NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael C. Tucker, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC

Michael C. Tucker, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1205947249, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1205947249
Name
Michael C. Tucker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
039968 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 200, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 296-7846
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 296-9699
Medicaid IDs
000655157A GA
G39968 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080204000105); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1990
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 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 200

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

  1. Adam Baier, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1831201730
  2. Jessamyn Bartley, PAPhysician Assistant1740251115
  3. Ryan BerlinrutPhysician Assistant1740659309
  4. Ryan Chadwick, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356198568
  5. Sally ChenSurgical Physician Assistant1083327332
  6. Daniel Cook, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1447872643

Verify Michael C. Tucker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score90.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael C. Tucker among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina

Michael C. Tucker, MD is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 223 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kim Chillag, MDColumbia, SC 292031053389908
  2. Bryan Christensen, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031730279654
  3. John Eady, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031952365413
  4. William Felmly, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031154399079
  5. Nicholas Grimaldi, D.O.Columbia, SC 292031528080777
  6. Jeffrey Hopkins, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031558524835
  7. Afraaz Irani, MDColumbia, SC 292031770896086
  8. Thomas Jones, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031386693158

Common questions

What is Michael C. Tucker, MD's NPI number?

Michael C. Tucker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205947249, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael C. Tucker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 200, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 296-7846. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael C. Tucker, MD's license?

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.

What is Michael C. Tucker, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. 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.