Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Cornelius Alston, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Conway, SC

Cornelius Alston, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Conway, South Carolina, and NPI 1720019607, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 15330, 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, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1720019607
Name
Cornelius Alston
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
15330 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
243 Singleton Ridge RD, Conway, SC 29526
Phone
(843) 347-1000
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 243 Singleton Ridge RD

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

  1. Heather Grabowski, DOPediatrics Physician1184121014
  2. Lina Hajar, MDPediatrics Physician1518238591
  3. Cynthia McCall, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558741694
  4. Amanda Ruby, NPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1598217457

Verify Cornelius Alston 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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5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,914 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Cornelius Alston2,914
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium165 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium98 claims
  3. Gabapentin85 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate68 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium67 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate65 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: $55.78

3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cornelius Alston$55.78
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

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

25 internal medicine physician records list a Conway practice address

They are 25 of the 1,257 NPPES records with a Conway practice address, and 2,276 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

Other internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

  1. John Abbott, M.D.Sumter, SC1093830762
  2. Murad Abdelsalam, MDRock Hill, SC1013229756
  3. Mohammed Abdulfatah, MDOrangeburg, SC1285167023
  4. Amjad Abdulrahman, MDIrmo, SC1194718841
  5. Elizabeth Abell, MDSpartanburg, SC1083623805
  6. Alvin Abinsay, M.D.Marion, SC1689608002
  7. Izabela Abissi, DOCharleston, SC1376387803
  8. Tinu Abraham, MDGreenwood, SC1194354399
  9. Natallia Abramovich, MDSeneca, SC1568647949
  10. Mohammad Abudalou, MDColumbia, SC1164084653

Common questions

What is Cornelius Alston, MD's NPI number?

Cornelius Alston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720019607, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cornelius Alston, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 243 Singleton Ridge RD, Conway, SC, 29526. Phone: (843) 347-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cornelius Alston, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15330, 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 Cornelius Alston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cornelius Alston, MD had 2,914 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.