NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rachel Leaphart Backman, MSOT, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist · West Columbia, SC

Rachel Leaphart Backman, MSOT, OTR/L is an occupational therapist with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1861049017, issued on Aug 22, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina OT.5626, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861049017
Name
Rachel Leaphart Backman
Credential
MSOT, OTR/L
Primary taxonomy
Occupational Therapist 225X00000X
License number
OT.5626 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
123 E Medical LN, West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803) 791-2397
Enumerated
Aug 22, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191106001052); accepts Medicare assignment
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 123 E Medical LN

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

  1. Tara Anderson, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1568928364
  2. Haley BeamonPhysical Therapist1679304604
  3. Kathryn Cole, MSP,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1407097579
  4. Karen Dorr, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1053956300
  5. Gloria Grodzki, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1447932132
  6. Samuel Hackett, DPTPhysical Therapist1366762122

Verify Rachel Leaphart Backman 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): 83 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 score80.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  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 2 group practices

  1. Fox Rehabilitation Services OF South Carolina, LLCLexington, SC
  2. Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC

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

Rachel Leaphart Backman among 1,895 occupational therapist records in South Carolina

Rachel Leaphart Backman, MSOT, OTR/L is one of 1,895 occupational therapist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 13% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 13% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 15% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2015 among the 277 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225X00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

60 occupational therapist records list a practice address in West Columbia

They are 60 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 1,895 occupational therapist records in South Carolina.

The 8 occupational therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephanie Bond, OTR/LWest Columbia, SC 291691326279019
  2. Gale Boughman, OTR/LWest Columbia, SC 291691437474186
  3. Dana Charles, OTR/LWest Columbia, SC 291691821180357
  4. Jennifer Coleman, OTRWest Columbia, SC 291691235142589
  5. Kristen Ellenburg, OTR/LWest Columbia, SC 291691982848404
  6. Heather Fayard, OTRLWest Columbia, SC 291691477645869
  7. Michael Golob, OTR/LWest Columbia, SC 291691871730515
  8. Amber King, OTRWest Columbia, SC 291691518291285

Common questions

What is Rachel Leaphart Backman, MSOT, OTR/L's NPI number?

Rachel Leaphart Backman, MSOT, OTR/L's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861049017, issued on Aug 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel Leaphart Backman, MSOT, OTR/L located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 E Medical LN, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 791-2397. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel Leaphart Backman, MSOT, OTR/L's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number OT.5626, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Rachel Leaphart Backman, MSOT, OTR/L's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.