NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Willie Stanley Edwards, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Florence, SC

Willie Stanley Edwards, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1134129216, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 10996, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134129216
Name
Willie Stanley Edwards
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License numbers
10996 SC
26438 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
800 E Cheves St Ste 480, Florence, SC 29506
Phone
(843) 432-1880
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 432-1022
Medicaid IDs
109965 SC
8930169 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110408000123); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1981
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 800 E Cheves St Ste 480

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

  1. Jocie Patterson, OPA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1972882306
  2. Sonia Wicker, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1811444664

Verify Willie Stanley Edwards 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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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

309 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 120 claims were for opioids.

  1. Willie Edwards309
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen88 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl64 claims
  3. Gabapentin29 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl29 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone25 claims
  6. Meloxicam19 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: $110,292.60

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was DeGen Medical, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Willie Edwards$110,293
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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. Cora South Carolina LLCFlorence, SC
  2. Mcleod Physician Associates IILaurinburg, NC

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

Willie Stanley Edwards among 37 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in South Carolina

Willie Stanley Edwards, M.D. is one of 37 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 89% 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, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2000 among the 28 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 37 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rakesh Chokshi, M.D.Florence, SC 295061053311134
  2. Erkan Alci, MDConway, SC 295261235302969
  3. William Mills, MDConway, SC 295261003986514
  4. Daniel Reid, MDConway, SC 295261205249216
  5. Timothy Bryan, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294641841589538
  6. R. Dennis, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294641497742720
  7. Donald Johnson, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641184615437
  8. Steven Poletti, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641508841859

Common questions

What is Willie Stanley Edwards, M.D.'s NPI number?

Willie Stanley Edwards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134129216, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Willie Stanley Edwards, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 E Cheves St Ste 480, Florence, SC, 29506. Phone: (843) 432-1880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Willie Stanley Edwards, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 10996, 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 Willie Stanley Edwards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Willie Stanley Edwards, M.D. had 309 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.