Dax Thattacunnel Varkey, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Greensboro, NC
Dax Thattacunnel Varkey, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1326308891, issued on May 18, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-00582, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dax Thattacunnel Varkey
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2017-00582 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1130 N Church St Ste 100, Greensboro, NC 27401
- Phone
- (336) 375-2300
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2025
- Fax
- (336) 375-2314
- Medicaid IDs
- 1326308891 NC
NC3018 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170616000989); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1130 N Church St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Christian Brewster, D-PTPhysical Therapist1962389486
- Blaine Brown, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1447857115
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- David Carroll, DPTPhysical Therapist1639558166
Verify Dax Thattacunnel Varkey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-00582Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam61 claims
- Celecoxib36 claims
- Methylprednisolone20 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: $6,456.57
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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
- Emergeortho PAGreensboro, NC
- Oandw EnterprisesStanleytown, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dax Thattacunnel Varkey among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Dax Thattacunnel Varkey, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2012, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greensboro → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Blackman, MDGreensboro, NC 274011871530568
- William Caffrey, MDGreensboro, NC 274011447203021
- Arthur Carter, MDGreensboro, NC 274011689700742
- Gregory Dean, MDGreensboro, NC 274011639116684
- Marcus Duda, MDGreensboro, NC 274011124065172
- Gregory Gebauer, MDGreensboro, NC 274011659418333
- Joshua Landau, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011598893711
- Timothy Murphy, MDGreensboro, NC 274011134380603
Common questions
What is Dax Thattacunnel Varkey, MD's NPI number?
Dax Thattacunnel Varkey, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326308891, issued on May 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dax Thattacunnel Varkey, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1130 N Church St Ste 100, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Phone: (336) 375-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dax Thattacunnel Varkey, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-00582, 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 Dax Thattacunnel Varkey, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dax Thattacunnel Varkey, MD had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 86 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.