NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Joseph Walsh, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC

John Joseph Walsh, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1427012491, issued on Apr 14, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 18986, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427012491
Name
John Joseph Walsh
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
18986 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 200, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 296-7846
Enumerated
Apr 14, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2022
Fax
(803) 296-9699
Medicaid ID
189860 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050425001030); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1989
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 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 200

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

  1. Adam Baier, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1831201730
  2. Jessamyn Bartley, PAPhysician Assistant1740251115
  3. Ryan BerlinrutPhysician Assistant1740659309
  4. Ryan Chadwick, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356198568
  5. Sally ChenSurgical Physician Assistant1083327332
  6. Daniel Cook, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1447872643

Verify John Joseph Walsh 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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

69 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. John Walsh69
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone26 claims
  2. Meloxicam23 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): 99.3 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 score90.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

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

John Joseph Walsh among 47 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in South Carolina

John Joseph Walsh, MD is one of 47 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 87% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 38 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 47 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Fulton, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031619945540
  2. Earl McFadden, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031548238496
  3. Seth Bowman, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011982965778
  4. Michael Green, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011790786267
  5. Michael Ugino, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011184616799
  6. Andrea Gale, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691306132261
  7. James McIntosh, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691902817836
  8. Michelle O'Brien, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691073956538

Common questions

What is John Joseph Walsh, MD's NPI number?

John Joseph Walsh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427012491, issued on Apr 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Joseph Walsh, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 200, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 296-7846. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Joseph Walsh, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18986, 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 Joseph Walsh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Joseph Walsh, MD had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Joseph Walsh, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.