Joseph Flowers, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Walterboro, SC
Joseph Flowers, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Walterboro, South Carolina, and NPI 1295775708, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 4557, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Flowers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 4557 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 107 Church St, Walterboro, SC 29488
- Phone
- (843) 549-1558
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 549-1454
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101027001241); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1961
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Flowers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 4557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,805 Medicare Part D claims for 622 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 409 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium452 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate431 claims
- Losartan Potassium383 claims
- Prednisone276 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium262 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen231 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: $107.68
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
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
- Walterboro Family Practice Associates PAWalterboro, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Flowers among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Joseph Flowers, MD 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
- Graduated1961 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Walterboro
They are 10 of the 309 NPPES records with a practice address in Walterboro, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Creel, M.D.Walterboro, SC 294881992708309
- Chandler Grier, MDWalterboro, SC 294881508557901
- William Haynes, MDWalterboro, SC 294881851341317
- John Johnston, M.D.Walterboro, SC 294881346283421
- Gunther Rencken, MDWalterboro, SC 294881568402089
- Vlastimil Smetka, MDWalterboro, SC 294881497974273
- Michael Smith, M.D.Walterboro, SC 294881912940040
- Curtis Stokes, M.D.Walterboro, SC 294881396784369
Common questions
What is Joseph Flowers, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Flowers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295775708, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Flowers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 107 Church St, Walterboro, SC, 29488. Phone: (843) 549-1558. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Flowers, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 4557, 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 Joseph Flowers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Flowers, MD had 10,805 Medicare Part D claims for 622 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.