Eric James Palecek, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Eric James Palecek, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1316266273, issued on May 18, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina MD86897, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric James Palecek
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD86897 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 135 Rutledge Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 876-0888
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2024
- Fax
- (843) 792-4331
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220127002334); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric James Palecek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD86897Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,522 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium212 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium91 claims
- Gabapentin84 claims
- Losartan Potassium79 claims
- Lisinopril68 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric James Palecek among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Eric James Palecek, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 51% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
427 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 427 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Eric James Palecek, MD's NPI number?
Eric James Palecek, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316266273, issued on May 18, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric James Palecek, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135 Rutledge Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 876-0888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric James Palecek, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD86897, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eric James Palecek, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric James Palecek, MD had 2,522 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.