Brian Caldwell Thurston, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Spartanburg, SC
Brian Caldwell Thurston, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1497918296, issued on Jul 2, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 31160, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Caldwell Thurston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 31160 SC
LL31160 SC
P6535 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 853 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303
- Phone
- (864) 560-1576
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 560-1590
- Medicaid ID
- 311601 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140728000463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 853 North Church Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian Caldwell Thurston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,887.15
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Brian Caldwell Thurston among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Brian Caldwell Thurston, M.D. is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
62 surgery physician records list a practice address in Spartanburg
They are 62 of the 3,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Spartanburg, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Spartanburg → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Ashley, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031780684456
- Robert Cochran, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031811962947
- James Green, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031144295262
- Robert Hird, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031831165513
- Hugh James, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031053375592
- Ari Kramer, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031073577698
- Thomas McLeod, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031336110519
- Christope NguyenSpartanburg, SC 293031457316978
Common questions
What is Brian Caldwell Thurston, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Caldwell Thurston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497918296, issued on Jul 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Caldwell Thurston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 853 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. Phone: (864) 560-1576. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Caldwell Thurston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 31160, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Brian Caldwell Thurston, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.