NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lincoln Pratson, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Raleigh, NC

Lincoln Pratson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1033607643, issued on Apr 30, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-02328, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033607643
Name
Lincoln Pratson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
2024-02328 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3009 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone
(919) 232-5021
Enumerated
Apr 30, 2018
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2024
Fax
(919) 350-8991
Medicaid ID
1033607643 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241106000673); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3009 New Bern Ave

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

  1. Kristin Alves, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1760745202
  2. Bryan Assenmacher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467211292
  3. Giuliana BallabenPhysician Assistant1952194953
  4. Logan Batten, PAMedical Physician Assistant1417721465
  5. William Benesky, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1255408498
  6. Matthew Bologna, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1609239862

Verify Lincoln Pratson 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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

110 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lincoln Pratson110
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam77 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: $2,620.07

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was grant; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, 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.

  1. Lincoln Pratson$2,620
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncCary, NC
  2. Wakemed Specialists Group LLCRaleigh, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lincoln Pratson among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Lincoln Pratson, 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 2018, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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. Kristin Alves, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101760745202
  2. Matthew Bologna, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101609239862
  3. Gurvinder Deol, MDRaleigh, NC 276101467487025
  4. Kurt Ehlert, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101013930312
  5. Robert Howard, MDRaleigh, NC 276101427119189
  6. Ryan Li, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101790129278
  7. Ronald Summers, MDRaleigh, NC 276101730183559
  8. Mark Wood, MDRaleigh, NC 276101134172372

Common questions

What is Lincoln Pratson, MD's NPI number?

Lincoln Pratson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033607643, issued on Apr 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lincoln Pratson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3009 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27610. Phone: (919) 232-5021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lincoln Pratson, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-02328, 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 Lincoln Pratson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lincoln Pratson, MD had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 74 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.