Hampton S. Alford, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · West Columbia, SC
Hampton S. Alford, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1740248780, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 14139, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hampton S. Alford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 14139 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 131 Sunset CT, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 796-2222
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 796-7839
- Medicaid ID
- 141395 SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 131 Sunset CT
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Edwin Brown, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770506289
- Christopher Clark, AGNPNurse Practitioner1174455463
- Jeanna DauzyNurse Practitioner1932999018
- Yesenia Dunn, APRN, AGNP-CNurse Practitioner1699602797
- Gwendolyn Galphin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1285691345
- Vijay Koli, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700835493
Verify Hampton S. Alford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 14139Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,188 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 90 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate248 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium245 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium226 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium201 claims
- Omeprazole166 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate135 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): 83 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: $600.35
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, 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.
Hampton S. Alford among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Hampton S. Alford, 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
33 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Columbia
They are 33 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Black, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691669495255
- Edwin Brown, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691770506289
- Frank Ferraro, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691861433831
- Gwendolyn Galphin, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691285691345
- Vijay Koli, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691700835493
- John Lazaro, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691649238684
- Michael Markowitz, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691225088032
- Loreli MunfordWest Columbia, SC 291691275591430
Common questions
What is Hampton S. Alford, MD's NPI number?
Hampton S. Alford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740248780, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hampton S. Alford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 131 Sunset CT, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 796-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hampton S. Alford, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 14139, 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 Hampton S. Alford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hampton S. Alford, MD had 5,188 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hampton S. Alford, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.