Richard Hernandez, NP

Primary specialty

Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X

License

29272 Issued in SC

Practice address

5143 Forest Dr Ste 200
Columbia, SC 29206-4918

Phone

(803) 314-9120

Fax

(803) 314-9121

NPI assigned

Mar 18, 2024

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other names 1

• Mr. Rich Hernandez Other name

Electronic endpoints 1

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: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2024

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Lexington Health IncGroup PAC ID 2567872070, 905 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Lexington Medical Center Hospital, West Columbia, SC, CCN 420073

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

Practice roles

Locations

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

• Lexington Health Inc

  • Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
  • West Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1710634753
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Lexington County Health Services District Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1356366314
  NPD
• Lexington Health Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Lexington, SC
  • NPI 1376140764
  NPD
• Lexington Health Inc

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • West Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1942190988
  NPD
• Slimming Grace LLC

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Kingman, AZ
  • NPI 1104691468
  NPD (past)

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

• Lexington Health Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1386241834
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 6069",
            "city": "WEST COLUMBIA",
            "state": "SC",
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            "city": "COLUMBIA",
            "state": "SC",
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            "address_1": "338 E Columbia Ave",
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            "city": "Batesburg Leesville",
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        },
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            "fax_number": "803-568-5113",
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}

• Sarah Herman
• Steven Hermiz Jr., M.D.
• Carolyn Nicole Hernandez, RBT
• Genesis Hernandez
• Johan Hernandez, M.D.
• Kelley Wood Herndon, PTA
• Olivia Marie Herndon
• Jennifer Renee Herod, ATC
• Kevin Jay Herod, ATC
• Kiana Heron, APRN

• Family Nurse Practitioner in Columbia, SC
• Providers in Columbia, SC by specialty
• Family Nurse Practitioner in South Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 21, 2025; 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.