Michael R. Towarnicky, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Jacksonville, NC
Michael R. Towarnicky, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1740273242, issued on Aug 30, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 3598, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael R. Towarnicky
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 3598 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4275 Western Blvd, Jacksonville, NC 28546
- Phone
- (910) 938-3099
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 938-3243
- Medicaid ID
- 7983651 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050603000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4275 Western Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael R. Towarnicky in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 3598Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11,510 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole493 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate407 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium388 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium369 claims
- Ezetimibe368 claims
- Potassium Chloride352 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): 47.6 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: $1,826.29
103 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 3 group practices
- Carolinaeast PhysiciansNew Bern, NC
- Craven CountyNew Bern, NC
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncNew Bern, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
20 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Jacksonville
They are 20 of the 2,027 NPPES records with a practice address in Jacksonville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 20 in Jacksonville → All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Jacksonville →
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Common questions
What is Michael R. Towarnicky, MD's NPI number?
Michael R. Towarnicky, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740273242, issued on Aug 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael R. Towarnicky, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4275 Western Blvd, Jacksonville, NC, 28546. Phone: (910) 938-3099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael R. Towarnicky, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 3598, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael R. Towarnicky, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael R. Towarnicky, MD had 11,510 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael R. Towarnicky, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 47.6 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.