Dr. Michael A. Towler, MD

  • Greenville, SC
  • General surgeon
NPI1770674400PAC ID6901792217
Medicare services, 2024
388
Medicare patients, 2026
170
Part D claims, 2026
187
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
35 International Dr, Greenville, SC 29615
Practice phone
Call (864) 603-6099
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Primary practice

Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care

Greenville, South Carolina

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Dr. Michael A. Towler is a general surgeon in Greenville, South Carolina

Dr. Towler practices at Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care in Greenville, South Carolina.

Dr. Towler's NPI, 1770674400, was assigned on September 27, 2006. Dr. Towler graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Towler holds South Carolina license 19483.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6901792217
NPI enumeration date
September 27, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(864) 603-6099
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Michael A. Towler practices at Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care in Greenville, South Carolina

Dr. Towler's primary practice is Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care, at 35 International Dr, Greenville, SC 29615 in Greenville County. The practice phone is (864) 603-6099.

  • Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care
    35 International Dr, Greenville, SC 29615 · Greenville CountyPhone(864) 603-6099

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Michael A. Towler is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Towler's primary practice is Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Towler is also affiliated with Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Towler to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael A. Towler's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Towler practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty CareAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Michael A. Towler is one of 506 general surgeons in South Carolina

Surgery is Dr. Towler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Towler is licensed in South Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, South CarolinaPrimaryLicense 19483 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Towler

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Dr. Michael A. Towler billed Medicare for 388 services in 2024

CMS data shows 388 Medicare services from Dr. Towler across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 170 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,567 for them.

Medicare services, 2024388
Medicare patients170
Paid by Medicare$39,567
Procedure codes9

Dr. Towler's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4962024: 33233%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 56
Tests and treatments
2023: 572024: 0100%

Where Dr. Towler's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office14738%
  • In a facility24162%

Dr. Towler compared with the South Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Towler
  • South Carolina median
Medicare services
388vs 26546% above
Medicare patients
170vs 178Close to median
Part D claims
121vs 542.2 times

Medians across 500 general surgeons in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Towler's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael A. Towler treated 170 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 76

CMS counts 170 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Towler in 2026. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 69 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.58, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Towler's median patient age at 66, with 83% women.

Medicare patients, 2026170
Average age76
Average risk score1.58

Dr. Towler's Medicare patients by age, 2026

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Towler's Medicare patients by sex, 2026

  • Women12875%
  • Men4225%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Towler's Medicare patients, 2026

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. Cancer48%
  4. Arthritis43%
  5. Anxiety34%
  6. Diabetes33%
  7. Chronic kidney disease31%
  8. Ischemic heart disease31%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Towler's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women83%
  • Men17%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Michael A. Towler wrote 187 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Towler wrote 187 Medicare Part D claims for 123 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 121 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,091 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 160 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2026187
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$3,091
Part D patients123

Dr. Towler's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026

  • Generic173 claims93%
  • Brand-name14 claims7%

Dr. Towler's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Towler's Part D claims, 2026

  • Opioids48%89 of 187 claims
  • Antibiotics22%42 of 187 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1602024: 12124%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 5 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Michael A. Towler ranks in the 64th percentile for melanoma (skin cancer) excision in Medicare

Dr. Towler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Towler, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Towler ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
64th percentile11 procedures
Removal of tissue
62nd percentile11 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Michael A. Towler has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Towler in 2018.

Papers1

Recent publications by Dr. Towler

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Dr. Michael A. Towler received $1,044 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Towler from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $141.

General payments to Dr. Towler by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Towler the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Michael A. Towler graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine

Dr. Towler graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1997.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Vermont College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Michael A. Towler's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michael A. Towler's NPI number?

Dr. Michael A. Towler's NPI number is 1770674400. It was assigned on September 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael A. Towler?

Dr. Michael A. Towler is a general surgeon in Greenville, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Michael A. Towler practice?

Dr. Towler practices at 35 International Dr, Greenville, SC 29615. Dr. Towler's primary practice is Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care in Greenville, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Towler to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, and a free account names each one.

What is Dr. Michael A. Towler's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Towler is (864) 603-6099. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

What is Dr. Michael A. Towler's email address?

Dmand AI checks professional and personal email addresses for Dr. Towler through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. They are available with a free Dmand AI account.

What is Dr. Michael A. Towler's medical license number?

Dr. Towler holds South Carolina license 19483.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael A. Towler affiliated with?

Dr. Towler is affiliated with Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Towler to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

What medical group is Dr. Michael A. Towler part of?

Dr. Towler is linked to Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care.

Who does Dr. Michael A. Towler practice with?

Dmand AI links 300 HCPs to Dr. Towler's primary medical group, 12 of them general surgeons. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.

Does Dr. Michael A. Towler accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Towler billed Medicare for 388 services in 2024, and Dr. Towler accepts Medicare assignment.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael A. Towler see?

CMS counts 170 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Towler in 2026, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Michael A. Towler bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Towler's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99232) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Michael A. Towler go to medical school?

Dr. Towler graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. Michael A. Towler prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Towler's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Ursodiol and Doxycycline Monohydrate.

Has Dr. Michael A. Towler received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,044 in general payments to Dr. Towler from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Davol Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael A. Towler been practicing?

Dr. Towler graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

Does Dr. Michael A. Towler do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Towler.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care and at 4 more affiliated sites. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

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