NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alan C. Peterson, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC

Alan C. Peterson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1720048978, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16553, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720048978
Name
Alan C. Peterson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
16553 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1750 Laurel Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone
(803) 779-3378
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 5, 2026
Fax
(803) 779-3103
Medicaid ID
165537 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080916000219); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1750 Laurel Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Gregory Hooks, MDInternal Medicine Physician1629037320

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,608 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alan Peterson5,608
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium275 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium265 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate200 claims
  4. Omeprazole171 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate165 claims
  6. Pravastatin Sodium134 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $727.95

39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alan Peterson$727.95
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lexington Health IncColumbia, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alan C. Peterson among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Alan C. Peterson, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

269 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 269 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adelero Adebajo, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011013089572
  2. Linda Bell, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011235296674
  3. Robert Brown, MDColumbia, SC 292011316960040
  4. Nehal Desai, MDColumbia, SC 292011801855622
  5. Francis Goldstein, MDColumbia, SC 292011326030289
  6. Jeffrey Hook, MDColumbia, SC 292011265409189
  7. Gregory Hooks, MDColumbia, SC 292011629037320
  8. Leroy Huffman, MDColumbia, SC 292011881689032

Common questions

What is Alan C. Peterson, MD's NPI number?

Alan C. Peterson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720048978, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alan C. Peterson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1750 Laurel Street, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 779-3378. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alan C. Peterson, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16553, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alan C. Peterson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alan C. Peterson, MD had 5,608 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alan C. Peterson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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