Christopher A. Cooper, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Lexington, SC
Christopher A. Cooper, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, South Carolina, and NPI 1932511151, issued on May 22, 2014. Check the license (South Carolina 40974, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher A. Cooper
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 40974 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 214 Old Chapin RD, Lexington, SC 29072
- Phone
- (803) 629-1900
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2022
- Fax
- (803) 399-1597
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171031003418); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher A. Cooper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 40974Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
836 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium51 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate41 claims
- Clopidogrel36 claims
- Carvedilol30 claims
- Furosemide28 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium26 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): 88.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $23.29
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Christopher A. Cooper among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Christopher A. Cooper, 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 2014, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Binyue Chang, M.D.Lexington, SC 290721427497817
- Stuart Cooper, MDLexington, SC 290721942223086
- Denise Cubero-Walker, MDLexington, SC 290721679586879
- Sarah LimLexington, SC 290721891051959
- Elizabeth Mathias, MDLexington, SC 290721811907728
- Richard Murray, MDLexington, SC 290721013928407
- Gilbert Rogers, MDLexington, SC 290721356352553
- Michele Spero, MDLexington, SC 290721104801364
Common questions
What is Christopher A. Cooper, MD's NPI number?
Christopher A. Cooper, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932511151, issued on May 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher A. Cooper, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 214 Old Chapin RD, Lexington, SC, 29072. Phone: (803) 629-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher A. Cooper, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 40974, 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 Christopher A. Cooper, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher A. Cooper, MD had 836 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher A. Cooper, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.3 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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.