James Keffer, DO
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · Charleston, SCNPI 1013980168
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 63 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 28 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 15.1% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $302 and has fallen 83.0% since, to $51 in 2025.
Across 63 payments — averaging $18.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$172
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$98
- Pfizer$91
- EMD Serono, Inc.$75
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$73
- AbbVie$68
- plus $564 from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,140100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 11 | $172 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $98 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $91 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 3 | $75 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $73 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $68 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 3 | $62 |
| Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $48 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $38 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $30 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 2 | $26 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $23 |
| Sonex Health, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $16 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $12 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,140 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 122 physical medicine & rehabilitation providers in South Carolina.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Tramadol Hcl | 262 | $2,675 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 165 | $2,432 |
| Gabapentin | 214 | $2,362 |
| Celecoxib | 23 | $1,869 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 28 | $1,855 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 73 | $1,244 |
| Pregabalin | 29 | $599 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 12 | $344 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 65 | $330 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 19 | $166 |
| Methylprednisolone | 27 | $165 |
| Prednisone | 64 | $113 |
| Meloxicam | 38 | $71 |
| Diazepam | 18 | $24 |
| Lorazepam | 17 | $13 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physical medicine & rehabilitation in Charleston
- Emily DarrCharleston$5K
- David MorrowCharleston$4K
- Juan RoblesCharleston$2K
- Keith PolstonCharleston$1K
- James EubanksCharleston$756
- Matthew SherrierCharleston$751
- Kristen RobakCharleston$550
- Caroline SmithCharleston$529
- Sybil ReddickCharleston$448
- William LorenzFlorence$66K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.