Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Matthew Thoma, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · West Columbia, SC

Matthew Thoma, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1518997907, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1518997907
Name
Matthew Thoma
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
131 Summerplace Dr, West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803) 608-2511
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 131 Summerplace Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mallory Anderson, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1104166255
  2. Gregory Bills, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1568856441
  3. Sarah Ekman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053956474
  4. Gretchen Gravel, ARNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1427335157
  5. Eric Heinzelmann, MDGastroenterology Physician1861427726
  6. Joel Joseph, MDInternal Medicine Physician1013400548

Verify Matthew Thoma in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,330 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Matthew Thoma1,330
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole253 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium122 claims
  3. Famotidine114 claims
  4. Linzess65 claims
  5. Sucralfate43 claims
  6. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf42 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 87.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%77.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,208.35

73 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Matthew Thoma$1,208.35
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Consultants IN Gastroenterology PAWest Columbia, SC

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.

68 internal medicine physician records list a West Columbia practice address

They are 68 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a West Columbia practice address, and 2,276 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

Other internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

  1. John Abbott, M.D.Sumter, SC1093830762
  2. Murad Abdelsalam, MDRock Hill, SC1013229756
  3. Mohammed Abdulfatah, MDOrangeburg, SC1285167023
  4. Amjad Abdulrahman, MDIrmo, SC1194718841
  5. Elizabeth Abell, MDSpartanburg, SC1083623805
  6. Alvin Abinsay, M.D.Marion, SC1689608002
  7. Izabela Abissi, DOCharleston, SC1376387803
  8. Tinu Abraham, MDGreenwood, SC1194354399
  9. Natallia Abramovich, MDSeneca, SC1568647949
  10. Mohammad Abudalou, MDColumbia, SC1164084653

Common questions

What is Matthew Thoma, MD's NPI number?

Matthew Thoma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518997907, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Thoma, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 131 Summerplace Dr, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 608-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Thoma, MD's license?

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 Matthew Thoma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew Thoma, MD had 1,330 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Matthew Thoma, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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), 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.