Carey-Walter Franklin Closson, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Carey-Walter Franklin Closson, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1336230416, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carey-Walter Franklin Closson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- D0059643 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 Billingsley RD Ste 210, Charlotte, NC 28211
- Phone
- (336) 765-6181
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2024
- Fax
- (336) 760-2149
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241009002180); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest interventional pain medicine physician records → All 50 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Carey-Walter Franklin Closson 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
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
1,234 Medicare Part D claims for 503 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 678 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen169 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen125 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl122 claims
- Gabapentin108 claims
- Pregabalin94 claims
- Tramadol Hcl93 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): 84.5 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: $1,331.80
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Spr Therapeutics, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Carolinas Pain Institute, PACharlotte, NC
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carey-Walter Franklin Closson among 50 interventional pain medicine physician records in North Carolina
Carey-Walter Franklin Closson, MD is one of 50 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 94% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1999 among the 40 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 50 interventional pain medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 50 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andy Sackey, MDCharlotte, NC 282111497484182
- Sarah Yousuff, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111447217963
- Jon-David Hoppenfeld, MDCharlotte, NC 282071336305473
- Steven Brockman, MD PHDShelby, NC 281501326033879
- Robert Wilson, MDSalisbury, NC 281471962473496
- Troy Gingerich, MDCharlotte, NC 282871104007319
- Viji Shankar, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041194911727
- William Edmiston, MDMooresville, NC 281171053420190
Common questions
What is Carey-Walter Franklin Closson, MD's NPI number?
Carey-Walter Franklin Closson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336230416, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carey-Walter Franklin Closson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 Billingsley RD Ste 210, Charlotte, NC, 28211. Phone: (336) 765-6181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carey-Walter Franklin Closson, 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 Carey-Walter Franklin Closson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carey-Walter Franklin Closson, MD had 1,234 Medicare Part D claims for 503 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carey-Walter Franklin Closson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.