Walter Dale Blessing, MD
Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC
Walter Dale Blessing, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1558344093, issued on Nov 29, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 27670, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Dale Blessing
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 27670 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 Albemarle RD, Charleston, SC 29407
- Phone
- (843) 723-6426
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 276702 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050707000122); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 647 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 510 Albemarle RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Baird, M.D.Surgery Physician1376655605
- Alton Brown, M.D.Surgery Physician1639281975
- Leeanna Clevenger, M.D.Surgery Physician1275995532
- George Grice, M.D.Surgery Physician1902918147
- Stanley Kurek, D.O.Surgery Physician1669577326
- David Lucas, M.D.Surgery Physician1326096496
Verify Walter Dale Blessing in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 27670Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen62 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl53 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium11 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: $1,677.00
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkN Charleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Dale Blessing among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Walter Dale Blessing, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
167 surgery physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 167 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Baird, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071376655605
- Alton Brown, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071639281975
- Leeanna Clevenger, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071275995532
- George Grice, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071902918147
- Samuel Hazell, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071700988623
- Stanley Kurek, D.O.Charleston, SC 294071669577326
- David Lucas, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071326096496
- Adam Metzger, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071437642782
Common questions
What is Walter Dale Blessing, MD's NPI number?
Walter Dale Blessing, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558344093, issued on Nov 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Dale Blessing, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 Albemarle RD, Charleston, SC, 29407. Phone: (843) 723-6426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Dale Blessing, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 27670, 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 Walter Dale Blessing, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Dale Blessing, MD had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.