Howard Klickman, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Gaffney, SC
Howard Klickman, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gaffney, South Carolina, and NPI 1174594477, issued on Jan 27, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 28209, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Klickman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 28209 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 139 Medical Center Dr, Gaffney, SC 29340
- Phone
- (864) 487-7186
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 139 Medical Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Dale, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1942271838
- Alicia Womack, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1538541792
- Stacie Young, NPNurse Practitioner1033731237
Verify Howard Klickman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 28209Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,168 Medicare Part D claims for 719 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 359 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium564 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium499 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate475 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium460 claims
- Losartan Potassium379 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium288 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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: $16.00
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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.
3 hospital and facility affiliations
- Pelham Medical CenterGreer, SC · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Cherokee Medical CenterGaffney, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Internal Medicine Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 2,276 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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- Amjad Abdulrahman, MDIrmo, SC1194718841
- Elizabeth Abell, MDSpartanburg, SC1083623805
- Alvin Abinsay, M.D.Marion, SC1689608002
- Izabela Abissi, DOCharleston, SC1376387803
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Common questions
What is Howard Klickman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Klickman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174594477, issued on Jan 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Klickman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 139 Medical Center Dr, Gaffney, SC, 29340. Phone: (864) 487-7186. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Klickman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 28209, 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 Howard Klickman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Klickman, M.D. had 12,168 Medicare Part D claims for 719 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Klickman, M.D.'s Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.