Charles J. Depaolo, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Asheville, NC
Charles J. Depaolo, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1861554305, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 35318, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles J. Depaolo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 35318 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21 Turtle Creek Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 274-4555
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 274-8348
- Medicaid ID
- 7928350 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050323000049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 21 Turtle Creek Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brittney Abrams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770955973
- Samuel Abrams, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1982929717
- Beckett Arnold, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1851198352
- Shawn Bonsell, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1558373423
- Matthew Brown, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1457619967
- Amanda Carberry, DPTPhysical Therapist1245876200
Verify Charles J. Depaolo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 35318Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin47 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Tramadol Hcl21 claims
- Amoxicillin15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $4,284.37
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was FX Shoulder Solutions, 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
- Fletcher Hospital IncHendersonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
- Samuel Abrams, M.D.Asheville, NC1982929717
- Richard Adams, M.D.Statesville, NC1699767350
- Samuel Adams, M.D.Durham, NC1639358617
- Temitope Adebayo, MDLumberton, NC1912499385
- Briggs Ahearn, MDPineville, NC1659798015
- Daniel Albright, MDRaleigh, NC1053314922
- Shannon Alejandro, M.D.Asheville, NC1215357025
- Richard Alexander, M.D.Laurinburg, NC1295875581
- Richard Alioto, M.D.Clayton, NC1780771220
- David Allen, M.D.Lumberton, NC1154310290
Common questions
What is Charles J. Depaolo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles J. Depaolo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861554305, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles J. Depaolo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21 Turtle Creek Dr, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 274-4555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles J. Depaolo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 35318, 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 Charles J. Depaolo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles J. Depaolo, M.D. had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.
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.