NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald Newton Locke, MD

Surgery Physician · Fort Mill, SC

Ronald Newton Locke, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and NPI 1528065406, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina MD12751, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528065406
Name
Ronald Newton Locke
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
MD12751 SC
85922 GA
9501318 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
127 Ben Casey Dr Ste 106, Fort Mill, SC 29708
Phone
(803) 547-6800
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2025
Fax
(803) 547-6801
Medicaid ID
8952429 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201229000761); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 1984
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 127 Ben Casey Dr Ste 106

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

  1. Sarah Harris, DNPNurse Practitioner1336833011
  2. Fabiana Troxler, ANP-CNurse Practitioner1235520818

Verify Ronald Newton Locke in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

438 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims. 98 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ronald Locke438
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Xarelto218 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen81 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl18 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl17 claims
  5. Eliquis14 claims
  6. Brilinta11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $6,446.53

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ronald Locke$6,446.53
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. South Georgia Physicians Group, LLCWaycross, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ronald Newton Locke among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina

Ronald Newton Locke, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicholas Langan, M.D.Lancaster, SC 297201245525542
  2. Catherine Loflin, MDLancaster, SC 297201649582602
  3. Kamran Borhanian, MDRock Hill, SC 297321053371609
  4. Corey Crain, MDRock Hill, SC 297321477661197
  5. Shamly Dhiman, M.D.Rock Hill, SC 297321245449354
  6. Lewis Dickinson, MDRock Hill, SC 297321891779641
  7. Alex Espinal, M.D.Rock Hill, SC 297321821067034
  8. Joliette Grace, M.D.Rock Hill, SC 297321104146133

Common questions

What is Ronald Newton Locke, MD's NPI number?

Ronald Newton Locke, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528065406, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald Newton Locke, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 127 Ben Casey Dr Ste 106, Fort Mill, SC, 29708. Phone: (803) 547-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald Newton Locke, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD12751, 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 Newton Locke, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald Newton Locke, MD had 438 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.