Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Morganton, NC
Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1053379990, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-02165, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2012-02165 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC 28655
- Phone
- (828) 580-6753
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 580-6759
- Medicaid ID
- 1053379990 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140203001558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-02165Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir31 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate19 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Azithromycin13 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group IncMorganton, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Morganton
They are 34 of the 986 NPPES records with a practice address in Morganton, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea, MD's NPI number?
Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053379990, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 580-6753. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-02165, 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 Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luigi Paolo Frugone Larrea, MD had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.