Russell E. Ditzler, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Russell E. Ditzler, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1053378588, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 12852, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell E. Ditzler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 12852 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 109 Barton Creek Court, Columbia, SC 29229
- Phone
- (803) 256-2286
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 128524 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110202000491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 109 Barton Creek Court
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Cottingham, MDFamily Medicine Physician1851472039
Verify Russell E. Ditzler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12852Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,678 Medicare Part D claims for 430 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 281 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium376 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate304 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium297 claims
- Omeprazole239 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium224 claims
- Metformin Hcl195 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,847.60
85 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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
- Lexington Health IncColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell E. Ditzler among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Russell E. Ditzler, 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
- Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
235 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 235 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Russell E. Ditzler, MD's NPI number?
Russell E. Ditzler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053378588, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell E. Ditzler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 109 Barton Creek Court, Columbia, SC, 29229. Phone: (803) 256-2286. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell E. Ditzler, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 12852, 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 Russell E. Ditzler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell E. Ditzler, MD had 8,678 Medicare Part D claims for 430 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Russell E. Ditzler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.