Elene Papakostas
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Sanford, NC
Elene Papakostas is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Sanford, North Carolina, and NPI 1659661403, issued on Apr 13, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 621, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elene Papakostas
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- 621 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 821 S Horner Blvd, Sanford, NC 27330
- Phone
- (919) 292-1610
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2024
- Fax
- (919) 292-1613
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150126001739); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Podiatric Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records → All 206 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 821 S Horner Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sreejit Nair, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1750517520
- Mansi Patel, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1609302850
- Ashwani Sastry, MDVascular Surgery Physician1073771309
- Ronald Talis, D.P.M.Podiatrist1699936807
- Jacqueline ThomasPrimary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist1043688286
- Jeremiah Thomas, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1619609021
Verify Elene Papakostas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 621Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ciclopirox33 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl18 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $462.28
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Healthdrive Podiatry Group NC, PCCharlotte, NC
- Premier Foot And Ankle PLLCSanford, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elene Papakostas among 206 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in North Carolina
Elene Papakostas is one of 206 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 164 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in North Carolina
There are 206 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in North Carolina.
All 206 in North Carolina → Every provider in Sanford → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mansi Patel, DPMSanford, NC 273301609302850
- Jeremiah Thomas, DPMSanford, NC 273301619609021
- Benjamin McKinney, DPMReidsville, NC 273201245266089
- James Gunipero, DPMPittsboro, NC 273121841422706
- Larissa Hatala, DPMThomasville, NC 273601619309135
- Paula Gangopadhyay, DPMLexington, NC 272921346501939
- Joan Evans, DPMTroy, NC 273711225189798
- Michael Joyce, DPMEden, NC 272881730181736
Common questions
What is Elene Papakostas's NPI number?
Elene Papakostas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659661403, issued on Apr 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elene Papakostas located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 821 S Horner Blvd, Sanford, NC, 27330. Phone: (919) 292-1610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elene Papakostas's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 621, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elene Papakostas prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elene Papakostas had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elene Papakostas's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.