Daniel Thomas Ness, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Gastonia, NC
Daniel Thomas Ness, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1144221722, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9400596, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Thomas Ness
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 9400596 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 959 Cox RD, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 866-7576
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 866-0106
- Medicaid ID
- 8962167 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Thomas Ness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9400596Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Daniel Thomas Ness among 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Daniel Thomas Ness, M.D. is one of 146 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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 208200000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Applebaum, MDGastonia, NC 280541073044178
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- Gregory Mantooth, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541124029707
- Charalampos Siotos, MD, PHDGastonia, NC 280541316435035
- Benson Timmons, MDGastonia, NC 280541962404996
- Peter Capizzi, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781154386837
- Darrell Freeman, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781700225604
- Karen Lu, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781245893536
Common questions
What is Daniel Thomas Ness, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel Thomas Ness, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144221722, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Thomas Ness, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 959 Cox RD, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 866-7576. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Thomas Ness, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9400596, 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.
What is Daniel Thomas Ness, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.