Dr. Michael L. Blubaugh, MD

Dr. Blubaugh practices at Carolina Medical Center of Walterboro PA in Walterboro, South Carolina.

Dr. Blubaugh's NPI, 1013016138, was assigned on September 22, 2006. Dr. Blubaugh holds South Carolina license 19591.

Dr. Blubaugh's primary practice is Carolina Medical Center of Walterboro PA, at 461 Spruce St, Walterboro, SC 29488 in Colleton County. The practice phone is (843) 549-4335.

Dr. Blubaugh's primary practice is Carolina Medical Center of Walterboro PA in Walterboro, South Carolina. Dr. Blubaugh is also affiliated with HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital. The medical group on file is Carolina Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blubaugh to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blubaugh practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Blubaugh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Blubaugh is licensed in South Carolina.

CMS data shows 1,115 Medicare services from Dr. Blubaugh across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 277 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $66,070 for them.

CMS counts 277 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blubaugh in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 96 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blubaugh's median patient age at 66, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Blubaugh wrote 7,778 Medicare Part D claims for 592 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,056 of them, across 146 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $556,960 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,348 claims across 107 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 45 out of 100 for Dr. Blubaugh for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Blubaugh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Blubaugh as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 23 general payments to Dr. Blubaugh from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Insulet Corporation paid the most, $142.