,884 | 1.2% | — |
| 16 | SPARTANBURG MEDICAL CENTER | SPARTANBURG | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1070 | 1,842 | 1.1% | (864) 587-3000 |
| 17 | CONSULTANTS IN GASTROENTEROLOGY PA | WEST COLUMBIA | SC | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 37 | 1,827 | 1.1% | (803) 794-4585 |
| 18 | CSC ACQUISITION, LLC | COLUMBIA | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 17 | 1,594 | 1.0% | 8037797316205 |
| 19 | CONWAY HOSPITAL INC | CONWAY | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 124 | 1,475 | 0.9% | (843) 347-8041 |
| 20 | CHARLESTON ENT ASSOCIATES, LLC | CHARLESTON | SC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 76 | 1,447 | 0.9% | (843) 766-7103 |
| 21 | MEDCARE EXPRESS - NORTH CHARLESTON LLC | NORTH CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 68 | 1,427 | 0.9% | (843) 552-3629 |
| 22 | COASTAL CAROLINA OTOLARYNGOLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 7 | 1,414 | 0.9% | (843) 449-6449 |
| 23 | BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | BEAUFORT | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 204 | 1,295 | 0.8% | (843) 522-5983 |
| 24 | ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY OF SC PC | SPARTANBURG | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 35 | 1,259 | 0.8% | (864) 574-0017 |
| 25 | INSTRIDE FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALISTS, PLLC | CONCORD | SC | PODIATRY | 46 | 1,252 | 0.8% | (704) 786-4482 |
| 26 | BON SECOURS AMBULATORY SERVICES - ST. FRANCIS, LLC | GREENVILLE | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 60 | 1,249 | 0.8% | (864) 757-5059 |
| 27 | WACCAMAW DERMATOLOGY LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 26 | 1,027 | 0.6% | (843) 449-0453 |
| 28 | MAY RIVER DERMATOLOGY | BLUFFTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 20 | 1,018 | 0.6% | (843) 837-4400 |
| 29 | GEORGETOWN PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES, LLC | MURRELLS INLET | SC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 230 | 1,018 | 0.6% | (843) 652-8450 |
| 30 | SELF MEDICAL GROUP | GREENWOOD | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 400 | 1,009 | 0.6% | — |
| 31 | PALMETTO PODIATRY GROUP OF ANDERSON, PA | ANDERSON | SC | PODIATRY | 7 | 929 | 0.6% | (864) 231-6395 |
| 32 | DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES LLC | GREENVILLE | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 18 | 842 | 0.5% | (864) 271-7440 |
| 33 | CAROLINA FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALISTS, LLC | CHARLESTON | SC | PODIATRY | 2 | 812 | 0.5% | — |
| 34 | ANDERSON SKIN AND CANCER CLINIC PA | ANDERSON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 7 | 802 | 0.5% | (864) 224-7577 |
| 35 | ANDERSON DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN SURGERY CENTER | ANDERSON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 5 | 799 | 0.5% | 8647160063864 |
| 36 | HILTON HEAD REGIONAL PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC | BLUFFTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 106 | 797 | 0.5% | (843) 682-7480 |
| 37 | PODIATRY ASSOCIATES PA LOW COUNTRY FOOT AND ANKLE INSTITUTE INC | BLUFFTON | SC | PODIATRY | 2 | 763 | 0.5% | (843) 757-1633 |
| 38 | PIEDMONT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC | FAYETTEVILLE | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 147 | 750 | 0.5% | (470) 271-3415 |
| 39 | SOUTH CAROLINA SKIN CANCER CENTER | GREENVILLE | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 749 | 0.5% | (864) 288-1154 |
| 40 | FOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY SC | PENSACOLA | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 639 | 748 | 0.5% | (800) 243-7546 |
| 41 | AIKEN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION LLC | AIKEN | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 52 | 718 | 0.4% | (803) 226-0589 |
| 42 | PHYSICIANS FOOTCARE, LLC | SUMTER | SC | PODIATRY | 31 | 711 | 0.4% | (803) 773-7000 |
| 43 | SPARTANBURG EAR, NOSE AND THROAT - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, PA | GREER | SC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 12 | 706 | 0.4% | (864) 582-2900 |
| 44 | GRAND STRAND DERMATOLOGY | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 8 | 695 | 0.4% | (843) 215-1100 |
| 45 | COASTAL DERMATOLOGY INSTITUTE LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 4 | 682 | 0.4% | (843) 738-0500 |
