James H. Walker, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Pendleton, SC
James H. Walker, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pendleton, South Carolina, and NPI 1871533505, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 10957, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James H. Walker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 10957 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5304 Highway 76, Pendleton, SC 29670
- Phone
- (864) 261-9100
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 261-9102
- Medicaid ID
- GPO311 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100202000637); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5304 Highway 76
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James H. Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10957Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,226 Medicare Part D claims for 736 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 138 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium399 claims
- Gabapentin397 claims
- Losartan Potassium397 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium355 claims
- Omeprazole332 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium316 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $889.76
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
James H. Walker among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
James H. Walker, M.D. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pendleton
They are 6 of the 67 NPPES records with a practice address in Pendleton, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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- Patrick Lollis, MDPendleton, SC 296701033173778
- Michael Weingarten, DOPendleton, SC 296701508446659
- James Caldwell, M.D.Pickens, SC 296711811911126
- Amy EnloePelzer, SC 296691124540331
- Daniel Koontz, M.D.Pelzer, SC 296691487681805
Common questions
What is James H. Walker, M.D.'s NPI number?
James H. Walker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871533505, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James H. Walker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5304 Highway 76, Pendleton, SC, 29670. Phone: (864) 261-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James H. Walker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 10957, 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 James H. Walker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James H. Walker, M.D. had 14,226 Medicare Part D claims for 736 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James H. Walker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.7 of 100. 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.