Daneca M. Dipaolo, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Grenada, MS
Daneca M. Dipaolo, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Grenada, Mississippi, and NPI 1851324784, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 18542, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daneca M. Dipaolo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 18542 MS
59289 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 965 Avent Dr Ste 101, Grenada, MS 38901
- Phone
- (662) 227-7794
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 1518049 TN
05650271 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191116000229); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 197 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Verify Daneca M. Dipaolo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 18542Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium29 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Methocarbamol14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Meloxicam12 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: $447.02
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sonex Health, 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 2 group practices
- Msk Group PCMemphis, TN
- State OF Mississippi-University OF Mississippi Medical CenterGrenada, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daneca M. Dipaolo among 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi
Daneca M. Dipaolo, MD is one of 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Grenada
They are 2 of the 182 NPPES records with a practice address in Grenada, and 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi.
All 197 in Mississippi → Every provider in Grenada → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kevin Whalley, MDGrenada, MS 389011104909274
- Joseph Bennett, MDGreenwood, MS 389301447210901
- Jay Culpepper, M.D.Greenwood, MS 389301033346168
- Chad Altmyer, MDTupelo, MS 388011952494718
- Bryan Fagan, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011669683405
- Eric Lewis, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011043229990
- F. Massey, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011649292053
- Taylor Mathis, MDTupelo, MS 388011053622498
Common questions
What is Daneca M. Dipaolo, MD's NPI number?
Daneca M. Dipaolo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851324784, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daneca M. Dipaolo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 965 Avent Dr Ste 101, Grenada, MS, 38901. Phone: (662) 227-7794. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daneca M. Dipaolo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 18542, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Daneca M. Dipaolo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daneca M. Dipaolo, MD had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daneca M. Dipaolo, 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.