John P. Sutton III, MD

NPI 1265402762ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Columbia, SC

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) in Columbia, South Carolina, trained at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (class of 1988). In 2024 Medicare paid $150,711 for 248 patients, and Part D covered 185 of their prescriptions, 87% of them generic. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $9,145 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI	1265402762
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jan 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Aug 25, 2021
Certified by provider	Aug 25, 2021

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary	208G00000X	17380	SC
Specialist	174400000X	17380	SC

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (SC)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	248
Services billed	442 across 67 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$150,711

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	185 · 224 30-day fills
Patients	53
Total drug cost	$18,839
Generic share	87% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Graduation year	1988
Medicare specialty	Cardiac Surgery
Secondary specialties	Thoracic Surgery