NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Raleigh, NC

Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1962578047, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 33595, 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
1962578047
Name
Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
33595 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3019 Falstaff RD, Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone
(919) 250-7000
Enumerated
Nov 28, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
8952863 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040720000846); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3019 Falstaff RD

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

  1. Charles Ahr, PHDPsychologist1740249234
  2. Querida Campbell-SimsRegistered Nurse1093472912
  3. Mark Cheltenham, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1114027588
  4. Julanne EricksonClinical Psychologist1912105479
  5. Sherri Ford-Jacobs, LPCAProfessional Counselor1922566579
  6. Saramma George, RPHPharmacist1992685176

Verify Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros 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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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

447 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Marcelo Lopez-Claros447
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone246 claims
  2. Suboxone64 claims
  3. Lurasidone Hcl16 claims
  4. Lorazepam11 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: $2,560.25

139 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Marcelo Lopez-Claros$2,560.25
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. Mona R Gupta DO IncorporatedApex, NC

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

Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

158 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Raleigh

They are 158 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Raleigh, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Balla, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101407854730
  2. Kim Brydon, MDRaleigh, NC 276101659456135
  3. Mark Cheltenham, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101114027588
  4. Jeffrey Childers, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101740361013
  5. Charles Cloutier, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101841385390
  6. Jane Deveau, MDRaleigh, NC 276101013019488
  7. Debra Gibson, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101518042928
  8. Leslie Hocking, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101285712240

Common questions

What is Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros, M.D.'s NPI number?

Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962578047, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3019 Falstaff RD, Raleigh, NC, 27610. Phone: (919) 250-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 33595, 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 Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Marcelo Enrique Lopez-Claros, M.D. had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.