NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Wesley Culpepper, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · Greenwood, SC

John Wesley Culpepper, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Greenwood, South Carolina, and NPI 1457340465, issued on Oct 21, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 25237, 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
1457340465
Name
John Wesley Culpepper
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
25237 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
305 W Alexander Ave Ste A, Greenwood, SC 29646
Phone
(864) 223-0505
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 7, 2023
Fax
(864) 223-7075
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140415001194); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1998
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 305 W Alexander Ave Ste A

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

  1. James Fowler, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1689615429

Verify John Wesley Culpepper 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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1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

94 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Culpepper94
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl32 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt30 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: $363.90

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Culpepper$363.90
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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. Self Medical GroupGreenwood, SC

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

John Wesley Culpepper among 71 plastic surgery physician records in South Carolina

John Wesley Culpepper, MD is one of 71 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 43 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 71 plastic surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Blakemore, MDGreer, SC 296501558475574
  2. Kevin Keller, MDGreer, SC 296501467569574
  3. James Lovett, MDGreer, SC 296501952419863
  4. Terrence Bruner, MDAnderson, SC 296211588803530
  5. Brian Boland, M.D.Greenville, SC 296151972761575
  6. Matthew Chetta, M.D.Greenville, SC 296151689802704
  7. Joseph Debrux, M.D.Greenville, SC 296151457521668
  8. David Lobb, MDGreenville, SC 296151386084226

Common questions

What is John Wesley Culpepper, MD's NPI number?

John Wesley Culpepper, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457340465, issued on Oct 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Wesley Culpepper, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 W Alexander Ave Ste A, Greenwood, SC, 29646. Phone: (864) 223-0505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Wesley Culpepper, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 25237, 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 John Wesley Culpepper, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Wesley Culpepper, MD had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.