Christopher Lee Culpepper, M.D
Surgery Physician · Hilton Head, SC
Christopher Lee Culpepper, M.D is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and NPI 1194012211, issued on Jul 10, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina 90888, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Lee Culpepper
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 90888 SC
01080460A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Hospital Center Cmns Ste 100, Hilton Head, SC 29926
- Phone
- (843) 681-9489
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 300014215 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231116000613); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Lee Culpepper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 90888Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen40 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $16.57
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hilton Head Laparoscopic And General Surgery PAHilton Head Island, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Lee Culpepper among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Christopher Lee Culpepper, M.D is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 49% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Hilton Head
They are 4 of the 242 NPPES records with a practice address in Hilton Head, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Hilton Head → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard HussongHilton Head, SC 299261568410553
- Albert Palatchi, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261396235628
- Thomas RzeczyckiHilton Head, SC 299261609824507
- Steven Weston, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261760402093
- Stephen White, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261730523630
- Carlos Montenegro, MDHampton, SC 299241588613103
- Frank Yang, MDHilton Head, SC 299281538163142
- Robert Brockman, MDBluffton, SC 299101174621767
Common questions
What is Christopher Lee Culpepper, M.D's NPI number?
Christopher Lee Culpepper, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194012211, issued on Jul 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Lee Culpepper, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Hospital Center Cmns Ste 100, Hilton Head, SC, 29926. Phone: (843) 681-9489. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Lee Culpepper, M.D's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 90888, 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 Lee Culpepper, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Lee Culpepper, M.D had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.