2026 NPPES data Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician NPI 1245411024 MD
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TONY OWENS, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in LADSON, South Carolina. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 330 beneficiaries · Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
91%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75.7578/100
▼ 7 pts below national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$369.53
19 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

TONY OWENS, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75.7578/100 — below the 83.1 national average — and filed 1,236 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

75.7578/100
MIPS score · -7 vs avg
1K
Part D claims, 2023
91%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

TONY OWENS, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

76 15th percentile higher than 15% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Above this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

TONY OWENS, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about TONY OWENS, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 11/20/2007

NPI 1245411024

Primary specialty

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician

Niche

4,020 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,236 25% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,657

MIPS final score

75.7578/100 7.342199999999991% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in South Carolina

How Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician compares to other specialties among South Carolina providers

South Carolina providers

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician share within South Carolina

1. Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician share within South Carolina

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

TONY OWENS, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
75.7578/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician) — 75.7578/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%75.8%
MIPS final score (Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician) — 75.7578/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

TONY OWENS, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 9404 HIGHWAY 78 SUITE 100, LADSON, SC, 29456, with a listed phone of (843) 737-0437. NPI 1245411024 was issued on 11/20/2007. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what OWENS most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,236 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 330 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $81K in drug spend, split 9% brand-name and 91% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 56.6%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75.7578/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 63.0142), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 4,020 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,657 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

9404 HIGHWAY 78 SUITE 100
LADSON, SC 29456

Provider Details

NPI 1245411024
Specialty Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 11/20/2007

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

75.7578
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
63.0142
Quality
87
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Individual

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where TONY OWENS, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

CAROLINA PAIN PHYSICIANS
LADSON, SC

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for TONY OWENS, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$370

Largest payer

Boston Scientific Corporation

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

TONY OWENS, MD — brand share 9.0%
Specialty average (est.)

9% brand-name claims vs 91% generic, on 1,236 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

1,236
Total Claims
$81K
Total Drug Cost
330
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,314
Total Day Supply
35,874
Brand vs Generic
9% brand / 91% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$47K
Generic Drug Cost
$34K
Opioid Claims
700 (56.6% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
11

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
66.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.92
Gender Split
59% female / 41% male
Age Distribution
<65: 115, 65-74: 149, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What TONY OWENS, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
299
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
168
Gabapentin
93
Morphine Sulfate Er
Morphine Sulfate
65
Naloxone Hcl
64
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
54
Tizanidine Hcl
53
Xtampza Er
Oxycodone Myristate
43
Oxycodone Hcl
42
Pregabalin
37

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Overview

How TONY OWENS, MD fits within the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician landscape nationally.

4,020
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
1,657
Avg Claims per Provider

TONY OWENS, MD's 1,236 claims are below the specialty average of 1,657.

Nearby Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in South Carolina

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as OWENS.

Compare Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is TONY OWENS, MD's specialty?
TONY OWENS, MD specializes in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician and practices in LADSON, South Carolina. Credentials: MD.
How much does TONY OWENS, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, TONY OWENS, MD wrote 1,236 Medicare Part D claims totaling $81K in drug costs for 330 beneficiaries.
What is TONY OWENS, MD's Medicare quality score?
TONY OWENS, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75.7578/100 (Quality: 63.0142). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is TONY OWENS, MD located?
TONY OWENS, MD is located at 9404 HIGHWAY 78 SUITE 100, LADSON, SC, 29456. Phone: (843) 737-0437.
What is TONY OWENS, MD's NPI number?
TONY OWENS, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245411024, issued on 11/20/2007.
Does TONY OWENS, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
TONY OWENS, MD's prescribing is 9% brand-name and 91% generic drugs by claim count, with $47K in brand drug costs.
Does TONY OWENS, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, TONY OWENS, MD had 700 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 56.6%.
How many Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 4,020 Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider writes 1,657 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does TONY OWENS, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, TONY OWENS, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does TONY OWENS, MD accept Medicare?
TONY OWENS, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,236 Part D claims and 330 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify TONY OWENS, MD's credentials?
TONY OWENS, MD's NPI is 1245411024 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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