Dr. David S. Abernathy, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,773
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 339
- Part D claims, 2024
- 16,687
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $2,283
- Practice address
- 3825 Faber Place Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 323-8651
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Labcorp - North Charleston
Clinical Lab - Full Service · North Charleston, South Carolina
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Dr. David S. Abernathy is an internist in North Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. Abernathy practices at Labcorp - North Charleston in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Dr. Abernathy's NPI, 1265497366, was assigned on April 20, 2006. Dr. Abernathy graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1980. Dr. Abernathy holds North Carolina license 27416.
- NPI
- 1265497366NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4284780271
- NPI enumeration date
- April 20, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 323-8651
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 72
- Medical school graduation
- 1980
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. David S. Abernathy practices at Labcorp - North Charleston in North Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. Abernathy's primary practice is Labcorp - North Charleston, at 3825 Faber Place Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405. The practice phone is (843) 323-8651.
- Labcorp - North Charleston3825 Faber Place Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405Phone(843) 323-8651
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. David S. Abernathy is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Abernathy's primary practice is Labcorp - North Charleston in North Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Abernathy is also affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Women's Health - Valdese. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abernathy to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies, 1 hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David S. Abernathy's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Abernathy practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Labcorp - North Charleston | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. David S. Abernathy is one of 1,707 internists in South Carolina
Internal medicine is Dr. Abernathy's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Abernathy's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Arkansas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, North CarolinaPrimary
- Arkansas license
Internists near Dr. Abernathy
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David S. Abernathy billed Medicare for 3,773 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,773 Medicare services from Dr. Abernathy across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 339 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $141,563 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Abernathy's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,3202024: 1,14014%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,2982024: 1,05219%
- Other services
- 2023: 5622024: 83448%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1,0282024: 71231%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 572024: 3539%
Dr. Abernathy compared with the South Carolina median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Abernathy
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 3,773vs 7405.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 339vs 25831% above
- Part D claims
- 15,783vs 33147.7 times
Medians across 1,708 internists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Abernathy's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David S. Abernathy treated 339 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 339 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abernathy in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 139 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Abernathy's median patient age at 77, with 56% women.
Dr. Abernathy's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Abernathy's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17953%
- Men16047%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Abernathy's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure74%
- Arthritis62%
- Diabetes28%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Osteoporosis22%
- Atrial fibrillation21%
- Anxiety20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Abernathy's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. David S. Abernathy wrote 16,687 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Abernathy wrote 16,687 Medicare Part D claims for 935 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15,783 of them, across 190 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,356,259 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 14,395 claims across 187 drugs.
Dr. Abernathy's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic14,299 claims86%
- Brand-name2,259 claims14%
- Other129 claims1%
Dr. Abernathy's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Abernathy's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%509 of 16,687 claims
- Antibiotics2%261 of 16,687 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%73 of 16,687 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 14,3952024: 15,78310%
Drugs named by CMS: 190 in 2024, 187 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. David S. Abernathy takes part in Medicare
Dr. Abernathy accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. David S. Abernathy received $2,283 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 161 general payments to Dr. Abernathy from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $275.
General payments to Dr. Abernathy by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Abernathy by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,281100%
- Education$10%
Companies that paid Dr. Abernathy the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. David S. Abernathy graduated from Duke University School of Medicine
Dr. Abernathy graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1980.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. David S. Abernathy's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. David S. Abernathy's NPI number?
Dr. David S. Abernathy's NPI number is 1265497366. It was assigned on April 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. David S. Abernathy?
Dr. David S. Abernathy is an internist in North Charleston, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. David S. Abernathy practice?
Dr. Abernathy practices at 3825 Faber Place Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405. Dr. Abernathy's primary practice is Labcorp - North Charleston in North Charleston, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abernathy to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies, 1 hospice and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. David S. Abernathy's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Abernathy is (843) 323-8651.
What is Dr. David S. Abernathy's medical license number?
Dr. Abernathy holds North Carolina license 27416, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. David S. Abernathy been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Abernathy in North Carolina and Arkansas.
Which hospitals is Dr. David S. Abernathy affiliated with?
Dr. Abernathy is affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Abernathy to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. David S. Abernathy part of?
Dr. Abernathy is linked to Women's Health - Valdese. Dmand AI links Dr. Abernathy to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. David S. Abernathy accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Abernathy billed Medicare for 3,773 services in 2024, and Dr. Abernathy accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. David S. Abernathy see?
CMS counts 339 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abernathy in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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What services does Dr. David S. Abernathy bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Abernathy's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).
Where did Dr. David S. Abernathy go to medical school?
Dr. Abernathy graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1980.
What drugs does Dr. David S. Abernathy prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Abernathy's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Lisinopril.
Has Dr. David S. Abernathy received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,283 in general payments to Dr. Abernathy from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. David S. Abernathy been practicing?
Dr. Abernathy graduated from medical school in 1980, 46 years ago.
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