Walker McRae Blanding, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

82832LL Issued in SC

Practice address

169 Ashley Avenue
Room 202 Main Hospital MSC 333
Charleston, SC 29425

Phone

(843) 792-6296

NPI assigned

Jun 12, 2019

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in SC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Cardiac Surgery

Education

Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, 2019

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South CarolGroup PAC ID 6305758574, 1,634 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Musc Medical Center Hospital, Charleston, SC, CCN 420004

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: wblanding203633@direct.musc.edu

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Charleston, SC
  • NPI 1043241110
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Charleston, SC
  • NPI 1982678496
  NPD
• Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • NPI 1467709881
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Charleston, SC
  • NPI 1073605879
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • NPI 1154020147
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Charleston, SC
  • NPI 1659435840
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • Psychiatric Hospital
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • NPI 1669171740
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • NPI 1710683354
  Care Compare affiliation
• Medical University Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • NPI 1770280299
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
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    "number": "1477112407",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "171 ASHLEY AVE RM 202",
            "city": "CHARLESTON",
            "state": "SC",
            "postal_code": "294250100",
            "telephone_number": "843-792-1414"
        },
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            "state": "SC",
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2019-06-12",
        "last_updated": "2025-01-24",
        "certification_date": "2025-01-24",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
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    "endpoints": [
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            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
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        },
        {
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            "affiliation": "N",
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            "use": "HIE",
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            "address_1": "169 Ashley Avenue",
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            "city": "charleston",
            "state": "SC",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

• Deborah Shogry Blalock
• Elizabeth Adele Blalock, MD
• Marissa Blanco Knowlton, M.D.
• Jenna Delany Blandford, CRNA
• Jill Marie Blandford, D.O.
• Anna Blaner
• Erika Susan Blank, MD
• Clint Blankenship, PHARMD, PA-C, RPH
• Kaitlyn Faye Blankenship, DO
• Devin Michael Blankinship, M.D.

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Charleston, SC
• Providers in Charleston, SC by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in South Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 24, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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