Dr. William J. Epperson, MD

Dr. Epperson practices at Tidelands Health Surgery Center at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Dr. Epperson's NPI, 1740277508, was assigned on October 5, 2005. Dr. Epperson graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Epperson holds South Carolina license 12346.

Dr. Epperson's primary practice is Tidelands Health Surgery Center at the Market Common, at 2200 Crow Ln, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 in Horry County. The practice phone is (843) 848-5120.

Dr. Epperson's primary practice is Tidelands Health Surgery Center at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Dr. Epperson is also affiliated with Grand Strand Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Epperson to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 home health agencies, 2 medical groups and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Epperson practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Epperson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Epperson is licensed in South Carolina.

CMS data shows 4,541 Medicare services from Dr. Epperson across 32 procedure codes in 2024, for 720 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $309,093 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 720 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Epperson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 331 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.03, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Epperson's median patient age at 74, with 41% women.

In 2024, Dr. Epperson wrote 6,227 Medicare Part D claims for 594 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,593 of them, across 107 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $282,232 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,020 claims across 105 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Epperson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Epperson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Epperson as offering telehealth. CMS counts 230 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Epperson, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 376 general payments to Dr. Epperson from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $915.

Dr. Epperson graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1984.