| 46 | PALMETTO BONE AND JOINT | CLINTON | SC | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 12 | 660 | 0.4% | (864) 833-3046 |
| 47 | COASTAL CAROLINA PODIATRY INC | LADSON | SC | PODIATRY | 4 | 648 | 0.4% | (843) 851-9069 |
| 48 | CAROLINA DERMATOLOGY PA | GREENVILLE | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 9 | 641 | 0.4% | (864) 233-6338 |
| 49 | SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER | NORTH CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 43 | 640 | 0.4% | (843) 300-8585 |
| 50 | EAST COOPER PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC | DANIEL ISLAND | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 78 | 633 | 0.4% | (843) 380-9330 |
| 51 | HERITAGE DERMATOLOGY PC | BLUFFTON | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 621 | 0.4% | (843) 689-5259 |
| 52 | ROGERS DERMATOLOGY, P.A. | GREENVILLE | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 612 | 0.4% | (864) 272-3300 |
| 53 | FOOT CLINIC OF SOUTH CAROLINA LLC | MAULDIN | SC | PODIATRY | 3 | 605 | 0.4% | (864) 281-9171 |
| 54 | CHARLOTTE EYE EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES PA | CHARLOTTE | SC | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 158 | 593 | 0.4% | (704) 295-3414 |
| 55 | SPARTANBURG DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN SURGERY CLINIC, PC | SPARTANBURG | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 570 | 0.4% | (864) 582-3447 |
| 56 | FLORENCE EARS NOSE AND THROAT PC | FLORENCE | SC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 4 | 568 | 0.3% | (843) 665-2900 |
| 57 | PRIVIA MEDICAL GROUP SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC | GREENVILLE | SC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 21 | 567 | 0.3% | (864) 572-7001 |
| 58 | UPSTATE DERMATOLOGY PA | GREER | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 564 | 0.3% | (864) 877-0776 |
| 59 | UPSTATE PODIATRY GROUP PA | SIMPSONVILLE | SC | PODIATRY | 8 | 563 | 0.3% | (864) 399-9070 |
| 60 | COLUMBIA DERMATOLOGY LLC | COLUMBIA | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 556 | 0.3% | (803) 731-9600 |
| 61 | CHARLESTON DERMATOLOGY PC | NORTH CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 10 | 532 | 0.3% | (843) 872-3015 |
| 62 | CAROLINA MUSCULOSKELETAL INSTITUTE PA | AIKEN | SC | INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT | 2 | 530 | 0.3% | (803) 644-4264 |
| 63 | OAKVIEW DERMATOLOGY | ATHENS | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 31 | 516 | 0.3% | (740) 566-4621 |
| 64 | ARCIS HEALTHCARE LLC | NORTH CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 33 | 499 | 0.3% | (843) 797-5050 |
| 65 | MIDLANDS ORTHOPAEDICS AND NEUROSURGERY PA | COLUMBIA | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 42 | 490 | 0.3% | (803) 256-4107 |
| 66 | NOVANT HEALTH SOUTHEASTERN SPINE INSTITUTE LLC | MT PLEASANT | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 29 | 471 | 0.3% | — |
| 67 | CHARLESTON CARENOW URGENT CARE LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 42 | 461 | 0.3% | (843) 626-2273 |
| 68 | SOUTH CAROLINA ENT ALLERGY AND SLEEP MEDICINE PA | COLUMBIA | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 24 | 455 | 0.3% | (803) 408-3277 |
| 69 | CAMILLE MASON MD PA | ABBEVILLE | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 445 | 0.3% | (864) 227-2822 |
| 70 | CLEARLINE DERMATOLOGY LLC | CHARLESTON | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 428 | 0.3% | (843) 723-6529 |
| 71 | TRIDENT DERMATOLOGY PA | CHARLESTON | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 8 | 400 | 0.2% | (843) 797-3960 |
| 72 | GAVIN ORTHOPAEDICS | HILTON HEAD | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 4 | 387 | 0.2% | — |
| 73 | AUC UROLOGISTS LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 28 | 371 | 0.2% | (843) 347-2450 |
| 74 | MAIN STREET MEDICAL PC | HILTON HEAD | SC | GENERAL PRACTICE | 2 | 368 | 0.2% | (843) 681-3777 |
| 75 | BEAUFORT ORTHOPAEDIC SPORTS AND SPINE CENTER LLC | BEAUFORT | SC | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 48 | 368 | 0.2% | (843) 379-0836 |
| 76 | THE DERMATOLOGY GROUP LLC | COLUMBIA | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 368 | 0.2% | (803) 254-3376 |
| 77 | THE PALMETTO SKIN AND LASER CENTER LLC | ROCK HILL | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 363 | 0.2% | 80332960301030 |
| 78 | CAROLINA FOOT CARE LLC | SPARTANBURG | SC | PODIATRY | 2 | 363 | 0.2% | (864) 595-9300 |
