NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457688186
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 111 Doctor Cir

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dana Addison, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1861940231
  2. Melanie All, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1811499593
  3. Shantai Allen, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1598320046
  4. Mylene Antonio, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1235779281
  5. Juanita Aviles, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1497273965
  6. Katherine Barnes, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1851021661

Verify Melissa Ellen Rickenbaker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score63.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rene Andrews, PTColumbia, SC 292031639295413
  2. Kathryn Blocker, PTColumbia, SC 292031891807418
  3. Cary Bowen, PTColumbia, SC 292031245384700
  4. Kathryn Clark, PTColumbia, SC 292031790861847
  5. Christopher Mims, P.T.Columbia, SC 292031225160088
  6. Pamela Olenchuk, P.T.Columbia, SC 292031558339416
  7. Elizabeth Ryland, PTColumbia, SC 292031639110513
  8. Marydith Springs, PTColumbia, SC 292031295771004

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.