Thomas Christian Nowatka, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Spartanburg, SC
Thomas Christian Nowatka, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1871564187, issued on Jan 27, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 21858, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Christian Nowatka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 21858 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1690 Skylyn Dr Ste 300A, Spartanburg, SC 29307
- Phone
- (864) 342-4000
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 596-7409
- Medicaid ID
- 218589 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070316000153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Christian Nowatka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21858Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
22,489 Medicare Part D claims for 839 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 1,004 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate759 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium676 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium659 claims
- Gabapentin578 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium551 claims
- Alprazolam441 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,353.98
133 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.
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.
Thomas Christian Nowatka among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Thomas Christian Nowatka, 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
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Thomas Christian Nowatka, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Christian Nowatka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871564187, issued on Jan 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Christian Nowatka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1690 Skylyn Dr Ste 300A, Spartanburg, SC, 29307. Phone: (864) 342-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Christian Nowatka, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 21858, 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 Christian Nowatka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Christian Nowatka, MD had 22,489 Medicare Part D claims for 839 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Christian Nowatka, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. 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.