Scott W. Cummings, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bluffton, SC
Scott W. Cummings, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bluffton, South Carolina, and NPI 1871522292, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina MD28422, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott W. Cummings
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD28422 SC
055552 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4818 Bluffton Pkwy, Bluffton, SC 29910
- Phone
- (843) 706-0600
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 706-0601
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060303000224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott W. Cummings in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD28422Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
7,762 Medicare Part D claims for 736 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium689 claims
- Lisinopril316 claims
- Simvastatin278 claims
- Alprazolam274 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate262 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium262 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): 75.3 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: $508.98
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBluffton, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Scott W. Cummings among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Scott W. Cummings, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bluffton
They are 15 of the 820 NPPES records with a practice address in Bluffton, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Scott W. Cummings, MD's NPI number?
Scott W. Cummings, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871522292, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott W. Cummings, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4818 Bluffton Pkwy, Bluffton, SC, 29910. Phone: (843) 706-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott W. Cummings, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD28422, 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 Scott W. Cummings, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott W. Cummings, MD had 7,762 Medicare Part D claims for 736 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott W. Cummings, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 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.