Ronald Howard Figura, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Spartanburg, SC
Ronald Howard Figura, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1841587797, issued on Jun 29, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina 33882, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Howard Figura
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 33882 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303
- Phone
- (864) 560-4420
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2024
- Fax
- (864) 560-5296
- Medicaid ID
- 338824 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181015003092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 97 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 225 E Wood St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Edwina Biron, PACSurgical Physician Assistant1063405199
- Shawn Bollinger, PAPhysician Assistant1457377616
- Jeffrey Brown, PASurgical Physician Assistant1871556126
- Blaine Buchanan, PASurgical Physician Assistant1598132961
- William Calton, MDVascular Surgery Physician1609876374
- Bradley Ceremuga, D.O.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1679957542
Verify Ronald Howard Figura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 33882Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
147 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate35 claims
- Mupirocin17 claims
- Clopidogrel14 claims
- Gabapentin12 claims
- Carvedilol11 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): 81.2 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: $618.36
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cook Medical LLC. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 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.
Ronald Howard Figura among 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina
Ronald Howard Figura, M.D. is one of 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1999 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina.
All 97 in South Carolina → Every provider in Spartanburg → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bradley Ceremuga, D.O.Spartanburg, SC 293031679957542
- Steven Leyland, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031780653022
- Charles Rousseau, D.O.Spartanburg, SC 293031982803144
- Awad El-Ashry, MDCharleston, SC 294011881824712
- Curtis Quinn, MDCharleston, SC 294011164497269
- Scott Ross, MDCharleston, SC 294011164413563
- Masafumi ShibataCharleston, SC 294011053253724
- John Spratt, MDCharleston, SC 294011356301691
Common questions
What is Ronald Howard Figura, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald Howard Figura, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841587797, issued on Jun 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Howard Figura, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. Phone: (864) 560-4420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Howard Figura, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 33882, 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 Ronald Howard Figura, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Howard Figura, M.D. had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald Howard Figura, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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.