NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Russell Fleming, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Sumter, SC

John Russell Fleming, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sumter, South Carolina, and NPI 1366448771, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 20821, 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 recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366448771
Name
John Russell Fleming
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
20821 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1229 Alice Dr, Sumter, SC 29150
Phone
(803) 905-2273
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 905-7775
Medicaid ID
T49196 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031112000637); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1996
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 1229 Alice Dr

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Verify John Russell Fleming 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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52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,394 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 190 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Fleming5,394
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium259 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate217 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium206 claims
  4. Lisinopril156 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate154 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er146 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: $274.15

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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.

  1. John Fleming$274.15
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

John Russell Fleming among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina

John Russell Fleming, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

49 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sumter

They are 49 of the 1,265 NPPES records with a practice address in Sumter, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jodi Belinski, MDSumter, SC 291501295745941
  2. Richard Denny, MDSumter, SC 291501598758922
  3. E Dubose, M.D.Sumter, SC 291501538145438
  4. Terri FitesSumter, SC 291501720004823
  5. James Ingram, M.D.Sumter, SC 291501710927322
  6. Carrie Judy, M.D.Sumter, SC 291501932195559
  7. Clayton Lowder, M.D.Sumter, SC 291501184671075
  8. Janice Neuner, D.O.Sumter, SC 291501801820063

Common questions

What is John Russell Fleming, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Russell Fleming, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366448771, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Russell Fleming, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1229 Alice Dr, Sumter, SC, 29150. Phone: (803) 905-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Russell Fleming, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 20821, 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 Russell Fleming, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Russell Fleming, M.D. had 5,394 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.