Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD
Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC
Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1629228549, issued on Sep 27, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 88575, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ratnakishore Pallapothu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 88575 SC
239419 MA
258336 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1850 Laurel St, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803) 256-3400
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2022
- Fax
- (803) 806-3549
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221003002754); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 647 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1850 Laurel St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Bunch, M.D., F.A.C.S.Surgery Physician1588642169
- Donen Davis, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1972509925
- Michele O'Hara, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1770590911
- Igbagboyemi Olatunde, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1053752105
- Dalton Prickett, M.D. F.A.C.S.Surgery Physician1043298516
- Carl Sweatman, MD, FACSSurgery Physician1285612739
Verify Ratnakishore Pallapothu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 88575Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,261.32
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 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).
Ratnakishore Pallapothu among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD is one of 647 surgery 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 2008, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bunch, M.D., F.A.C.S.Columbia, SC 292011588642169
- Cecily Lykes, D.O.Columbia, SC 292011386917763
- Stephen Metropol, MDColumbia, SC 292011477665123
- Martin Mirra, MDColumbia, SC 292011972615631
- David Moffat, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011063809713
- Dalton Prickett, M.D. F.A.C.S.Columbia, SC 292011043298516
- Carl Sweatman, MD, FACSColumbia, SC 292011285612739
- James Tribble, M.D .F.A.C.S.Columbia, SC 292011245218700
Common questions
What is Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD's NPI number?
Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629228549, issued on Sep 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 Laurel St, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 256-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 88575, 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.
How much does Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ratnakishore Pallapothu, 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.