NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nickole Rucker Teel, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Spartanburg, SC

Nickole Rucker Teel, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1225325202, issued on Jun 29, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina 38068, as entered in NPPES) 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 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225325202
Name
Nickole Rucker Teel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
38068 SC
2014-00944 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 Skylyn Dr, Spartanburg, SC 29307
Phone
(864) 573-3000
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2011
Record last updated
May 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
380689 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150706001096); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2011
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 1700 Skylyn Dr

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

  1. Holly Austin, PACPhysician Assistant1922047521
  2. Dawn Baker, RNOrthopedic Registered Nurse1649989229
  3. Alexander Belknap, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1518084482
  4. Bonnie Boone, RN, IBCLC, RLCLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1528303005
  5. Bruce Bourdon, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1700832342
  6. John Burchfield, M.D.Specialist1346234499

Verify Nickole Rucker Teel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 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 score92.2
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $54.76

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nickole Teel$54.76
  2. Specialty average$669.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Nickole Rucker Teel among 787 anesthesiology physician records in South Carolina

Nickole Rucker Teel, MD is one of 787 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2007 among the 530 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 787 anesthesiology physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manoj Bhatt, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293071922048602
  2. Hany Louka, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293071326032475
  3. Gregory PacentineSpartanburg, SC 293071215943048
  4. Adam Evec, DOSpartanburg, SC 293031003029323
  5. Justin Feldmann, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031073967923
  6. Richard Forrest, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031811122468
  7. Steven Hauck, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031275796062
  8. Gregory HertwigSpartanburg, SC 293031013303627

Common questions

What is Nickole Rucker Teel, MD's NPI number?

Nickole Rucker Teel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225325202, issued on Jun 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nickole Rucker Teel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Skylyn Dr, Spartanburg, SC, 29307. Phone: (864) 573-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nickole Rucker Teel, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 38068, 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.

What is Nickole Rucker Teel, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.