NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carol Armstrong, MD

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Dickson City, PA

Carol Armstrong, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1821483215, issued on Apr 1, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD491019, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1821483215
Name
Carol Armstrong
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
MD491019 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
334 Main St, Dickson City, PA 18519
Phone
(570) 307-1767
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2015
Record last updated
Nov 5, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210916002993); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 334 Main St

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

  1. Shawn BifanoOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1285097667
  2. Ignacio Campa-Garcia, PAPhysician Assistant1265478648
  3. Nicole Cardillo, OTROccupational Therapist1013046036
  4. Joseph Cesare, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1477580108
  5. Quincy Cheesman, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1922622257
  6. Peter Cognetti, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1154814689

Verify Carol Armstrong in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

129 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 75 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carol Armstrong129
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
  2. Partners Physician GroupAkron, OH

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

Carol Armstrong among 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania

Carol Armstrong, MD is one of 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 91 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records list a practice address in Dickson City

They are 4 of the 218 NPPES records with a practice address in Dickson City, and 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.

All 111 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Dickson City → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Ghigiarelli, M.D.Dickson City, PA 185191275553208
  2. Thomas Jordan, M.D.Dickson City, PA 185191508023086
  3. Paul Metzger, M.D.Dickson City, PA 185191649207374
  4. Dustin Buller, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011982165791
  5. Eric Pridgen, MDLehighton, PA 182351174051254
  6. Matthew Best, M.D.Allentown, PA 181041487033684
  7. Kenneth Brislin, MDAllentown, PA 181041922090257
  8. Robert Palumbo, MDAllentown, PA 181041124010491

Common questions

What is Carol Armstrong, MD's NPI number?

Carol Armstrong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821483215, issued on Apr 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carol Armstrong, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 334 Main St, Dickson City, PA, 18519. Phone: (570) 307-1767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carol Armstrong, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD491019, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Carol Armstrong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carol Armstrong, MD had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.