Dr. Michael A. Towler, M.D.
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
3 Saint Francis Dr, Suite 490
Greenville, SC 29601
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Greenville County is a federal mental health shortage area. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Vermont College of Medicine (1997)
- Years since graduation
- 29
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 170
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1997Medical school: University of Vermont College of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Surgery Physician primary
SC license 19483
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital Greenville, SC
- St Francis-Downtown Greenville, SC
Medical groups
- Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care LLC (292 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 170
- Services billed
- 520
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 217 | 87 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 105 | 28 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 62 | 62 |
| Management of oxygen chamber therapy | 57 | 11 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 45 | 43 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 37 | 20 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 30 | 25 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Greenville, SC | 84 |
| Ursodiol Other prescribers in Greenville, SC | 21 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate Other prescribers in Greenville, SC | 16 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $120 in total to this clinician.
| Pfizer Inc. | $120 |
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| Food and Beverage | $120 |
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From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.