Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hickory, NC
Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1902858863, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9500588, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alfred Earl Geissele
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 9500588 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2165 Medical Park Drive, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 324-2800
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 294-9141
- Medicaid ID
- 8935047 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100223000168); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alfred Earl Geissele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9500588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
2,089 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 133 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam911 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium417 claims
- Celecoxib140 claims
- Etodolac124 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl78 claims
- Gabapentin67 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): 88.4 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: $1,017.49
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
- Emergeortho PADurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alfred Earl Geissele among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Brown, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021841237922
- Donald Campbell, MDHickory, NC 286021033162896
- William Geideman, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021891749511
- Christopher Houdek, D.O.Hickory, NC 286021760681290
- Peter Hurley, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021033166954
- Mark Katz, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021063488914
- Robert Keller, MDHickory, NC 286021962794503
- Brian Krenzel, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021306030739
Common questions
What is Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902858863, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2165 Medical Park Drive, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 324-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9500588, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D. had 2,089 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.