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Charles Joseph Nivens, MD

NPI 1801898432ActiveIndividual· Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation· Bluffton, SC

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (MD) in Bluffton, South Carolina, trained at Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine (class of 1990). 464 Medicare patients in 2024, $455,819 paid; nearly all of their 2,003 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Curonix LLC was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $9,001 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1801898432
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 12, 2005
Last updated in NPPESDec 22, 2015

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Primary208100000X18439SC

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients464
Services billed16,865 across 63 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$455,819

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)2,003 · 2,258 30-day fills
Patients406
Total drug cost$32,236
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolMedical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Graduation year1990
Medicare specialtyPhysical Medicine And Rehabilitation
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$9,001 · 28 payments from 6 companies
  • 2024$7,680 · 43 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$6,463 · 3 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$1,805 · 8 payments
  • Food and Beverage$716.53 · 16 payments
  • Education$16.91 · 1 payment

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

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