Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald, MD

  • Columbia, SC
  • General surgeon
NPI1588924245PAC ID5092971630
Medicare services, 2024
208
Medicare patients, 2024
170
Publications
3
Hospital affiliations
4
Industry payments
$18,108
Practice address
5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203
Practice phone
Call (803) 296-2548
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Primary practice

Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Hospital · Columbia, South Carolina

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Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald is a general surgeon in Columbia, South Carolina

Dr. Fitzgerald practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health.

Dr. Fitzgerald's NPI, 1588924245, was assigned on May 29, 2012. Dr. Fitzgerald graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Fitzgerald holds South Carolina license 82845.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5092971630
NPI enumeration date
May 29, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(803) 296-2548
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

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

Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina

Dr. Fitzgerald's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital, at 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203 in Richland County. The practice phone is (803) 296-2548.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Fitzgerald's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health. Dr. Fitzgerald is also affiliated with Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. The medical group on file is Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fitzgerald to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Fitzgerald practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Prisma Health Richland HospitalAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald is one of 506 general surgeons in South Carolina

Surgery is Dr. Fitzgerald's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Fitzgerald's licenses on file in 3 states: South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, South CarolinaPrimaryLicense 82845 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Georgia licenseLicense 05445
  • Tennessee licenseLicense 55848

General surgeons near Dr. Fitzgerald

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Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald billed Medicare for 208 services in 2024

CMS data shows 208 Medicare services from Dr. Fitzgerald across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 170 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,548 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024208
Medicare patients170
Paid by Medicare$23,548
Procedure codes4

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1592024: 20831%
Surgery
2023: 142024: 0100%

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

  • Dr. Fitzgerald
  • South Carolina median
Medicare services
208vs 26522% below
Medicare patients
170vs 178Close to median

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

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

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

Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald treated 170 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 170 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fitzgerald in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 72 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.16, 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. Fitzgerald's median patient age at 53, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 2024170
Average age75
Average risk score2.16
Also on Medicaid18%

Dr. Fitzgerald's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Fitzgerald's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8651%
  • Men8449%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Fitzgerald's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis65%
  4. Chronic kidney disease48%
  5. Diabetes46%
  6. Heart failure46%
  7. Mood disorders42%
  8. Anxiety41%

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

Dr. Fitzgerald's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 53

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men55%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald ranks in the 70th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare

Dr. Fitzgerald accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 21 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Fitzgerald, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Fitzgerald ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of tissue
70th percentile21 procedures

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

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 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 Thomas Fitzgerald has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Fitzgerald in 2022. The most frequent topics are Bone Plates, Fracture Fixation, Internal and Pneumothorax. Dr. Fitzgerald's most frequent co-authors are Hesham F. Abukhdeir, MD and Natalie M. Rice, MD.

Papers3

Topics Dr. Fitzgerald writes about most

  • Bone Plates
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Pneumothorax
  • Rib Fractures

Dr. Fitzgerald's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Fitzgerald

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald received $18,108 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 133 general payments to Dr. Fitzgerald from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $12,316.

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

General payments to Dr. Fitzgerald by kind, 2016 to 2025

$18.1Kin total
  • Education$9,58753%
  • Food and beverage$5,95833%
  • Travel and lodging$2,56414%

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

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

Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Dr. Fitzgerald graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
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 Thomas Fitzgerald's NPI number?

Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald's NPI number is 1588924245. It was assigned on May 29, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald?

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

Where does Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald practice?

Dr. Fitzgerald practices at 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203. Dr. Fitzgerald's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fitzgerald to 2 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 hospice.

What is Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Fitzgerald is (803) 296-2548.

What is Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald's medical license number?

Dr. Fitzgerald holds South Carolina license 82845, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Fitzgerald in South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald affiliated with?

Dr. Fitzgerald practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Fitzgerald is also affiliated with Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Fitzgerald to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald part of?

Dr. Fitzgerald is linked to Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI links Dr. Fitzgerald to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Fitzgerald billed Medicare for 208 services in 2024, and Dr. Fitzgerald accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald see?

CMS counts 170 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fitzgerald in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Fitzgerald's most billed Medicare services were critical care (99291), hospital inpatient care (99222) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald go to medical school?

Dr. Fitzgerald graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2012.

Has Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $18,108 in general payments to Dr. Fitzgerald from 35 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald been practicing?

Dr. Fitzgerald graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

Does Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Fitzgerald.

Who does Dr. Michael Thomas Fitzgerald publish with?

Dr. Fitzgerald's most frequent co-authors are Hesham F. Abukhdeir, MD (2 shared papers) and Natalie M. Rice, MD (1 shared paper).

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