Louis F. Plzak, MD
Urology Physician · Beaufort, SC
Louis F. Plzak, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Beaufort, South Carolina, and NPI 1881768430, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 23117, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Louis F. Plzak
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 23117 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1055 Ribaut RD, Beaufort, SC 29902
- Phone
- (843) 524-7607
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 524-6737
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110223000260); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1055 Ribaut RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Louis F. Plzak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23117Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,585 Medicare Part D claims for 604 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 90 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Dutasteride493 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl194 claims
- Cephalexin179 claims
- Tadalafil97 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen83 claims
- Estradiol72 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): 100 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: $2,376.74
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Olympus America Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Urology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 229 urology physician records in South Carolina.
Other urology physician records in South Carolina
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- Erin Anderson, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1821226960
- Jonathan Anderson, M.D., F.A.C.S.Aiken, SC1346226958
- Charlton Armstrong, M.D.Greenville, SC1952330326
- Agha Babanoury, MDCharleston, SC1801840020
- Christopher Ballantyne, M.D.Greenville, SC1700317906
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Common questions
What is Louis F. Plzak, MD's NPI number?
Louis F. Plzak, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881768430, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Louis F. Plzak, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1055 Ribaut RD, Beaufort, SC, 29902. Phone: (843) 524-7607. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Louis F. Plzak, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23117, 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 Louis F. Plzak, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Louis F. Plzak, MD had 1,585 Medicare Part D claims for 604 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Louis F. Plzak, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.