Brian Lee Pienkos, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Rutherfordton, NC
Brian Lee Pienkos, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, and NPI 1376759811, issued on May 14, 2007. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Lee Pienkos
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 24083 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 139 Doctor Henry Norris Dr, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
- Phone
- (828) 287-9260
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 287-9709
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171204000356); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 977 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 139 Doctor Henry Norris Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Charles Bond, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1467448282
- Jason Glover, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1629015813
- Keith Hill, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1245437094
- Tina Marie Hill, PA-CPhysician Assistant1225227440
- Michael MahaffeyAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1831974062
- Michael Roberts, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1336135052
Verify Brian Lee Pienkos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
700 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 281 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam143 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen138 claims
- Methylprednisolone99 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen88 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium74 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl55 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $35.48
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, 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
- Dlp Rutherford Physician Practices LLCColumbus, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Lee Pienkos among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Brian Lee Pienkos, MD 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 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
3 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Rutherfordton
They are 3 of the 192 NPPES records with a practice address in Rutherfordton, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Rutherfordton → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Bond, M.D.Rutherfordton, NC 281391467448282
- Michael Roberts, M.D.Rutherfordton, NC 281391336135052
- Briggs Ahearn, MDPineville, NC 281341659798015
- Scott Burbank, MDPineville, NC 281341154537751
- James Comadoll, MDSalisbury, NC 281441013963446
- David Dupuy, MDPineville, NC 281341861474603
- William Furr, MDSalisbury, NC 281441528022761
- Robert Humble, MDSalisbury, NC 281441881663730
Common questions
What is Brian Lee Pienkos, MD's NPI number?
Brian Lee Pienkos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376759811, issued on May 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Lee Pienkos, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 139 Doctor Henry Norris Dr, Rutherfordton, NC, 28139. Phone: (828) 287-9260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Lee Pienkos, MD's license?
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 Lee Pienkos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Lee Pienkos, MD had 700 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Lee Pienkos, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.