Walter McKenzie Hodges, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Walter McKenzie Hodges, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1598323487, issued on Jun 5, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina LL82567, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter McKenzie Hodges
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- LL82567 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Ashley Ave RM 202, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-2300
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220913002709); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter McKenzie Hodges in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LL82567Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
216 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt23 claims
- Ibuprofen22 claims
- Methocarbamol16 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 claims
- Methylprednisolone11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Acs Primary Care Physicians - Southeast PCSummerville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter McKenzie Hodges among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Walter McKenzie Hodges, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% 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 74% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
223 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 223 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Walter McKenzie Hodges, MD's NPI number?
Walter McKenzie Hodges, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598323487, issued on Jun 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter McKenzie Hodges, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Ave RM 202, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter McKenzie Hodges, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL82567, 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 McKenzie Hodges, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter McKenzie Hodges, MD had 216 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.