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Benjamin Addy, PA-C

NPI 1831520782ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· West Columbia, SC

Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Advanced Dermatology of SC PC, practicing in West Columbia, South Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $2,785,093 for 2,252 claims, against $357,694 paid for services in 2024. Ucb, Inc. was the largest of 22 companies reporting payments in 2025, $105,870 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees. Lists Lexington Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1831520782
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialPA-C
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedDec 3, 2013
Last updated in NPPESApr 15, 2014

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Physician Assistant Primary363A00000X——

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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 - Physician Assistant (SC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients2,230
Services billed7,924 across 58 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$357,694

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)2,252 · 2,496 30-day fills
Patients981
Total drug cost$2,785,093
Generic share81% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2013
Medicare specialtyPhysician Assistant

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$105,870 · 401 payments from 22 companies
  • 2024$119,256 · 464 payments from 22 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Ucb, Inc.$38,22568
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.$22,61552
Janssen Biotech, Inc.$20,55831
Organon LLC$19,24950
Abbvie Inc.$1,23653

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$74,106 · 42 payments
  • Honoraria$15,950 · 11 payments
  • Food and Beverage$8,591 · 314 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$6,388 · 32 payments
  • Consulting Fee$750.00 · 1 payment
  • Education$85.00 · 1 payment

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

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