Walter Dean Kucaba, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Duncan, SC
Walter Dean Kucaba, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Duncan, South Carolina, and NPI 1881787802, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 0608, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Dean Kucaba
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0608 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1575 E Main St, Duncan, SC 29334
- Phone
- (864) 560-3500
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 560-3522
- Medicaid ID
- 006086 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070418000219); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 2,700 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1575 E Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brenda Adams-Hudson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982674321
- Ann Bartee, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1730569328
- Richard Lucarelli, DOFamily Medicine Physician1568432102
- Michael Tanbonliong, MDFamily Medicine Physician1629049937
- Brittany Woodard, DOFamily Medicine Physician1184277071
Verify Walter Dean Kucaba in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 0608Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,147 Medicare Part D claims for 353 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 134 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium486 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate277 claims
- Ozempic221 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil210 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa181 claims
- Losartan Potassium181 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): 96.1 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: $1,016.36
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Spartanburg Medical CenterDuncan, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 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.
Walter Dean Kucaba among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Walter Dean Kucaba, DO is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Duncan
They are 7 of the 114 NPPES records with a practice address in Duncan, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 2,700 in South Carolina → Every provider in Duncan → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brenda Adams-Hudson, MDDuncan, SC 293341982674321
- Clifford Bowers, D.O.Duncan, SC 293341861735086
- James Gainey, MDDuncan, SC 293341417076373
- Richard Lucarelli, DODuncan, SC 293341568432102
- Michael Tanbonliong, MDDuncan, SC 293341629049937
- Brittany Woodard, DODuncan, SC 293341184277071
- Karen Czuba, MDEnoree, SC 293351730159161
- John Dickerson, MDDrayton, SC 293331376596593
Common questions
What is Walter Dean Kucaba, DO's NPI number?
Walter Dean Kucaba, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881787802, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Dean Kucaba, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1575 E Main St, Duncan, SC, 29334. Phone: (864) 560-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Dean Kucaba, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 0608, 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 Dean Kucaba, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Dean Kucaba, DO had 6,147 Medicare Part D claims for 353 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Dean Kucaba, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.