Joseph Tucker Cline, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Smithfield, NC
Joseph Tucker Cline, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Smithfield, North Carolina, and NPI 1922453703, issued on Apr 28, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-01967, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Tucker Cline
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2022-01967 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Kellie Dr, Smithfield, NC 27577
- Phone
- (919) 934-1094
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2026
- Fax
- (919) 934-9044
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220815003174); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 100 Kellie Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Antoinette Allen, PT, BS, MPTPhysical Therapist1356389340
- Deren Bagsby, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1215372834
- Andrew Bechaud, OTR/L, MSOccupational Therapist1922894096
- John Cosmiano, PTPhysical Therapist1932813268
- Emily Dowty, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134961709
- David Ennis, PTPhysical Therapist1760105696
Verify Joseph Tucker Cline in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-01967Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,172 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 125 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib421 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium340 claims
- Meloxicam104 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl79 claims
- Amoxicillin57 claims
- Methylprednisolone34 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: $60.78
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, 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 one group practice
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCLouisburg, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
- Samuel Abrams, M.D.Asheville, NC1982929717
- Richard Adams, M.D.Statesville, NC1699767350
- Samuel Adams, M.D.Durham, NC1639358617
- Temitope Adebayo, MDLumberton, NC1912499385
- Briggs Ahearn, MDPineville, NC1659798015
- Daniel Albright, MDRaleigh, NC1053314922
- Shannon Alejandro, M.D.Asheville, NC1215357025
- Richard Alexander, M.D.Laurinburg, NC1295875581
- Richard Alioto, M.D.Clayton, NC1780771220
- David Allen, M.D.Lumberton, NC1154310290
Common questions
What is Joseph Tucker Cline, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Tucker Cline, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922453703, issued on Apr 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Tucker Cline, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Kellie Dr, Smithfield, NC, 27577. Phone: (919) 934-1094. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Tucker Cline, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-01967, 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 Joseph Tucker Cline, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Tucker Cline, MD had 1,172 Medicare Part D claims for 354 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.