What is Thomas Nowatka's specialty?

Thomas Nowatka (NPI 1871564187) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Spartanburg, SC.

Where does Thomas Nowatka practice?

Thomas Nowatka practices in Spartanburg, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871564187.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Nowatka?

Thomas Nowatka (NPI 1871564187) received approximately $121K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 333 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871564187

Thomas NowatkaMD

PRACTICESPARTANBURG MEDICAL CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeSpartanburg, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,354

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,662

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$112K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,484 Family Practice providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 1,121).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

21,484

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.3M

Distinct drugs

212

Brand share

25.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate759 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium676 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium659 claims

Gabapentin578 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium551 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.7

Quality

89.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.83%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

133

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas Nowatka's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 19 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Stephen Muehlenbein Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Myers, FL	76	179
Laura Taylor Diagnostic Radiology · Hudson, OH	46	103
Mit Desai Family Practice · Spartanburg, SC	39	159
MARY BLACK HEALTH SYSTEM LLC	35	46
TESSENEER, RALPH	34	106
Eric Cole Family Practice · Spartanburg, SC	30	96
Nalin Srivastava Interventional Cardiology · Spartanburg, SC	22	51
Erica Savage-Jeter Family Practice · Spartanburg, SC	21	57
Jeffrey Jarin Family Practice · Jackson, MS	21	79
David Ike Cardiology · Spartanburg, SC	21	51
William Phillips Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	18	35
David Rodak Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Spartanburg, SC	18	55

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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