Dr. Walter Ennis James IV, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 615
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 307
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,774
- MIPS score, 2024
- 79
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 792-1414
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
MUSC University Hospital
Charleston, South Carolina
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Dr. Walter Ennis James IV is a pulmonologist in Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. James practices at MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dr. James' NPI, 1093912545, was assigned on June 28, 2007. Dr. James graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2007. Dr. James holds South Carolina license 38674.
- NPI
- 1093912545NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1456476225
- NPI enumeration date
- June 28, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Walter Ennis James IV practices at MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. James' primary practice is MUSC University Hospital, at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 792-1414.
- MUSC University Hospital171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425 · Charleston CountyPhone(843) 792-1414
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Walter Ennis James IV is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. James' primary practice is MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. James is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. James to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter Ennis James IV's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. James practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MUSC University Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Walter Ennis James IV is one of 176 pulmonologists in South Carolina
Pulmonary disease is Dr. James' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dmand AI has Dr. James' licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, South CarolinaPrimary
- Internal medicine, Virginia
Pulmonologists near Dr. James
Counts of pulmonologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Walter Ennis James IV billed Medicare for 615 services in 2024
CMS data shows 615 Medicare services from Dr. James across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 307 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,190 for them.
Dr. James' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3882024: 3695%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 172
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 532024: 7440%
Where Dr. James' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office25642%
- In a facility35958%
Dr. James compared with the South Carolina median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. James
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 615vs 88831% below
- Medicare patients
- 307vs 39522% below
- Part D claims
- 1,626vs 6842.4 times
Medians across 184 pulmonologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. James' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Walter Ennis James IV treated 307 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 307 Medicare patients who saw Dr. James in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 170 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.85, 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. James' median patient age at 60, with 59% women.
Dr. James' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. James' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18761%
- Men12039%
Chronic conditions among Dr. James' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis51%
- Diabetes41%
- Chronic kidney disease37%
- Heart failure34%
- COPD33%
- Anxiety32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. James' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 60
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Walter Ennis James IV wrote 1,774 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. James wrote 1,774 Medicare Part D claims for 206 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,626 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,032,678 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,513 claims across 27 drugs.
Dr. James' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,204 claims68%
- Brand-name557 claims31%
- Other13 claims1%
Dr. James' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. James' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%43 of 1,774 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,5132024: 1,6267%
Drugs named by CMS: 27 in 2024, 27 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Walter Ennis James IV scored 79 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. James for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. James accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. James as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. James' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 79of 100Final score
- 62.4of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Walter Ennis James IV received $14,634 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 21 general payments to Dr. James from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Mallinckrodt LLC paid the most, $11,993.
General payments to Dr. James by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. James by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$11,62879%
- Travel and lodging$1,93013%
- Food and beverage$1,0677%
- Education$90%
Companies that paid Dr. James the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Walter Ennis James IV graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Dr. James graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2007.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Walter Ennis James IV's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Walter Ennis James IV's NPI number?
Dr. Walter Ennis James IV's NPI number is 1093912545. It was assigned on June 28, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter Ennis James IV?
Dr. Walter Ennis James IV is a pulmonologist in Charleston, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Walter Ennis James IV practice?
Dr. James practices at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425. Dr. James' primary practice is MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. James to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Walter Ennis James IV's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. James is (843) 792-1414.
What is Dr. Walter Ennis James IV's medical license number?
Dr. James holds South Carolina license 38674, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Walter Ennis James IV been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. James in South Carolina and Virginia.
Which hospitals is Dr. Walter Ennis James IV affiliated with?
Dr. James is affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. James to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Walter Ennis James IV part of?
Dr. James is linked to MUSC Health.
Does Dr. Walter Ennis James IV accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. James billed Medicare for 615 services in 2024, and Dr. James accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Walter Ennis James IV offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. James as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Walter Ennis James IV's MIPS score?
Dr. James' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 79 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter Ennis James IV see?
CMS counts 307 Medicare patients who saw Dr. James in 2024, with an average age of 69.
What services does Dr. Walter Ennis James IV bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. James' most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Walter Ennis James IV go to medical school?
Dr. James graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2007.
What drugs does Dr. Walter Ennis James IV prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. James' most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Prednisone and Albuterol Sulfate Hfa.
Has Dr. Walter Ennis James IV received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $14,634 in general payments to Dr. James from 5 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Mallinckrodt LLC.
How long has Dr. Walter Ennis James IV been practicing?
Dr. James graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
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