Walter James Evans, MD
Specialist · Florence, SC
Walter James Evans, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1871609388, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 18276, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter James Evans
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 18276 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 436 W Palmetto St, Florence, SC 29501
- Phone
- (843) 669-2007
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 669-6677
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100708000571); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter James Evans in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 18276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
7,130 Medicare Part D claims for 578 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin372 claims
- Donepezil Hcl308 claims
- Topiramate305 claims
- Briviact248 claims
- Oxcarbazepine247 claims
- Memantine Hcl197 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,045.72
181 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Walter James Evans among 354 specialist records in South Carolina
Walter James Evans, MD is one of 354 specialist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 27% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 27% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1990 among the 57 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in South Carolina
There are 354 specialist records in South Carolina.
All 354 in South Carolina → Every provider in Florence → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amanda Campbell, SASFlorence, SC 295011457942997
- Carla Graham, M.D.Florence, SC 295011871541789
- Stuart Greenberg, MDFlorence, SC 295011861436818
- Eugene Guyton, MDFlorence, SC 295011205876083
- Max KeefeFlorence, SC 295011578007837
- Frank Lee Jr, M.D.Florence, SC 295051043260151
- Jay Lucas, M.D.Florence, SC 295051467404301
- Kenneth Kammer, M. D.Florence, SC 295061801890298
Common questions
What is Walter James Evans, MD's NPI number?
Walter James Evans, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871609388, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter James Evans, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 436 W Palmetto St, Florence, SC, 29501. Phone: (843) 669-2007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter James Evans, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18276, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter James Evans, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter James Evans, MD had 7,130 Medicare Part D claims for 578 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter James Evans, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.