NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Domenic A. Palagruto, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Southport, NC

Domenic A. Palagruto, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Southport, North Carolina, and NPI 1215936356, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215936356
Name
Domenic A. Palagruto
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
Practice location
3599 George II Hwy, Southport, NC 28461
Phone
(910) 845-3244
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 845-3276
Medicaid ID
8913270 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040614000540); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3599 George II Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Donald Binz, MDFamily Medicine Physician1043271158
  2. Amanda Carey, PA-CPhysician Assistant1437764768
  3. Karen Wood, MDFamily Medicine Physician1649340902

Verify Domenic A. Palagruto in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,927 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. Domenic Palagruto4,927
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium355 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium206 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium202 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium199 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate158 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide132 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: $63.37

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Domenic Palagruto$63.37
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Boiling Spring Lakes Family Medicine PCSouthport, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Domenic A. Palagruto among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Domenic A. Palagruto, D.O. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Southport

They are 12 of the 237 NPPES records with a practice address in Southport, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. August Adams, MDSouthport, NC 284611992803985
  2. Donald Binz, MDSouthport, NC 284611043271158
  3. Rick Hernandez, M.D.Southport, NC 284611437351806
  4. George Holland, MDSouthport, NC 284611679550305
  5. John Irvin, MDSouthport, NC 284611043207749
  6. William Meacham, M.D.Southport, NC 284611932462090
  7. Kerry Partis, MDOak Island, NC 284611942437256
  8. Hailey Sparacino, DOOak Island, NC 284611518498062

Common questions

What is Domenic A. Palagruto, D.O.'s NPI number?

Domenic A. Palagruto, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215936356, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Domenic A. Palagruto, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3599 George II Hwy, Southport, NC, 28461. Phone: (910) 845-3244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Domenic A. Palagruto, D.O.'s license?

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 Domenic A. Palagruto, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Domenic A. Palagruto, D.O. had 4,927 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.