Who bills the most New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more (99204) to Medicare in South Carolina?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS581 physician groups billed New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more (99204) to Medicare fee-for-service in South Carolina in 2024; the top five named groups hold 26% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 3%.
99204 — New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 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 | 99204 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEXINGTON HEALTH INC | WEST COLUMBIA | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 909 | 13,980 | 5.1% | (803) 744-4900 |
| 2 | UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROL | CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1692 | 13,626 | 5.0% | (843) 792-1414 |
| 3 | PRISMA HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP | GREENVILLE | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2447 | 12,732 | 4.7% | — |
| 4 | ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK | CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 539 | 8,339 | 3.1% | (843) 720-8448 |
| 5 | PRISMA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP-MIDLANDS | COLUMBIA | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1017 | 6,756 | 2.5% | (803) 749-5101 |
| 6 | MUSC COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS | ORANGEBURG | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1307 | 6,632 | 2.4% | (803) 395-3400 |
| 7 | BON SECOURS MEDICAL GROUP GREENVILLE SPECIALTY CARE LLC | GREENVILLE | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 288 | 6,235 | 2.3% | (864) 255-1901 |
| 8 | CHARLESTON ENT ASSOCIATES, LLC | CHARLESTON | SC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 76 | 5,040 | 1.9% | (843) 766-7103 |
| 9 | MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES II | FLORENCE | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 534 | 4,708 | 1.7% | — |
| 10 | CONWAY HOSPITAL INC | CONWAY | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 124 | 4,274 | 1.6% | (843) 347-8041 |
| 11 | GEORGETOWN PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES, LLC | MURRELLS INLET | SC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 230 | 4,176 | 1.5% | (843) 652-8450 |
| 12 | NOVANT HEALTH URGENT CARES LLC | AIKEN | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 191 | 3,862 | 1.4% | (803) 648-1464 |
| 13 | ORTHOSC LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 113 | 3,545 | 1.3% | (843) 491-4937 |
| 14 | MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF THE PEE DEE INC | FLORENCE | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 409 | 3,316 | 1.2% | (843) 777-2000 |
| 15 | SPARTANBURG MEDICAL CENTER | SPARTANBURG | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1070 | 3,296 | 1.2% | (864) 587-3000 |
| 16 | CLEMSON EYE PA | EASLEY | SC | OPTOMETRY | 51 | 3,190 | 1.2% | (864) 654-6706 |
| 17 | ANMED HEALTH | ANDERSON | SC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 343 | 2,889 | 1.1% | — |
| 18 | CAROLINA ORTHOPAEDIC AND NEUROSURGICAL ASSOCIATES | SPARTANBURG | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 60 | 2,356 | 0.9% | (864) 582-6396 |
| 19 | MEDCARE EXPRESS - NORTH CHARLESTON LLC | NORTH CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 68 | 2,261 | 0.8% | (843) 552-3629 |
| 20 | GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA | GREENVILLE | SC | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 58 | 2,029 | 0.7% | (864) 232-7338 |
| 21 | PRISMA HEALTH URGENT CARE OF SOUTH CAROLINA PC | GREENVILLE | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 160 | 1,924 | 0.7% | (864) 438-3500 |
| 22 | CHARLESTON GASTROENTEROLOGY SPECIALISTS | CHARLESTON | SC | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 49 | 1,845 | 0.7% | (843) 722-8000 |
| 23 | MIDLANDS ORTHOPAEDICS AND NEUROSURGERY PA | COLUMBIA | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 42 | 1,831 | 0.7% | (803) 256-4107 |
| 24 | STRAND PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS PA | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 55 | 1,798 | 0.7% | (843) 497-5929 |
| 25 | HILTON HEAD REGIONAL PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC | BLUFFTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 106 | 1,751 | 0.6% | (843) 682-7480 |
| 26 | COASTAL EYE GROUP, P.C. | GEORGETOWN | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 10 | 1,595 | 0.6% | (843) 546-8421 |
| 27 | SELF MEDICAL GROUP | GREENWOOD | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 400 | 1,391 | 0.5% | — |
| 28 | CAROLINA CATARACT AND VISION CENTER | LADSON | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 9 | 1,361 | 0.5% | (843) 797-3676 |
| 29 | EAST COOPER PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC | DANIEL ISLAND | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 78 | 1,287 | 0.5% | (843) 380-9330 |
| 30 | GRAND STRAND SURGICAL SPECIALISTS LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 51 | 1,209 | 0.4% | (843) 848-1440 |
