NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Michael Tuel, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Columbia, SC

Stephen Michael Tuel, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1487610424, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 18268, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487610424
Name
Stephen Michael Tuel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License number
18268 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7601 Two Notch RD, Columbia, SC 29223
Phone
(803) 419-5345
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 5, 2025
Fax
(803) 792-4578
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060711000361); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1984
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

3,531 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 2,099 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Tuel3,531
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen772 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen656 claims
  3. Gabapentin269 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl206 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl206 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl205 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Eastern Carolina Family MedicineFlorence, SC

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

Stephen Michael Tuel among 24 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in South Carolina

Stephen Michael Tuel, M.D. is one of 24 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 83% 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, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 16 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 24 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in South Carolina.

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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelly Cantu, PA-CColumbia, SC 292101174718738
  2. Vidhath Moku, DOColumbia, SC 292031730717018
  3. Pranitha Nallu, MDColumbia, SC 292031013170646
  4. Ryan Hudson, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031306266390
  5. Matthew Terzella, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031447242813
  6. James Warmoth, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011992779615
  7. Robert Blackwell, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061407887201
  8. Erik Conniff, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061174206569

Common questions

What is Stephen Michael Tuel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen Michael Tuel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487610424, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Michael Tuel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7601 Two Notch RD, Columbia, SC, 29223. Phone: (803) 419-5345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Michael Tuel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18268, 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 Stephen Michael Tuel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Michael Tuel, M.D. had 3,531 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.