George Blestel, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Spartanburg, SC
George Blestel, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1396798716, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 12790, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Blestel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 12790 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1690 Skylyn Dr, Spartanburg, SC 29307
- Phone
- (864) 591-1664
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1690 Skylyn Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Max Finch, MDInternal Medicine Physician1588617310
- Ernesto Potes, MDSpecialist1760451579
- Robert Ringel, MDSpecialist1679542492
- John Tate, MDSurgery Physician1578510491
- Paul Weaver, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1689653578
Verify George Blestel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12790Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
319 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 210 among the 1,179 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf133 claims
- Omeprazole35 claims
- Cholestyramine21 claims
- Colesevelam Hcl14 claims
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine12 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $15.37
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc.. The 1,002 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,284.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 28 colon & rectal surgery physician records in South Carolina.
Other colon & rectal surgery physician records in South Carolina
- Dean Adams, MDGreenville, SC1700926078
- Jose Albert, MDWest Columbia, SC1609852763
- Ahmad Aulakh, DOColumbia, SC1205365236
- Gabriel Chedister, M.D.Summerville, SC1548604275
- Christine Choi, M.D.Columbia, SC1588925408
- Jay Crockett, M.D.Greenville, SC1538165287
- Patrick Culumovic, M.D.Greenville, SC1336146299
- Thomas Curran, MD, MPHCharleston, SC1205147022
- Cyrus FeizpourCharleston, SC1932637287
- Anthony Firilas, M.D.Charleston, SC1447343066
Common questions
What is George Blestel, MD's NPI number?
George Blestel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396798716, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Blestel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1690 Skylyn Dr, Spartanburg, SC, 29307. Phone: (864) 591-1664. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Blestel, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 12790, 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 George Blestel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Blestel, MD had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 210. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.