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Edwin Lionel Schmidt Jr., PA

Individual provider Surgical Physician Assistant · NPI 1518935543

Edwin Lionel Schmidt Jr., PA is a Physician Assistant in Columbia, South Carolina. Graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2003, 23 years ago. Practices with Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands, a 1,018-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in South Carolina.

Years since qualifying
23
Trained at
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Licensed in
SC
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
PA — Physician Assistant
A licensed clinician who examines, diagnoses and treats under a physician's supervision.

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Practice location Address checks out

8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 400
Columbia, SC 29203-8004
Phone: (803) 765-0871
Fax: (803) 765-9215
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Specialties & licences

Surgical Physician Assistant (primary) Taxonomy 363AS0400X · Licence 886 (SC)

Record details

NPI number1518935543
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials PA
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 8, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMarch 29, 2019

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2003 (23 years in practice)
Group practice Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands — 1018 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients36
Services billed 78 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $706 27 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Prisma Health Baptist Hospital · Columbia, SC
  • Prisma Health Richland Hospital Hospital · Columbia, SC

Colleagues at Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1018 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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