| 79 | PPCP SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS , LLC | GOOSE CREEK | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 18 | 359 | 0.2% | (843) 376-0670 |
| 80 | ST JOSEPHS CANDLER URGENT CARE CENTERS LLC | POOLER | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 38 | 338 | 0.2% | (912) 737-2250 |
| 81 | GRAND STRAND SURGICAL SPECIALISTS LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 51 | 332 | 0.2% | (843) 848-1440 |
| 82 | DUNES PODIATRY LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PODIATRY | 3 | 330 | 0.2% | (843) 663-3777 |
| 83 | MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF THE PEE DEE INC | FLORENCE | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 409 | 329 | 0.2% | (843) 777-2000 |
| 84 | HARTSVILLE MEDICAL GROUP LLC | HARTSVILLE | SC | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 63 | 324 | 0.2% | — |
| 85 | CAROLINA ORTHOPAEDIC AND NEUROSURGICAL ASSOCIATES | SPARTANBURG | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 60 | 318 | 0.2% | (864) 582-6396 |
| 86 | CENTA MEDICAL GROUP PA | LEXINGTON | SC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 9 | 300 | 0.2% | (803) 256-2483 |
| 87 | CAROLINA FOREST URGENT CARE LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 3 | 300 | 0.2% | (843) 945-3030 |
| 88 | LOWCOUNTRY URGENT CARE LLC | BEAUFORT | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 82 | 287 | 0.2% | (843) 322-1933 |
| 89 | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. | ORANGEBURG | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 26 | 285 | 0.2% | — |
| 90 | CATARACT AND LASER CENTER OF CHARLESTON | LADSON | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 4 | 274 | 0.2% | (843) 553-2477 |
| 91 | WELLSTAR MEDICAL GROUP LLC | MARIETTA | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 3060 | 261 | 0.2% | (770) 422-2004 |
| 92 | MD NOW MEDICAL CENTERS INC | LAKE WORTH | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 324 | 260 | 0.2% | (561) 963-9881 |
| 93 | PIEDMONT PHYSICIAN NETWORK LLC | ROCK HILL | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 100 | 258 | 0.2% | — |
| 94 | COLUMBIA GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | COLUMBIA | SC | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 9 | 256 | 0.2% | (803) 799-4800 |
| 95 | AUGUSTA ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE SPECIALISTS, PC | AUGUSTA | SC | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 57 | 254 | 0.2% | (706) 863-9797 |
| 96 | SAVANNAH VASCULAR INSTITUTE, LLC | SAVANNAH | SC | VASCULAR SURGERY | 21 | 247 | 0.2% | (912) 352-8346 |
| 97 | HANS BLAAKMAN DPM LLC | SPARTANBURG | SC | PODIATRY | 2 | 238 | 0.1% | (864) 586-3131 |
| 98 | ROBERT S PURVIS, MD, LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 238 | 0.1% | (843) 887-7546 |
| 99 | ORTHOCAROLINA | CHARLOTTE | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 304 | 234 | 0.1% | (704) 323-2100 |
| 100 | COLON - RECTAL SURGERY ASSOCIATES PC | AIKEN | SC | COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY) | 2 | 233 | 0.1% | (803) 648-1171 |
*Share of South Carolina's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 99203, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 99203 in South Carolina — including groups registered elsewhere ("City" is each group's registered location). Group figures sum clinicians affiliated with exactly one group; clinicians in several groups are listed in each group's drill-down but not volume-attributed to any single group.
How to read this. Figures are Medicare fee-for-service only — not all-payer — from the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners Public Use File (Part B), CY2024 release. CMS suppresses any provider×code row under 11 beneficiaries, so a missing group means "suppressed," never zero. "Charges" are provider-submitted amounts, not payments. Groups are ranked by measured service volume attributed to clinicians in exactly one group — clinicians affiliated with several groups are listed in rosters but never volume-attributed to a single group — a direct read of the public record, not a rating or quality score. Full method: Methods & Sources.
Comparing against an all-payer estimate?
These are exact counts from Medicare fee-for-service claims — roughly a third to half of most procedure markets, depending on payer mix. Modeled all-payer databases project the remainder statistically; we publish the audited floor and label it as such. Same market, different denominator. How the numbers reconcile →