Dr. Thomas E. Brothers, MD

  • Mount Pleasant, SC
  • Vascular surgeon
NPI1619081197PAC ID8729039383
Medicare services, 2024
524
Medicare patients, 2024
441
Part D claims, 2024
83
Publications
38
Clinical trials
2
Practice address
1208 2 Island Ct, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Practice phone
Call (803) 286-4666
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Primary practice

MUSC Physicians

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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Dr. Thomas E. Brothers is a vascular surgeon in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Dr. Brothers practices at MUSC Physicians in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Dr. Brothers' NPI, 1619081197, was assigned on August 19, 2006. Dr. Brothers graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1983. Dr. Brothers holds South Carolina license 15429.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8729039383
NPI enumeration date
August 19, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(803) 286-4666
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

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

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers practices at MUSC Physicians in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Dr. Brothers' primary practice is MUSC Physicians, at 1208 2 Island Ct, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (803) 286-4666.

  • MUSC Physicians
    1208 2 Island Ct, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 · Charleston CountyPhone(803) 286-4666

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

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Brothers' primary practice is MUSC Physicians in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Dr. Brothers is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brothers to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, 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. Thomas E. Brothers' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brothers practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
MUSC PhysiciansAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Thomas E. Brothers is one of 84 vascular surgeons in South Carolina

Vascular surgery is Dr. Brothers' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Brothers is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Brothers' licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Vascular surgery, South CarolinaPrimaryLicense 15429 · 1991 to 2027 · taxonomy 2086S0129X
  • Michigan license1985 to 1992

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists carotid revascularization, heart device and aorta surgery, leg revascularization, peripheral vascular disease and varicose veins among the conditions Dr. Brothers treats.

Vascular surgeons near Dr. Brothers

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers billed Medicare for 524 services in 2024

CMS data shows 524 Medicare services from Dr. Brothers across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 441 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,507 for them.

Medicare services, 2024524
Medicare patients441
Paid by Medicare$20,507
Procedure codes9

Dr. Brothers' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 7712024: 39049%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1002024: 991%
Other services
2023: 02024: 35

Where Dr. Brothers' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office12123%
  • In a facility40377%

Dr. Brothers compared with the South Carolina median for vascular surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Brothers
  • South Carolina median
Medicare services
524vs 1,05550% below
Medicare patients
441vs 4849% below
Part D claims
68vs 9931% below

Medians across 82 vascular surgeons in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Brothers' 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 E. Brothers treated 441 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 441 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brothers in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 187 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.21, 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. Brothers' median patient age at 73, with 42% women.

Medicare patients, 2024441
Average age73
Average risk score2.21
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Brothers' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Brothers' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women20847%
  • Men23353%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Brothers' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis58%
  4. Ischemic heart disease50%
  5. Diabetes41%
  6. Chronic kidney disease39%
  7. Heart failure34%
  8. Anxiety30%

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

Dr. Brothers' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women42%
  • Men57%

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

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers wrote 83 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Brothers wrote 83 Medicare Part D claims for 18 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 68 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $14,472 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 60 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 202483
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$14,472
Part D patients18

Dr. Brothers' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic65 claims78%
  • Brand-name18 claims22%

Dr. Brothers' 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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 602024: 6813%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 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), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers scored 79 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Brothers for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Brothers accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Brothers as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Brothers' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 79of 100Final score
  • 62.4of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 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 E. Brothers has 38 publications on record

Dmand AI links 38 papers to Dr. Brothers, published from 2003 to 2024. 2019 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Amputation, Surgical, Vascular Patency and Endovascular Procedures. Dr. Brothers has published most often in J Vasc Surg. Dr. Brothers' most frequent co-authors are Jacob G. Robison, MD, Bruce Elliott, MD and Ryan William King, MD.

Papers38
Years published2003 to 2024

Dr. Brothers' papers by year, 2011 to 2024

Topics Dr. Brothers writes about most

  • Amputation, Surgical
  • Vascular Patency
  • Endovascular Procedures
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Ischemia
  • Limb Salvage
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease

Dr. Brothers' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Brothers

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

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers has worked on 2 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Brothers to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia, Gangrene and Peripheral Arterial Disease.

Conditions in Dr. Brothers' trials

  • Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
  • Gangrene
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Brothers

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Brothers

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers received $1,278 in industry payments from 2017 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Brothers from 10 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $566. It also lists 4 research payments totaling $2,463 in 2020.

General payments to Dr. Brothers by program year, 2017 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Brothers the most, 2017 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers has 25 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 25 awards for Dr. Brothers, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Brothers

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
    • Who's Who International
  2. 2011
    • Robert H. Hux Visiting Professor Lectureship
  3. 2010
    • Nomination, January Teacher of the Month
  4. 2005
    • Health Professionals of the Year
    • Leading Scientists of the World
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Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School

Dr. Brothers graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1983. Dr. Brothers is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity Of Michigan Medical School
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  3. Board certified in vascular surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Brothers is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Brothers accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas E. Brothers'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)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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Thomas E. Brothers' NPI number?

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers' NPI number is 1619081197. It was assigned on August 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas E. Brothers?

Dr. Thomas E. Brothers is a vascular surgeon in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Vascular Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0129X).

Where does Dr. Thomas E. Brothers practice?

Dr. Brothers practices at 1208 2 Island Ct, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466. Dr. Brothers' primary practice is MUSC Physicians in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brothers to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Brothers' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Brothers is (803) 286-4666.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Brothers' medical license number?

Dr. Brothers holds South Carolina license 15429, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Thomas E. Brothers been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Brothers in South Carolina (1991 to 2027) and Michigan (1985 to 1992).

Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas E. Brothers affiliated with?

Dr. Brothers is affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Thomas E. Brothers part of?

Dr. Brothers is linked to MUSC Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Brothers to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Thomas E. Brothers accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Brothers billed Medicare for 524 services in 2024, and Dr. Brothers accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Thomas E. Brothers offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Brothers as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Thomas E. Brothers' MIPS score?

Dr. Brothers' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 79 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas E. Brothers see?

CMS counts 441 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brothers in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Thomas E. Brothers board certified?

Yes. Dr. Brothers is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Thomas E. Brothers bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Brothers' most billed Medicare services were blood vessel study (93971), blood vessel study (93880) and blood vessel study (93970).

Where did Dr. Thomas E. Brothers go to medical school?

Dr. Brothers graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas E. Brothers prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Brothers' most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel, Cilostazol and Eliquis.

Has Dr. Thomas E. Brothers received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,278 in general payments to Dr. Brothers from 10 companies from 2017 to 2024. The largest total came from Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

How long has Dr. Thomas E. Brothers been practicing?

Dr. Brothers graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

Does Dr. Thomas E. Brothers do research?

Dmand AI links 38 publications to Dr. Brothers, published from 2003 to 2024. Dr. Brothers has worked on 2 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Thomas E. Brothers publish with?

Dr. Brothers' most frequent co-authors are Jacob G. Robison, MD (5 shared papers), Bruce Elliott, MD (4 shared papers) and Ryan William King, MD (4 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Thomas E. Brothers accept?

Dr. Brothers is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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