| 31 | BON SECOURS AMBULATORY SERVICES - ST. FRANCIS, LLC | GREENVILLE | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 60 | 1,181 | 0.4% | (864) 757-5059 |
| 32 | CAROLINA EYECARE PHYSICIANS LLC | CHARLESTON | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 28 | 1,177 | 0.4% | (888) 856-1878 |
| 33 | AUC UROLOGISTS LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 28 | 1,161 | 0.4% | (843) 347-2450 |
| 34 | PALMETTO RETINA CENTER LLC | WEST COLUMBIA | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 13 | 1,098 | 0.4% | (803) 744-0156 |
| 35 | ARCIS HEALTHCARE LLC | NORTH CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 33 | 1,055 | 0.4% | (843) 797-5050 |
| 36 | CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC | CHARLOTTE | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2360 | 1,033 | 0.4% | (704) 667-1000 |
| 37 | SOUTH CAROLINA ONCOLOGY ASSOC PA | COLUMBIA | SC | HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY | 18 | 1,021 | 0.4% | (803) 461-3000 |
| 38 | BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | BEAUFORT | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 204 | 1,014 | 0.4% | (843) 522-5983 |
| 39 | LOWCOUNTRY UROLOGY CLINICS, PA | CHARLESTON | SC | UROLOGY | 14 | 1,014 | 0.4% | (843) 766-4070 |
| 40 | SPARTANBURG EAR, NOSE AND THROAT - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, PA | GREER | SC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 12 | 994 | 0.4% | (864) 582-2900 |
| 41 | PALMETTO EYE AND LASER CENTER LLC | BOILING SPRINGS | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 7 | 994 | 0.4% | (864) 583-6381 |
| 42 | STRAND GI ASSOCIATES PA | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 10 | 951 | 0.3% | (843) 449-3381 |
| 43 | GRIFFIN EYE CENTER PLLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 3 | 914 | 0.3% | (843) 449-6414 |
| 44 | PPCP SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS , LLC | GOOSE CREEK | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 18 | 901 | 0.3% | (843) 376-0670 |
| 45 | AIKEN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION LLC | AIKEN | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 52 | 891 | 0.3% | (803) 226-0589 |
| 46 | CHARLESTON CARENOW URGENT CARE LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 42 | 883 | 0.3% | (843) 626-2273 |
| 47 | DIGESTIVE DISEASE ASSOCIATES OF YORK COUTNY PA | ROCK HILL | SC | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 8 | 873 | 0.3% | (803) 324-7607 |
| 48 | COLUMBIA NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | COLUMBIA | SC | NEPHROLOGY | 33 | 841 | 0.3% | 80325299071124 |
| 49 | CHARLOTTE EYE EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES PA | CHARLOTTE | SC | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 158 | 824 | 0.3% | (704) 295-3414 |
| 50 | BISHOP EYE ASSOCIATES, PA | HILTON HEAD | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 6 | 794 | 0.3% | (843) 689-3937 |
| 51 | NOVANT HEALTH SOUTHEASTERN SPINE INSTITUTE LLC | MT PLEASANT | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 29 | 777 | 0.3% | — |
| 52 | PALMETTO DIGESTIVE DISEASE PA | CHARLESTON | SC | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 11 | 772 | 0.3% | (843) 571-0643 |
| 53 | LOWCOUNTRY URGENT CARE LLC | BEAUFORT | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 82 | 769 | 0.3% | (843) 322-1933 |
| 54 | SC HOUSE CALLS INC | WEST COLUMBIA | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 435 | 736 | 0.3% | (800) 491-0909 |
| 55 | GRAND STRAND DERMATOLOGY | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 8 | 734 | 0.3% | (843) 215-1100 |
| 56 | ARTICULARIS HEALTHCARE GROUP INC | SUMMERVILLE | SC | RHEUMATOLOGY | 47 | 720 | 0.3% | (843) 572-4840 |
| 57 | PALMETTO ADULT AND CHILDRENS UROLOGY PA | N CHARLESTON | SC | UROLOGY | 6 | 713 | 0.3% | (843) 797-6600 |
| 58 | SOUTH CAROLINA ENT ALLERGY AND SLEEP MEDICINE PA | COLUMBIA | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 24 | 696 | 0.3% | (803) 408-3277 |
| 59 | CAROLINA DERMATOLOGY GRP | COLUMBIA | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 24 | 695 | 0.3% | (803) 771-7506 |
| 60 | SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER | NORTH CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 43 | 682 | 0.3% | (843) 300-8585 |
| 61 | THE EYE CENTER PA | COLUMBIA | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 6 | 679 | 0.2% | (803) 256-0641 |
| 62 | WACCAMAW DERMATOLOGY LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 26 | 674 | 0.2% | (843) 449-0453 |
| 63 | CAROLINA NEPHROLOGY PA | GREENVILLE | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 37 | 657 | 0.2% | — |
| 64 | CATARACT AND LASER CENTER OF CHARLESTON | LADSON | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 4 | 644 | 0.2% | (843) 553-2477 |
| 65 | FOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY SC | PENSACOLA | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 639 | 621 | 0.2% | (800) 243-7546 |
| 66 | ANDERSON EYE AND EAR ASSOCIATES PA | ANDERSON | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 5 | 609 | 0.2% | (864) 224-6375 |
