Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker, PT
Physical Therapist · Columbia, SC
Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker, PT is a physical therapist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1457688186, issued on Nov 18, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 2550, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker
- Credential
- PT
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Therapist 225100000X
- License number
- 2550 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 Doctor Cir, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (800) 491-0909
- Enumerated
- Nov 18, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100420000127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2550Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Midlands Orthopaedics And Neurosurgery PAColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker among 3,905 physical therapist records in South Carolina
Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker, PT is one of 3,905 physical therapist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 38% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 26% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 26% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2017 among the 1,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
291 physical therapist records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 291 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 3,905 physical therapist records in South Carolina.
All 3,905 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Physical Therapist nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker, PT's NPI number?
Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker, PT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457688186, issued on Nov 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker, PT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 Doctor Cir, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (800) 491-0909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker, PT's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2550, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker, PT's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.