Brian Opalacz, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Shelby, NC
Brian Opalacz, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1881039485, issued on May 8, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2019-01908, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Opalacz
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2019-01908 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Delta Park Dr, Shelby, NC 28150
- Phone
- (704) 484-0606
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190827001830); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 Delta Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yves Boudreau, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1184626723
- Lacey Carter, DPTPhysical Therapist1043798044
- Bruce Cox, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1376545871
- Kristina Dale, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1336932243
- Louis Fiore, MDPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1356317390
- Jacob Friedman, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1922000561
Verify Brian Opalacz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2019-01908Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
246 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 144 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl72 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium34 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen16 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,803.62
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Peerless Surgical Inc. 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 one group practice
- OrthocarolinaShelby, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Opalacz among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Brian Opalacz, D.O. 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 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 Shelby → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yves Boudreau, MDShelby, NC 281501184626723
- Bruce Cox, MDShelby, NC 281501376545871
- Jacob Friedman, MDShelby, NC 281501922000561
- Patrick Hayes, MDShelby, NC 281501700869823
- Kevin James, MDShelby, NC 281501245213057
- William Stucky, MDShelby, NC 281501871576918
- Eugene Eline, D.O.Salisbury, NC 281471336136837
- James Comadoll, MDSalisbury, NC 281441013963446
Common questions
What is Brian Opalacz, D.O.'s NPI number?
Brian Opalacz, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881039485, issued on May 8, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Opalacz, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Delta Park Dr, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (704) 484-0606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Opalacz, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2019-01908, 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 Brian Opalacz, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Opalacz, D.O. had 246 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Opalacz, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. 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.