Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 381
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 235
- Part D claims, 2024
- 176
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $19,911
- Practice address
- 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 724-2800
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. is a general surgeon in Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. Blessing practices at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health.
Dr. Blessing's NPI, 1558344093, was assigned on November 29, 2005. Dr. Blessing graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Blessing holds South Carolina license 27670.
- NPI
- 1558344093NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6507802923
- NPI enumeration date
- November 29, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 724-2800
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 53
- Medical school graduation
- 1999
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. practices at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. Blessing's primary practice is Roper Hospital, at 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 724-2800.
- Roper Hospital316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401 · Charleston CountyPhone(843) 724-2800
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Blessing's primary practice is Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. Dr. Blessing is also affiliated with Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital. The medical group on file is Roper St. Francis Physician Partners General Surgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blessing to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 clinical lab and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blessing practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Roper Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. is one of 506 general surgeons in South Carolina
Surgery is Dr. Blessing's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Blessing is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, South CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. billed Medicare for 381 services in 2024
CMS data shows 381 Medicare services from Dr. Blessing across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 235 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,894 for them.
Dr. Blessing's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2832024: 31210%
- Surgery
- 2023: 552024: 525%
- Imaging
- 2023: 212024: 1719%
Where Dr. Blessing's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office26670%
- In a facility11530%
Dr. Blessing compared with the South Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Blessing
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 381vs 26544% above
- Medicare patients
- 235vs 17832% above
- Part D claims
- 126vs 542.3 times
Medians across 500 general surgeons in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Blessing's 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 Dale Blessing Jr. treated 235 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 235 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blessing in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 113 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blessing's median patient age at 63, with 44% women.
Dr. Blessing's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Blessing's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11147%
- Men12453%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Blessing's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure74%
- Arthritis43%
- Diabetes27%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Anxiety24%
- Cancer24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Blessing's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men55%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. wrote 176 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Blessing wrote 176 Medicare Part D claims for 87 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 126 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $426 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 116 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Blessing's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic169 claims96%
- Brand-name and other7 claims4%
Dr. Blessing's 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. Blessing's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids34%60 of 176 claims
- Antibiotics17%30 of 176 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: 1162024: 1269%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 2 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 Dale Blessing Jr. ranks in the 94th percentile for hernia repair (minimally invasive) in Medicare
Dr. Blessing accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 28 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Blessing, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Blessing ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 94th percentile28 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 66th percentile12 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. received $19,911 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 184 general payments to Dr. Blessing from 38 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 32% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $15,608.
General payments to Dr. Blessing by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Blessing by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$6,35532%
- Food and beverage$4,97925%
- Speaker and faculty fees$4,80024%
- Education$3,75019%
- Other$270%
Companies that paid Dr. Blessing 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 Dale Blessing Jr. graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Dr. Blessing graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1999.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr.'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 Dale Blessing Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr.'s NPI number is 1558344093. It was assigned on November 29, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr.?
Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. is a general surgeon in Charleston, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. practice?
Dr. Blessing practices at 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401. Dr. Blessing's primary practice is Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blessing to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 clinical lab and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Blessing is (843) 724-2800.
What is Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Blessing holds South Carolina license 27670.
Which hospitals is Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Blessing practices at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Blessing is also affiliated with Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Blessing to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. part of?
Dr. Blessing is linked to Roper St. Francis Physician Partners General Surgery. Dmand AI links Dr. Blessing to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blessing billed Medicare for 381 services in 2024, and Dr. Blessing accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. see?
CMS counts 235 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blessing in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Blessing's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99215).
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Where did Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Blessing graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1999.
What drugs does Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blessing's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ibuprofen, Oxycodone HCl and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $19,911 in general payments to Dr. Blessing from 38 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Walter Dale Blessing Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Blessing graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.
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