Christopher Richard Powers, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Spartanburg, SC
Christopher Richard Powers, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1285605295, issued on Jan 28, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 31464, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Richard Powers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- 31464 SC
206262 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303
- Phone
- (864) 560-6012
- Enumerated
- Jan 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 560-6013
- Medicaid ID
- 314644 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091023000286); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Richard Powers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31464Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
754 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 462 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl155 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
- Methadone Hcl57 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen52 claims
- Gabapentin49 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er43 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
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).
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.
Christopher Richard Powers among 78 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in South Carolina
Christopher Richard Powers, MD is one of 78 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 99% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 78 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in South Carolina.
All 78 in South Carolina → Every provider in Spartanburg → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Clark, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031194798595
- Ryan Lapointe, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031184967929
- Rico V Mendoza, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031861466021
- Ikenna Onyebueke, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031700043106
- Stuart Reynolds, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031316215171
- Max Rosenthal, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031326656224
- Wilson Smith, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031982675625
- Tatsiana Beiko, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011295037836
Common questions
What is Christopher Richard Powers, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Richard Powers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285605295, issued on Jan 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Richard Powers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. Phone: (864) 560-6012. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Richard Powers, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 31464, 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.
How much does Christopher Richard Powers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Richard Powers, MD had 754 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Richard Powers, MD'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.