Cary Stanley Hickman, MD
NPI 1134171440ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Charleston, SC
Internal Medicine (MD) in Charleston, South Carolina, trained at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (class of 1990). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $544,550 for 5,140 claims, against $305,574 paid for services in 2024. Pfizer Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $517.84 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1134171440 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 16, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 23, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 15632 | SC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 631 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 5,695 across 43 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $305,574 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 5,140 · 10,770 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 669 |
| Total drug cost | $544,550 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1990 |
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkN Charleston, SC · 528 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier HospitalCharleston, SC
- Colleton Medical CenterWalterboro, SC
- Mount Pleasant HospitalMount Pleasant, SC
- Roper HospitalCharleston, SC
- Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley IncSummerville, SC
Other facilities
- Amedisys Home Health of Charleston EastHome health agency · Charleston, SC
- Roper-St. Francis Home HealthHome health agency · Charleston, SC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$517.84 · 25 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$484.93 · 27 payments from 15 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc. | $77.04 | 4 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $64.83 | 4 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $62.36 | 3 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $52.53 | 3 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $51.96 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$517.84 · 25 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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