Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Cornelius Walter, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Landrum, SC

Cornelius Walter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Landrum, South Carolina, and NPI 1619948379, issued on Jan 31, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 17420, 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 recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1619948379
Name
Cornelius Walter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
17420 SC
9601513 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
133 N Howard Ave, Landrum, SC 29356
Phone
(864) 560-9507
Enumerated
Jan 31, 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 133 N Howard Ave

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

  1. Kimberly Bridges, MDFamily Medicine Physician1659342319
  2. Jack Cole, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922051150
  3. Nicolas Dawson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1679197891
  4. Erin Nash, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1518974062
  5. Mindy Thompson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538540745
  6. Jason Watson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1417914516

Verify Cornelius Walter 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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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

12,675 Medicare Part D claims for 1,093 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 179 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cornelius Walter12,675
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium739 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate534 claims
  3. Lisinopril508 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium424 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium336 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl246 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 96.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score92.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $955.73

49 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cornelius Walter$955.73
  2. Specialty average$861.30

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Spartanburg Medical CenterLandrum, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

7 family medicine physician records list a Landrum practice address

They are 7 of the 69 NPPES records with a Landrum practice address, and 2,648 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

Other family medicine physician records in South Carolina

  1. Fiby Abd El Malek, M.D.Greenville, SC1215222047
  2. Marwa Abdel Meguid, MD, MSAiken, SC1912646555
  3. Souzan Abdel-Samie, M.DSummerville, SC1144514266
  4. Dustin Abele, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1851771349
  5. Stoney Abercrombie, MDAnderson, SC1093732430
  6. Olabisi Abisogun, MDGreer, SC1366940157
  7. Samson Abolaji, MDFlorence, SC1922946714
  8. Joseph Abraham, M.D.Anderson, SC1497934657
  9. Sheron Abraham, D.O.Florence, SC1447548144
  10. Fareeha AbrarGreer, SC1497506703

Common questions

What is Cornelius Walter, MD's NPI number?

Cornelius Walter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619948379, issued on Jan 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cornelius Walter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 133 N Howard Ave, Landrum, SC, 29356. Phone: (864) 560-9507. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 17420, 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 Walter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cornelius Walter, MD had 12,675 Medicare Part D claims for 1,093 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Cornelius Walter, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.