NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Peter Walsh, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Little River, SC

Christopher Peter Walsh, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Little River, South Carolina, and NPI 1710275151, issued on Jul 19, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina 51105, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710275151
Name
Christopher Peter Walsh
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
51105 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3980 Highway 9 E Ste 200, Little River, SC 29566
Phone
(843) 390-0100
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2011
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 390-0038
Medicaid ID
511057 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170912003316); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2010
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 3980 Highway 9 E Ste 200

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

  1. Amanda Calhoun, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629317045
  2. Colin Canham, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1619266913
  3. Steven Lopresto, PASurgical Physician Assistant1639572266
  4. Adam Mandel, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1942410048
  5. Jeremy McCallum, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1134440738
  6. Erin Veneziano, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770863672

Verify Christopher Peter Walsh in five checks

  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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7.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

2,606 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 254 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Walsh2,606
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam1,431 claims
  2. Diclofenac Sodium458 claims
  3. Amoxicillin148 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen114 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl87 claims
  6. Ibuprofen54 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: $133.27

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Walsh$133
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Mcleod Physician Associates IILittle River, SC

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

Christopher Peter Walsh among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina

Christopher Peter Walsh, M.D. is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% 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 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 223 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207X00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Little River

They are 5 of the 308 NPPES records with a practice address in Little River, and 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Colin Canham, M.D.Little River, SC 295661619266913
  2. Eric Heimberger, MDLittle River, SC 295661881642510
  3. Peter Lukowski, M.D.Little River, SC 295661699776351
  4. Adam Mandel, D.O.Little River, SC 295661942410048
  5. Christopher Boullion, D.O.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721730201112
  6. William Didelot, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721932184058
  7. Scott Duncan, MD, MPHMyrtle Beach, SC 295721720063837
  8. Efstratios Papadelis, DOMyrtle Beach, SC 295721528525367

Common questions

What is Christopher Peter Walsh, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Peter Walsh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710275151, issued on Jul 19, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Peter Walsh, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3980 Highway 9 E Ste 200, Little River, SC, 29566. Phone: (843) 390-0100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Peter Walsh, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 51105, 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 Peter Walsh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Peter Walsh, M.D. had 2,606 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.