Walker McRae Blanding, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Charleston, SC
Walker McRae Blanding, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1477112407, issued on Jun 12, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 82832LL, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walker McRae Blanding
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 82832LL SC
LL82832 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-6296
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250409002775); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walker McRae Blanding in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 82832LLCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $3,990.08
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walker McRae Blanding among 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina
Walker McRae Blanding, MD is one of 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 1999 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 208G00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina.
All 97 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ngoc-Quynh Chu, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251457770786
- Kathryn Engelhardt, MDCharleston, SC 294251497199558
- Lloyd Felmly, MDCharleston, SC 294251790166338
- Barry Gibney, D.O.Charleston, SC 294251093933467
- Zubair Hashmi, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251366732646
- Oliver Jawitz, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251396108064
- Marc Katz, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251891715215
- Minoo Kavarana, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251992779128
Common questions
What is Walker McRae Blanding, MD's NPI number?
Walker McRae Blanding, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477112407, issued on Jun 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walker McRae Blanding, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-6296. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walker McRae Blanding, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82832LL, 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.
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.