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Jerry Lee Ayers Jr., DMD, MHS

NPI 1558385245ActiveIndividual· Dentist, Periodontics· Columbia, SC

Opted out of Medicare from November 2015 to November 2027. Dentist, Periodontics (DMD, MHS) in Columbia, South Carolina, licensed in SC, with an NPI issued in July 2006. Part D covered 157 prescriptions written in 2024, 94% of them generic. Zimvie Inc. reported $20.16 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1558385245
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialDMD, MHS
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 26, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJul 8, 2007

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Dentist, Periodontics Primary1223P0300X2616SC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026
Opt-outOpted out Nov 1, 2015 – Nov 1, 2027
Can order and referYes

During an opt-out period the provider sees Medicare patients only under private contracts, and Medicare does not pay claims for their services.

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)157 · 165 30-day fills
Patients87
Total drug cost$1,289
Generic share94% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$20.16 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$238.23 · 6 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Zimvie Inc.$20.161

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$20.16 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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