Dr. Cassandra Joy Beard, DO

Dr. Beard practices at Heritage Dermatology in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Dr. Beard's NPI, 1508304833, was assigned on February 7, 2017. Dr. Beard graduated from At Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Hlth in 2017. Dr. Beard holds South Carolina license 83716.

Dr. Beard's primary practice is Heritage Dermatology, at 3901 Main St, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 in Beaufort County. The practice phone is (843) 689-5259.

Dr. Beard's primary practice is Heritage Dermatology in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Dr. Beard is also affiliated with Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Hilton Head Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Beard to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Beard practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Beard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Beard is licensed in South Carolina.

CMS data shows 5,928 Medicare services from Dr. Beard across 29 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,000 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $402,405 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 1,000 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Beard in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 532 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.77, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Beard's median patient age at 73, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Beard wrote 894 Medicare Part D claims for 373 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 765 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $205,868 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 567 claims across 16 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Beard for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Beard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,706 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Beard, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Beard. Dr. Beard has published most often in Am J Dermatopathol. Dr. Beard's most frequent co-author is Robert Milton Gathings, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 190 general payments to Dr. Beard from 21 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Lumenis BE inc paid the most, $1,345.

Dr. Beard graduated from At Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Hlth in 2017.