Thomas Scott Rives, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Little River, SC
Thomas Scott Rives, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Little River, South Carolina, and NPI 1457342370, issued on Oct 31, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 15069, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Scott Rives
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 15069 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4237 River Hills Dr Ste 130, Little River, SC 29566
- Phone
- (843) 777-7000
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 777-7005
- Medicaid ID
- 150696 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110211000870); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Scott Rives in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15069Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
12,516 Medicare Part D claims for 877 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium845 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate518 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium464 claims
- Losartan Potassium458 claims
- Lisinopril408 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium377 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: $692.20
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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
- Mcleod Physician Associates IILittle River, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Scott Rives among 146 general practice physician records in South Carolina
Thomas Scott Rives, M.D. is one of 146 general practice physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 50% 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, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 50% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 24% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1999 among the 35 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 146 general practice physician records in South Carolina.
All 146 in South Carolina → Every provider in Little River → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marion Fowler, M.D.Lake City, SC 295601548976590
- William Griggs, MDLake City, SC 295601457376055
- Shelia Fankhauser, MDGarden City, SC 295761295895977
- Harry Floyd, MDKingstree, SC 295561356489579
- Yusuf Saleeby, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761558324053
- Frank Trefny, MDKingstree, SC 295561336270651
- James Turek, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761942360672
- Ramon Colon Bermudez, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295771235250325
Common questions
What is Thomas Scott Rives, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Scott Rives, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457342370, issued on Oct 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Scott Rives, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4237 River Hills Dr Ste 130, Little River, SC, 29566. Phone: (843) 777-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Scott Rives, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15069, 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 Scott Rives, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Scott Rives, M.D. had 12,516 Medicare Part D claims for 877 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.