Manuel Alejandro Paez Escamilla, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

95389 Issued in SC

Practice address

124 Sunset CT
West Columbia, SC 29169-2429

Phone

(803) 931-0077

NPI assigned

Apr 2, 2019

Last updated

Feb 8, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in SC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

Other, 2013

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Palmetto Retina Center LLCGroup PAC ID 4486741980, 13 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Hospital, Columbia, SC, CCN 420026

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/
• Direct secure messaging: manuel.paezescamilla.p1@direct.palmettoretina.nextgenshare.com
• Direct secure messaging: mpescamilla@carolinaretinacenter.intellechartdirect.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Palmetto Retina Center LLC

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • West Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1255322806
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Carolina Retina Center P.a.

  • Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
  • Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1205892783
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Medical University Hospital Authority

  dba MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1285200105
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  dba MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1558937474
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • Urgent Care Clinic/Center
  • Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1578402764

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  dba MUSC Health Fairfield Emergency and Imaging Center

  • Clinic/Center
  • Winnsboro, SC
  • NPI 1811563737

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1770508800000",
    "number": "1053873844",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "124 SUNSET CT",
            "city": "WEST COLUMBIA",
            "state": "SC",
            "postal_code": "291692429",
            "telephone_number": "803-931-0077"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "124 SUNSET CT",
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            "state": "SC",
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "PAEZ ESCAMILLA",
        "first_name": "MANUEL",
        "middle_name": "ALEJANDRO",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2019-04-02",
        "last_updated": "2026-02-08",
        "certification_date": "2026-02-08",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
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            "code": "207W00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Ophthalmology",
            "state": "SC",
            "license": "95389",
            "primary": true
        },
        {
            "code": "207WX0107X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist",
            "state": "SC",
            "license": "95389",
            "primary": false
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Ralph S Owings Jr., M.D.
• Abigail Brynn Heldreth Pacheco, OTR/L
• Loteria Pack
• Elsie Padgett, RBT
• Paul Lee Padgett, PT, ATC, CSCS
• Sharada M Pai, MD
• Pain Medicine Specialists, PA (Dr Gisele J Girault, MD - Pain Medicine Specialists)
• Robert M. Pallay, MD
• Matthew L Palmer, PT, DPT, GCS
• Palmetto Behavioral Services LLC

• Ophthalmology Physician in West Columbia, SC
• Providers in West Columbia, SC by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in South Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 8, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.