Brent Andrew Ponce, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

95473 Issued in SC

Practice address

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-8908

Phone

(843) 792-1414

NPI assigned

Dec 28, 2005

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

Other identifiers 3

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL, GA, SC3 enrollments

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 3

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1996

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South CarolGroup PAC ID 6305758574, 1,634 clinicians

Hughston Clinic PCGroup PAC ID 1355254780, 111 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Musc Medical Center Hospital, Charleston, SC, CCN 420004
• Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Hospital, Vidalia, GA, CCN 110128

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

72.94 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

52.44

Promoting interoperability

97

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: bponce548536@direct.musc.edu
• Direct secure messaging: bponce@yourcarecommunity.org

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.

• University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Charleston, SC
  • NPI 1043241110
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Hughston Clinic, P.C.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Columbus, GA
  • NPI 1164461190

  AL

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC.

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1093768723
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Charleston, SC
  • NPI 1982678496
  NPD
• Hughston Clinic, PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Newnan, GA
  • NPI 1902682347

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  NPD
• Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1801874573

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  NPD (past)
• The General Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1023049236
  NPD (past)

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

• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Charleston, SC
  • NPI 1073605879
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • NPI 1154020147
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Charleston, SC
  • NPI 1659435840
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • Psychiatric Hospital
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • NPI 1669171740
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • NPI 1710683354
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • NPI 1770280299
  Care Compare affiliation
• Vidalia Health Services, LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Vidalia, GA
  • NPI 1790376564
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 751461",
            "city": "CHARLOTTE",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "282751461",
            "telephone_number": "843-792-1414"
        },
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        "enumeration_date": "2005-12-28",
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    "endpoints": [
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            "endpoint": "direct@direct.musc.edu",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "use": "HIE",
            "useDescription": "Health Information Exchange (HIE)",
            "address_1": "171 Ashley Ave",
            "city": "Charleston",
            "state": "SC",
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}

• Logan Polsinello
• Keith Franklin Lamar Polston, MD
• Baylee Rose Polzin, MD
• Jessica Mischler Pomerantz, DDS
• Gregory Jay Pomper, MD
• Thais Ponder
• Roger Pons, M.D
• Daniel Ponton IV
• Elizabeth Ponton, DPT
• Anthony Duane Poole, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Charleston, SC
• Providers in Charleston, SC by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in South Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 25, 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.

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