Christopher Stewart Thomas, MD
Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC
Christopher Stewart Thomas, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1619535853, issued on Jun 3, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 82546, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Stewart Thomas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 82546 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-3072
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250317001899); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Stewart Thomas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 82546Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,624.73
21 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Stewart Thomas among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Christopher Stewart Thomas, MD 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 2019, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
167 surgery physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 167 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Stewart Thomas, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Stewart Thomas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619535853, issued on Jun 3, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Stewart Thomas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-3072. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Stewart Thomas, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82546, 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 Stewart Thomas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Stewart Thomas, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.