NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew Bridgforth, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Greenville, NC

Andrew Bridgforth, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1578829073, issued on Apr 9, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 307581, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1578829073
Name
Andrew Bridgforth
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
307581 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
810 WH Smith Blvd, Greenville, NC 27834
Phone
(252) 757-2663
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 5, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220726000300); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2012
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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Also registered at 810 WH Smith Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Benjamin Buterbaugh, DOPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1275153074
  2. Andrew DelbridgeSurgical Physician Assistant1801626080
  3. Alyssa Dexter, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467260968
  4. Crystal Dickson, M.D., M.P.H.Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1700014198
  5. Andrea Evenski, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1679773089
  6. Stacy Krainiak, LPTSpecialist1740689314

Verify Andrew Bridgforth in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

510 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 226 claims were for opioids.

  1. Andrew Bridgforth510
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen172 claims
  2. Meloxicam76 claims
  3. Gabapentin70 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl44 claims
  5. Cephalexin27 claims
  6. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim23 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,039.00

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Andrew Bridgforth$2,039.00
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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

  1. Orthopaedics East And Sports Medicine Center IncGreenville, NC

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

Andrew Bridgforth among 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in North Carolina

Andrew Bridgforth, M.D. is one of 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 68 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X 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 Hand Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kevin Taylor, MDGreenville, NC 278341306290564
  2. Mark Perlmutter, MS,MDRocky Mount, NC 278041467540534
  3. Steven Winters, M.D.Durham, NC 277121922084672
  4. Christopher Klifto, M.D.Durham, NC 277071164713947
  5. Julian Aldridge, M.D.Durham, NC 277041720175458
  6. Kenneth Lindley, MDDurham, NC 277041659532547
  7. Michael Geary, MDConcord, NC 280251689028904
  8. Smiresh Shah, MDConcord, NC 280251548473804

Common questions

What is Andrew Bridgforth, M.D.'s NPI number?

Andrew Bridgforth, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578829073, issued on Apr 9, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew Bridgforth, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 WH Smith Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 757-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew Bridgforth, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 307581, 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 Andrew Bridgforth, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew Bridgforth, M.D. had 510 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.

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.