Christopher A. Beal, DO
NPI 1992115935ActiveIndividual· Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine· West Columbia, SC
Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine (DO) with Lexington Health Inc, practicing in West Columbia, South Carolina. 595 Medicare patients in 2024, $404,509 paid; nearly all of their 1,118 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Spr Therapeutics, Inc was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $37.79 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lexington Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1992115935 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 13, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine Primary | 208VP0014X | 82088 | 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 - Pain Management (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 595 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 33,265 across 72 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $404,509 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,118 · 1,271 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 282 |
| Total drug cost | $23,151 |
| Generic share | 98% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Pain Management |
| Secondary specialties | Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation |
Medical group
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC · 904 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia, SC
- Prisma Health Richland HospitalColumbia, SC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$37.79 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$17.56 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc | $23.34 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $14.45 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$37.79 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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