Douglas Frank Messina, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Wilmington, NC
Douglas Frank Messina, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1104842012, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9701064, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Frank Messina
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 9701064 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- (910) 799-0110
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2023
- Fax
- (910) 799-1958
- Medicaid ID
- 891040H NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100818000846); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas Frank Messina in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9701064Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
485 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 207 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl93 claims
- Tramadol Hcl67 claims
- Meloxicam61 claims
- Methylprednisolone59 claims
- Celecoxib48 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 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: $1,515.98
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, 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 3 group practices
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncWilmington, NC
- Wilmington Health PLLCWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Frank Messina among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Douglas Frank Messina, 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 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Wilmington → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jack Bowling, MDWilmington, NC 284031891795977
- Matthew Braswell, MDWilmington, NC 284031417452954
- Michael Carter, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031245207919
- Zachary Diltz, MDWilmington, NC 284031922561174
- David Esposito, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031407895410
- Jeremy Hines, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031437538519
- Neil Macintyre, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031124264288
- Michael PatettaWilmington, NC 284031992333470
Common questions
What is Douglas Frank Messina, MD's NPI number?
Douglas Frank Messina, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104842012, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Frank Messina, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 799-0110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Frank Messina, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701064, 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 Douglas Frank Messina, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Frank Messina, MD had 485 Medicare Part D claims for 226 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.