Caroll Dean Koscheski, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Hickory, NC
Caroll Dean Koscheski, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1316901515, issued on Apr 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 34374, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroll Dean Koscheski
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 34374 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 415 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 328-3300
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 328-9101
- Medicaid ID
- 8950171 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100805000987); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caroll Dean Koscheski in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 34374Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,909 Medicare Part D claims for 893 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium415 claims
- Gavilyte-G388 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte197 claims
- Omeprazole101 claims
- Mesalamine62 claims
- Azathioprine60 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $212.07
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Catawba Valley Medical Group IncHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroll Dean Koscheski among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina
Caroll Dean Koscheski, M.D. is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 681 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Diamonti, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011407810609
- Daniel Dillon, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011326454174
- Behnam Laderian, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011518494236
- John Meier, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011043274244
- Devan Patel, MDHickory, NC 286011811482748
- Gaa Richardson, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011003011578
- Disha ShahHickory, NC 286011063822732
- Kristen Suchniak-Mussari, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011902148331
Common questions
What is Caroll Dean Koscheski, M.D.'s NPI number?
Caroll Dean Koscheski, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316901515, issued on Apr 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroll Dean Koscheski, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 328-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroll Dean Koscheski, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 34374, 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 Caroll Dean Koscheski, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroll Dean Koscheski, M.D. had 1,909 Medicare Part D claims for 893 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Caroll Dean Koscheski, M.D.'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.