Jim C. Chow, M.D.
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC
Jim C. Chow, M.D. is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1891768487, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 12850, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jim C. Chow
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician 207ND0101X
- License number
- 12850 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3600 Forest Dr Ste 400, Columbia, SC 29204
- Phone
- (803) 779-7316
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (803) 343-2538
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100726000179); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jim C. Chow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12850Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average mohs-micrographic surgery physician in 2024
992 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries, against an average of 570 among the 1,396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin551 claims
- Fluorouracil90 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide79 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate58 claims
- Ketoconazole57 claims
- Imiquimod30 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $391.92
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,074 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,075.23 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
- Csc Acquisition, LLCColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jim C. Chow among 24 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in South Carolina
Jim C. Chow, M.D. is one of 24 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 100% 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, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 96% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2009 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ND0101X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 24 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 24 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bradley Saylors, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061609296698
- William Cook, MDCharleston, SC 294251639100100
- Ling-Lun Hsia, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251649538745
- Brian Leach, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251528096831
- Ruth McTighe, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294641851910418
- Taylor Mulkey, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641760679203
- Fabrizio Galimberti, MDConway, SC 295261639531825
- Yumeng Li, MDConway, SC 295261417319617
Common questions
What is Jim C. Chow, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jim C. Chow, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891768487, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jim C. Chow, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Forest Dr Ste 400, Columbia, SC, 29204. Phone: (803) 779-7316. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jim C. Chow, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 12850, 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 Jim C. Chow, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jim C. Chow, M.D. had 992 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries; the average among mohs-micrographic surgery physician prescribers was 570. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jim C. Chow, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.