Ronald Francis Pendleton, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Ronald Francis Pendleton, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1689680597, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 636, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Francis Pendleton
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 636 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1526 Lake Murray Blvd, Columbia, SC 29212
- Phone
- (803) 749-1155
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2026
- Fax
- (803) 749-1786
- Medicaid ID
- 278176000 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131119001014); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1526 Lake Murray Blvd
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Verify Ronald Francis Pendleton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,827 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium386 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate292 claims
- Lisinopril193 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Omeprazole170 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate157 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 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $170.94
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Lexington Health IncColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald Francis Pendleton among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Ronald Francis Pendleton, DO is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
235 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 235 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ronald Francis Pendleton, DO's NPI number?
Ronald Francis Pendleton, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689680597, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Francis Pendleton, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1526 Lake Murray Blvd, Columbia, SC, 29212. Phone: (803) 749-1155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Francis Pendleton, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 636, 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 Ronald Francis Pendleton, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Francis Pendleton, DO had 4,827 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald Francis Pendleton, DO'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.