NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthocarolina in Hickory, NC

This location of Orthocarolina bills under NPI 1346518073, an organization record issued on Dec 8, 2011 with the primary taxonomy Orthopaedic Surgery Physician. It is one of 69 NPIs registered under this name; each clinician who sees you there has their own NPI and license.

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Organization recordNPPES, Aug 2026
1346518073
Legal name
Orthocarolina
Entity
Type 2 · organization
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
Practice location
214 18TH ST SE, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone
704-323-2000
Mailing address
Charlotte, NC
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2011
Record updated
Jul 31, 2025
Authorized official
Cfo (title as filed)
Public record from the NPPES NPI Registry (open it on CMS). An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a facility license.

7 clinicians CMS lists with Orthocarolina in Hickory

  1. Russell Gilchrist, DOInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1144293143
  2. Kathryn Jones, NPNurse Practitioner1215484613
  3. Mark Katz, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1063488914
  4. Robert Keller, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1962794503
  5. Joseph Popper, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1528355179
  6. Joshua Smith, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1841588415
  7. Charlotte Whitley, FNP-COccupational Health Nurse Practitioner1184419798

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians group affiliations, matched by practice name and city.

All 69 Orthocarolina NPIs

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All taxonomies on this record

  • 207X00000X Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • 207X00000X Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • 207XS0106X Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
  • 207XS0117X Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
  • 207XX0004X Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician
  • 207XX0005X Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
  • 225100000X Physical Therapist
  • 363A00000X Physician Assistant

Common questions

Is an organization NPI a license?

No. An NPI identifies who bills. Facilities and the clinicians who work there are licensed separately by the state.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), monthly file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.