Michael Thomas Latzka, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Spartanburg, SC
Michael Thomas Latzka, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1538127543, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 31123, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Thomas Latzka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 31123 SC
040718 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 Powell Mill RD, Spartanburg, SC 29301
- Phone
- (864) 574-0070
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 574-0882
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090202000499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 2,700 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 105 Powell Mill RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- George Bailes, MDFamily Medicine Physician1417935339
- Steven Hess, DOFamily Medicine Physician1063490910
Verify Michael Thomas Latzka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31123Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
16,388 Medicare Part D claims for 853 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 168 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate944 claims
- Gabapentin683 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium650 claims
- Losartan Potassium625 claims
- Omeprazole575 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium572 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): 71.5 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: $856.55
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Westgate Family Physicians PASpartanburg, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Thomas Latzka among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Michael Thomas Latzka, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
145 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Spartanburg
They are 145 of the 3,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Spartanburg, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Bailes, MDSpartanburg, SC 293011417935339
- Bernard Corbett, MDSpartanburg, SC 293011205889409
- Charles Glace, MDSpartanburg, SC 293011730133596
- Steven Hess, DOSpartanburg, SC 293011063490910
- Joy Hudson, MDSpartanburg, SC 293011184694069
- Elisa Katemba, MDSpartanburg, SC 293011689644015
- Mark Knipfer, MDSpartanburg, SC 293011982650172
- Julie McDermott, MDSpartenburg, SC 293011609814565
Common questions
What is Michael Thomas Latzka, MD's NPI number?
Michael Thomas Latzka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538127543, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Thomas Latzka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Powell Mill RD, Spartanburg, SC, 29301. Phone: (864) 574-0070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Thomas Latzka, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 31123, 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 Michael Thomas Latzka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Thomas Latzka, MD had 16,388 Medicare Part D claims for 853 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Thomas Latzka, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.5 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.