Katie Flower, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC
Katie Flower, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1013398650, issued on Jun 9, 2015. Check the license (South Carolina 38389, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katie Flower
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 38389 SC
ME166243 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (216) 385-5459
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240223003559); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katie Flower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 38389Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
1,616 Medicare Part D claims for 516 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl277 claims
- Finasteride166 claims
- Gemtesa166 claims
- Estradiol148 claims
- Myrbetriq121 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen82 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): 83.3 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: $391.52
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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
- Smh Physician Services IncNorth Venice, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katie Flower among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Katie Flower, M.D. 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 2015, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Scott Bradley, MDCharleston, SC 294251346355351
- Thomas Byrne, MDCharleston, SC 294251972617520
- Denise Carneiro-Pla, MDCharleston, SC 294251144344805
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Common questions
What is Katie Flower, M.D.'s NPI number?
Katie Flower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013398650, issued on Jun 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katie Flower, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (216) 385-5459. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katie Flower, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 38389, 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 Katie Flower, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katie Flower, M.D. had 1,616 Medicare Part D claims for 516 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katie Flower, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 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.