Thomas A. Upshaw, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Mount Pleasant, SC
Thomas A. Upshaw, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and NPI 1306002142, issued on Jul 31, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 18101, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas A. Upshaw
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 18101 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 728 S Shelmore Blvd Ste 103, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
- Phone
- (843) 972-0262
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2023
- Fax
- (843) 972-0263
- Medicaid ID
- 181010 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040726000681); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas A. Upshaw in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18101Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
3,707 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam226 claims
- Buspirone Hcl189 claims
- Trazodone Hcl164 claims
- Bupropion Xl160 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate158 claims
- Clonazepam144 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: $776.88
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Thomas A. Upshaw among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Thomas A. Upshaw, M.D. is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 47% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Mount Pleasant
They are 13 of the 1,227 NPPES records with a practice address in Mount Pleasant, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 891 in South Carolina → Every provider in Mount Pleasant → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Brewerton, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641215000641
- Robert Durant, MDMount Pleasant, SC 294641932399292
- Andrea Hawk, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294641427276229
- Cynthia Hope, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294641942491261
- Deborah Milling, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294641871872895
- Michael Mithoefer, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294641295804961
- John Pritchett, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641780749861
- Christian Reusche, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294641932306545
Common questions
What is Thomas A. Upshaw, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas A. Upshaw, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306002142, issued on Jul 31, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas A. Upshaw, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 728 S Shelmore Blvd Ste 103, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464. Phone: (843) 972-0262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas A. Upshaw, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18101, 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 A. Upshaw, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas A. Upshaw, M.D. had 3,707 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.