Frank Caruso, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Winston Salem, NC
Frank Caruso, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1184608556, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 000101741, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank Caruso
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 000101741 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-2255
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 716-8018
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070703000522); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at Medical Center Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Frank Caruso 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 000101741Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
521 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam205 claims
- Gabapentin127 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen59 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl21 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Naproxen16 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: $520.67
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 one group practice
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina
There are 372 surgical physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 372 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem →
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- Sheila Anderson, PA-CWilmington, NC1942621628
- Andrew Apicella, PA-CRaleigh, NC1356906184
- Richard Babb, PA-CRaleigh, NC1851539993
- Ashley Bacheller, PA-CJacksonville, NC1134579584
- Joseph BakerBermuda Run, NC1588018782
- Paul Ballard, PAAsheville, NC1649227562
- Laura Barton, PA-CRaleigh, NC1033550850
Common questions
What is Frank Caruso, PA's NPI number?
Frank Caruso, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184608556, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank Caruso, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank Caruso, PA's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 000101741, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Frank Caruso, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank Caruso, PA had 521 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.