John Scott Walton, MD, BS
Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
Dr. Scott Walton graduated from North Carolina State University with a BS degree in zoology. After attending the Medical University of South Carolina, he entered the U.S. Army and served for seven years as a flight surgeon and anesthesiologist. Following residency at MUSC, he finished his final tour with the U.S. Army and then entered private practice in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.Dr. Walton returned to MUSC in 1998 and has since that time devoted his energy and attention to pediatric and cardiac anesthesia. He has served in many hospital leadership roles and is currently the Chief of Service for Anesthesiology at the VAMC Charleston.
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Provider Information
Clinical Areas of Interest
Pediatric anesthesia
Cardiac anesthesia
Pediatric cardiac anesthesia
Wellness and prevention
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Education
Honolulu - Tripler Army Medical Center
Internship, 1986
Charleston - Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Residency, 1993
Charleston - Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Medical school, 1985
Certifications
Anesthesiology
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Insurance Coverage
Insurance plans vary by individual. Please contact your insurance provider to check your coverage.
- Absolute Total Care (NEIC)
- Absolute Total Care Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- Aetna (Exclusive Choice)
- Aetna (Managed Choice)
- Aetna (Open Choice)
- Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization)
- Aetna Medicare
- AllWell by Absolute Total Care
- Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace)
- BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace)
- Blue Choice Blue Option (Marketplace)
- Blue Choice Medicaid
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice HealthCare (Group Health Plan)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina
- Cigna
- Cigna Medicare
- Clover Health
- Coventry
- Employers Health Network (EHN)
- First Choice Next
- First Choice VIP Care Plus Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)
- First Health
- Great West Healthcare (Part of Cigna now)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid by Blue Choice
- Humana ChoiceCare PPO (Group Health Plan) (through March 31, 2025)
- Humana Healthy Horizons (through March 31, 2025)
- Humana Medicare (through March 31, 2025)
- Medcost
- Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare)
- Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- Tricare
- United HealthCare
- Veterans' Affairs Community Care Network (CCN)
- WellCare
