Thomas Chow, MD
Surgery Physician · Orangeburg, SC
Thomas Chow, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1205017696, issued on Nov 14, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 36174, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Chow
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 36174 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 Saint Matthews RD, Orangeburg, SC 29118
- Phone
- (803) 395-2200
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131002000431); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Chow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 36174Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium19 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: $150.52
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, 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.
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
- Musc Community PhysiciansOrangeburg, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Chow among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Thomas Chow, 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 2007, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Orangeburg → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mauricio Bassante, MDOrangeburg, SC 291181366678815
- Dion Franga, MDOrangeburg, SC 291181306938931
- Everette Weathers, MDOrangeburg, SC 291181033195490
- William Cantey, M.D.Newberry, SC 291081164427811
- Devonne Barrineau, MDManning, SC 291021619176476
- Danielle Saldana, D.O.Manning, SC 291021508244344
- Ashley Alexander, MDSumter, SC 291501265069983
- Eric Byrd, M.D.Sumter, SC 291501598792285
Common questions
What is Thomas Chow, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Chow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205017696, issued on Nov 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Chow, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Saint Matthews RD, Orangeburg, SC, 29118. Phone: (803) 395-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Chow, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 36174, 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 Thomas Chow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Chow, MD had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 54 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.