Sterling Washington Thompson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Spartanburg, SC
Sterling Washington Thompson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1942213285, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 870187, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sterling Washington Thompson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 870187 SC
4301088869 MI
35.127498 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 460 Langdon St, Spartanburg, SC 29302
- Phone
- (864) 582-2411
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2025
- Fax
- (864) 582-7178
- Medicaid IDs
- 870187 SC
0152765 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230717003632); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 460 Langdon St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tracy Adair, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1740887082
- Agatta Alexander, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1275279135
- Rebecca Allison, LPCProfessional Counselor1588255335
- Karina AmericaProfessional Counselor1114353265
- Amy Arendt, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1780076422
- Robert Bain, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1508413576
Verify Sterling Washington Thompson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 870187Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,446 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium198 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate154 claims
- Gabapentin139 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa89 claims
- Lisinopril77 claims
- Losartan Potassium74 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: $66.03
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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
- Regenesis Organization Community Health CenterUnion, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sterling Washington Thompson among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Sterling Washington Thompson, 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
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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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Common questions
What is Sterling Washington Thompson, MD's NPI number?
Sterling Washington Thompson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942213285, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sterling Washington Thompson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 460 Langdon St, Spartanburg, SC, 29302. Phone: (864) 582-2411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sterling Washington Thompson, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 870187, 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 Sterling Washington Thompson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sterling Washington Thompson, MD had 2,446 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.