NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Harrison Cheeley, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC

William Harrison Cheeley, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1609396910, issued on Jun 27, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina LL41024, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609396910
Name
William Harrison Cheeley
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
LL41024 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Internal Medicine Clinic, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-4153
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(803) 434-4160
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200709002061); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Internal Medicine Clinic

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Justin Humphrey, DOInternal Medicine Physician1285128660
  2. Susan Ivey, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720509052
  3. Samuel Scoma, MDInternal Medicine Physician1518450402

Verify William Harrison Cheeley in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

11,540 Medicare Part D claims for 1,048 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 114 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Cheeley11,540
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium777 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate594 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium582 claims
  4. Omeprazole377 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium369 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium336 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%92.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $792.65

49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Cheeley$792.65
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Select Rehabilitation, LLCGlenview, IL
  2. Wellstar Medical Group LLCGreensboro, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Harrison Cheeley among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

William Harrison Cheeley, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

269 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 269 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Bell, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031689640922
  2. Anthony Elkins, MDColumbia, SC 292031629045505
  3. James Gasque, MDColumbia, SC 292031255326096
  4. Brown McCallum, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031124090352
  5. Kay McFarland, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031205803020
  6. Fanwei Meng, MDColumbia, SC 292031780650937
  7. H Murdaugh, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031083680946
  8. Mieke Perez, MDColumbia, SC 292031881670305

Common questions

What is William Harrison Cheeley, MD's NPI number?

William Harrison Cheeley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609396910, issued on Jun 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Harrison Cheeley, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Internal Medicine Clinic, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-4153. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Harrison Cheeley, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL41024, 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 William Harrison Cheeley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Harrison Cheeley, MD had 11,540 Medicare Part D claims for 1,048 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Harrison Cheeley, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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