Joseph Wilson McGowan, MD
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician · Bluffton, SC
Joseph Wilson McGowan, MD is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician with a practice address in Bluffton, South Carolina, and NPI 1548341340, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 27984, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Wilson McGowan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician 207ND0101X
- License numbers
- 27984 SC
LL279834 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7 Arley Way Ste 101, Bluffton, SC 29910
- Phone
- (843) 837-4400
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101108000960); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest mohs-micrographic surgery physician records → All 24 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 7 Arley Way Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Soldrea Roberts, MD, MBA, FACOGObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1548464084
- Frank Zurfley, M.D.MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1235660952
Verify Joseph Wilson McGowan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 27984Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average mohs-micrographic surgery physician in 2024
882 Medicare Part D claims for 523 beneficiaries, against an average of 570 among the 1,396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin323 claims
- Mupirocin288 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate54 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate40 claims
- Ketoconazole40 claims
- Tramadol Hcl34 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- May River DermatologyBluffton, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Wilson McGowan among 24 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in South Carolina
Joseph Wilson McGowan, MD 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
- Graduated2005 · median 2009 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Bluffton → MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Sarradet, M.D.Bluffton, SC 299101346355633
- Frank Zurfley, M.D.Bluffton, SC 299101235660952
- Oswald Mikell, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261669414819
- Richard Deangelis, M.D.Anderson, SC 296211427059997
- Daren Fomin, DOAnderson, SC 296211982132510
- Julie Jefferson, M.D.Greenville, SC 296151881915791
- James Debloom, MDGreenville, SC 296071396777124
- Christopher Peterson, MDGreenville, SC 296071609891472
Common questions
What is Joseph Wilson McGowan, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Wilson McGowan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548341340, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Wilson McGowan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7 Arley Way Ste 101, Bluffton, SC, 29910. Phone: (843) 837-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Wilson McGowan, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 27984, 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 Joseph Wilson McGowan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Wilson McGowan, MD had 882 Medicare Part D claims for 523 beneficiaries; the average among mohs-micrographic surgery physician prescribers was 570. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Wilson McGowan, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.