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Dr. Thomas Chow, MD
NPI1205017696PAC ID1658505821
- Medicare services, 2024
- 269
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 185
- Part D claims, 2024
- 82
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 80
- Practice address
- 3000 St Matthews Rd, Orangeburg, SC 29118
- Practice phone
- Call (803) 395-2200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center
Orangeburg, South Carolina
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Dr. Thomas Chow is a general surgeon in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Dr. Chow practices at MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Dr. Chow's NPI, 1205017696, was assigned on November 14, 2007. Dr. Chow graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Chow holds South Carolina license 36174.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1205017696NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1658505821
- NPI enumeration date
- November 14, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (803) 395-2200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thomas Chow practices at MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Dr. Chow's primary practice is MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center, at 3000 St Matthews Rd, Orangeburg, SC 29118 in Orangeburg County. The practice phone is (803) 395-2200.
- MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center3000 St Matthews Rd, Orangeburg, SC 29118 · Orangeburg CountyPhone(803) 395-2200
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Thomas Chow is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Chow's primary practice is MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Dr. Chow is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chow to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical CenterPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas Chow's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chow practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thomas Chow is one of 506 general surgeons in South Carolina
Surgery is Dr. Chow's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Chow is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, South CarolinaPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Chow
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
506general surgeons in South Carolina
8general surgeons in Orangeburg
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas Chow billed Medicare for 269 services in 2024
CMS data shows 269 Medicare services from Dr. Chow across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 185 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,954 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024269
Medicare patients185
Paid by Medicare$20,954
Procedure codes11
Dr. Chow's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2492024: 2336%
- Surgery
- 2023: 672024: 3646%
- Other services
- 2023: 122024: 0100%
Dr. Chow compared with the South Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Chow
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 269vs 265Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 185vs 178Close to median
- Part D claims
- 39vs 5428% below
Medians across 500 general surgeons in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chow'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. Thomas Chow treated 185 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 185 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chow in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 77 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.98, 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. Chow's median patient age at 61, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024185
Average age73
Average risk score1.98
Also on Medicaid29%
Dr. Chow's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Chow's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women9853%
- Men8747%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chow's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes46%
- Arthritis42%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Anxiety26%
- Depression26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Chow's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas Chow wrote 82 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chow wrote 82 Medicare Part D claims for 54 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 39 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $220 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 58 claims across 3 drugs.
Part D claims, 202482
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$220
Part D patients54
Dr. Chow's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic79 claims96%
- Brand-name and other3 claims4%
Dr. Chow'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. Chow's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids26%21 of 82 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: 582024: 3933%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 3 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas Chow scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Chow for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Chow accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Chow, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Chow's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 80of 100Final score
- 64.9of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Chow ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 66th percentile57 procedures
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 61st percentile44 procedures
- Removal of tissue
- 70th percentile22 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 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); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Thomas Chow has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Chow. Dr. Chow's most frequent co-author is George M. Testerman, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Chow's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Chow
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Thomas Chow received $12,009 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 125 general payments to Dr. Chow from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $9,062.
General payments to Dr. Chow by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Chow by kind, 2016 to 2025
$12Kin total
- Education$8,00067%
- Food and beverage$3,10726%
- Travel and lodging$9028%
Companies that paid Dr. Chow the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Thomas Chow graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Dr. Chow graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2007.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Thomas Chow's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Thomas Chow's NPI number?
Dr. Thomas Chow's NPI number is 1205017696. It was assigned on November 14, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas Chow?
Dr. Thomas Chow is a general surgeon in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Thomas Chow practice?
Dr. Chow practices at 3000 St Matthews Rd, Orangeburg, SC 29118. Dr. Chow's primary practice is MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chow to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Thomas Chow's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chow is (803) 395-2200.
What is Dr. Thomas Chow's medical license number?
Dr. Chow holds South Carolina license 36174.
Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas Chow affiliated with?
Dr. Chow is affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Thomas Chow part of?
Dr. Chow is linked to MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Chow to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Thomas Chow accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chow billed Medicare for 269 services in 2024, and Dr. Chow accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Thomas Chow's MIPS score?
Dr. Chow's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas Chow see?
CMS counts 185 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chow in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Thomas Chow bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chow's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), hospital inpatient care (99222) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Thomas Chow go to medical school?
Dr. Chow graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2007.
What drugs does Dr. Thomas Chow prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chow's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Thomas Chow received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,009 in general payments to Dr. Chow from 34 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Thomas Chow been practicing?
Dr. Chow graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
Does Dr. Thomas Chow do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Chow.
Who does Dr. Thomas Chow publish with?
Dr. Chow's most frequent co-authors are George M. Testerman, MD (1 shared paper).
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