Spencer Emil Ludlow, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Columbia, SC
Spencer Emil Ludlow, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1114078797, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Spencer Emil Ludlow
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 24632 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 Stuart St, Columbia, SC 29207
- Phone
- (240) 441-3599
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140717002424); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio Medical University, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4500 Stuart St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Martha Alsup, AAS, RNOccupational Health Registered Nurse1992897466
- Marilyn Anderson, MSWClinical Social Worker1962507699
- Dave Arnot, O.D.Optometrist1841395506
- Jennifer Baxter, APHN, BSNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1063659043
- Judith Bender, APN-CAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1013246800
- Rebecca Blankenship, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629181466
Verify Spencer Emil Ludlow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,673 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost491 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol285 claims
- Timolol Maleate281 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate75 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl61 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate58 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $37.21
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eyecare Associates PCLebanon, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Spencer Emil Ludlow among 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina
Spencer Emil Ludlow, M.D. is one of 329 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 57% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina.
All 329 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Larry Andreo, M.D.Fort Jackson, SC 292071568556157
- R Solomon, M.D.Columbia, SC 292061366516262
- Andrew Woldorf, MDColumbia, SC 292061376508176
- Lawson Lewis, MDColumbia, SC 292091558313395
- Beau Bryan, M.D.Columbia, SC 292041831414481
- Matthew Clary, M.D.Columbia, SC 292041538345004
- Deborah Fyffe, MDColumbia, SC 292041437108925
- Caroline GibbesCola, SC 292041194762831
Common questions
What is Spencer Emil Ludlow, M.D.'s NPI number?
Spencer Emil Ludlow, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114078797, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Spencer Emil Ludlow, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 Stuart St, Columbia, SC, 29207. Phone: (240) 441-3599. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Spencer Emil Ludlow, M.D.'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 Spencer Emil Ludlow, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Spencer Emil Ludlow, M.D. had 1,673 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Spencer Emil Ludlow, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.