NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph M. Dement, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Asheville, NC

Joseph M. Dement, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1730182593, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 32684, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730182593
Name
Joseph M. Dement
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
32684 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
111 Victoria RD, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 252-7331
Enumerated
May 24, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2022
Fax
(828) 253-1123
Medicaid ID
7928318 NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 111 Victoria RD

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

  1. Levi CalesAthletic Trainer1629466941
  2. Richard Culpepper, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1275589434
  3. Walton Curl, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1679581946
  4. Christopher Elder, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1780687541
  5. Nicole Fava, ATCPhysician Assistant1356457147
  6. Donald Gajewski, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1851495535

Verify Joseph M. Dement in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  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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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

697 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 128 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Dement697
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam185 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl78 claims
  3. Amoxicillin75 claims
  4. Prednisone60 claims
  5. Gabapentin58 claims
  6. Celecoxib40 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Joseph M. Dement among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Joseph M. Dement, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 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.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Cappiello, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011932149275
  2. Richard Culpepper, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011275589434
  3. Christopher Elder, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011780687541
  4. Michael Goebel, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011114967189
  5. Kenneth Graf, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011477528321
  6. Gordon Groh, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011902853203
  7. Stewart Harley, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011861432783
  8. Samuel Jarrett, MDAsheville, NC 288011356344105

Common questions

What is Joseph M. Dement, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph M. Dement, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730182593, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph M. Dement, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 Victoria RD, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 252-7331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph M. Dement, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 32684, 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 M. Dement, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph M. Dement, M.D. had 697 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph M. Dement, M.D.'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.