| 67 | PRIVIA MEDICAL GROUP SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC | GREENVILLE | SC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 21 | 601 | 0.2% | (864) 572-7001 |
| 68 | UPSTATE LUNG AND CRITICAL CARE SPECIALISTS PC | SPARTANBURG | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 11 | 572 | 0.2% | (864) 573-6320 |
| 69 | RETINA INSTITUTE OF THE CAROLINAS | ROCK HILL | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 3 | 568 | 0.2% | (803) 323-2020 |
| 70 | STOKES REGIONAL EYE CENTERS | SUMTER | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 7 | 556 | 0.2% | 8436694156312 |
| 71 | COLUMBIA GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | COLUMBIA | SC | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 9 | 543 | 0.2% | (803) 799-4800 |
| 72 | CONSULTANTS IN GASTROENTEROLOGY PA | WEST COLUMBIA | SC | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 37 | 519 | 0.2% | (803) 794-4585 |
| 73 | CAROLINA FAMILY CARE INC | CHARLESTON | SC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 87 | 511 | 0.2% | (843) 876-3157 |
| 74 | CAROLINA CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES LLC | ROCK HILL | SC | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 16 | 511 | 0.2% | (803) 324-5130 |
| 75 | CHARLESTON NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE | CHARLESTON | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 9 | 505 | 0.2% | (843) 763-4466 |
| 76 | DERRINGTON DERMATOLOGY PA | NORTH CHARLESTON | SC | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 504 | 0.2% | (843) 459-8400 |
| 77 | MAY RIVER DERMATOLOGY | BLUFFTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 20 | 500 | 0.2% | (843) 837-4400 |
| 78 | DIGESTIVE DISEASE GROUP PA | GREENWOOD | SC | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 14 | 500 | 0.2% | 86422736362222 |
| 79 | CENTERWELL SENIOR PRIMARY CARE SC PC | ANDERSON | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 39 | 498 | 0.2% | (864) 332-3098 |
| 80 | BON SECOURS ST FRANCIS XAVIER HOSPITAL INC | CHARLESTON | SC | ANESTHESIOLOGY | 210 | 483 | 0.2% | (843) 402-1436 |
| 81 | COASTAL CAROLINA MULTISPECIALTY ASSOCIATES LLC | CHARLESTON | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 49 | 459 | 0.2% | — |
| 82 | ALLERGY PARTNERS PLLC | ASHEVILLE | SC | ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY | 143 | 459 | 0.2% | (828) 253-3382 |
| 83 | ST FRANCIS PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC | GREENVILLE | SC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 110 | 443 | 0.2% | (864) 271-9773 |
| 84 | CHARLESTON NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, LLC | NORTH CHARLESTON | SC | NEPHROLOGY | 17 | 441 | 0.2% | (843) 767-9260 |
| 85 | ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY OF SC PC | SPARTANBURG | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 35 | 439 | 0.2% | (864) 574-0017 |
| 86 | SOUTH CAROLINA RETINA INSTITUTE LLC | CONWAY | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 4 | 433 | 0.2% | (843) 488-1100 |
| 87 | SC PAIN AND SPINE SPECIALISTS, LLC | MURRELLS INLET | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 6 | 426 | 0.2% | (843) 839-7246 |
| 88 | PIEDMONT PHYSICIAN NETWORK LLC | ROCK HILL | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 100 | 422 | 0.2% | — |
| 89 | AIKEN OPHTHALMOLOGY PC | AIKEN | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 7 | 421 | 0.2% | (803) 642-6060 |
| 90 | JERVEY EYE GROUP PA | GREENVILLE | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 20 | 418 | 0.2% | (864) 458-7956 |
| 91 | INLET PULMONARY CRITICAL CARE AND SLEEP MEDICINE, PA | MURRELLS INLET | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 6 | 416 | 0.2% | 84365248001230 |
| 92 | SUMTER EAR NOSE THROAT AND FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY LLC | SUMTER | SC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 396 | 0.1% | (803) 778-5970 |
| 93 | GREENVILLE PODIATRY ASSOCIATES PA | GREENVILLE | SC | PODIATRY | 2 | 391 | 0.1% | (864) 234-7370 |
| 94 | PALMETTO OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | LEXINGTON | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 7 | 390 | 0.1% | (803) 359-8777 |
| 95 | ATREUS LLC | SENECA | SC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 7 | 390 | 0.1% | (864) 800-0100 |
| 96 | VAUGHT EYE ASSOCIATES, PA | CONWAY | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 11 | 387 | 0.1% | — |
| 97 | COASTAL VASCULAR AND VEIN CENTER PA | CHARLESTON | SC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 11 | 376 | 0.1% | (843) 577-4551 |
| 98 | VERITAS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, LLC | MYRTLE BEACH | SC | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 5 | 373 | 0.1% | (843) 293-5100 |
| 99 | COLUMBIA EYE CLINIC PA | COLUMBIA | SC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 19 | 367 | 0.1% | (803) 779-3070 |
| 100 | HARTSVILLE MEDICAL GROUP LLC | HARTSVILLE | SC | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 63 | 365 | 0.1% | — |
*Share of South Carolina's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 99204, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 99204 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 →