Ralph Sprinkle, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 9,134 in Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Ralph Sprinkle, DPM reported a CMS MIPS final score of 80/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 552 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 80/100
- MIPS score · -3 vs avg
- 552
- Part D claims, 2024
- $180.04
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥30th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Ralph Sprinkle, DPM
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1750367207), first enumerated 12/16/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 552 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 80/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$180.04 in reported industry payments (9 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1750367207 · Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1750367207
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 9K Foot &
- MIPS-BELOW 80/100
- RX-LIGHT 552
- BOOK-THIN 77 in South Carolina
- PHOTO-FINISH Kasra Kaghazchi · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Sprinkle · this …
Sprinkle · this provider
80 MIPS pts
- Christopher Scha…
Christopher Schank
80 MIPS pts
- Kasra Kaghazchi …
Kasra Kaghazchi
80 MIPS pts
- Gerald Torgesen …
Gerald Torgesen
80 MIPS pts
- Suneeta Siddapur…
Suneeta Siddapureddy
80 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Ralph Sprinkle, DPM's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
80 ≥ 30th percentile 30% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Ralph Sprinkle, DPM sits
This provider among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist peers
Across the 2,542 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Ralph Sprinkle, DPM writes more Part D claims than 85% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 51% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one foot & ankle surgery podiatrist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Ralph Sprinkle, DPM. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Ralph Sprinkle, DPM?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in South Carolina
How Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist compares to other specialties among South Carolina providers
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist ranks #114 among South Carolina's specialties (0.1% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the South Carolina provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Ralph Sprinkle, DPM's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 80/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 measured reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Specialty volume Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist US NPIs
80/100 MIPS final score - 3.5 pts below the 83.5 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist. Quality dim: 60.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1750367207 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist |
| Credentials | DPM |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 12/16/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
Profile fields combine the CMS NPPES monthly snapshot (provider directory, taxonomy, and address) with calendar-year 2023 Medicare Part D and MIPS public-use files when records are present. NPI 1750367207 is the unique 10-digit identifier CMS uses to link Sprinkle across every Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA-covered transaction. Read full methodology →
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Ralph Sprinkle, DPM. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$180
Largest payer
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 616.5
- Total Day Supply
- 9,031
- Generic Drug Cost
- $7K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 252
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.10
- Gender Split
- 49% female / 51% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Ralph Sprinkle, DPM prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Gentamicin Sulfate
Gentamicin Sulfate
227 claims
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
222 claims
- Prednisone 16
Prednisone
16 claims
- Triamcinolone Acet… 11
Triamcinolone Acetonide
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Gentamicin Sulfate | 227 |
| Cephalexin | 222 |
| Prednisone | 16 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist Overview
How Ralph Sprinkle, DPM fits within the Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist landscape nationally.
Ralph Sprinkle, DPM's 552 claims are above the specialty average of 333.
Nationwide Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Sprinkle, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (80 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist Providers in South Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sprinkle.
One of 77 Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers enrolled in South Carolina, 5 are shown here.
Compare Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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