2026 NPPES data Internal Medicine Physician NPI 1649506494 M.D.
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MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician in HICKORY, North Carolina. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
6K
Medicare Part D claims · 291 beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 17% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$1.8K
100 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. filed 6,492 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Internal Medicine Physician in HICKORY, North Carolina, prescribing 83% generic.

6K
Part D claims, 2023
83%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

6,492 Top 4% higher than 96% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 10/29/2009

NPI 1649506494

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine Physician

High-volume

172,858 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

6,492 139% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,716

Specialty distribution in North Carolina

How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers

North Carolina providers

Internal Medicine Physician share within North Carolina

1. Internal Medicine Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Internal Medicine Physician share within North Carolina

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Internal Medicine Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Internal Medicine Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Internal Medicine Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Internal Medicine Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Internal Medicine Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 915 TATE BLVD SE, HICKORY, NC, 28602, with a listed phone of (828) 449-8458. NPI 1649506494 was issued on 10/29/2009. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what CASTELLANOS NOUEL most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 6,492 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 291 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $1.3 million in drug spend, split 17% brand-name and 83% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.1%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Internal Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 172,858 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 2,716 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

915 TATE BLVD SE
HICKORY, NC 28602

Provider Details

NPI 1649506494
Specialty Internal Medicine Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 10/29/2009

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

DLP FRYE MEDICAL GROUP LLC
HICKORY, NC

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$1.8K

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. — brand share 17.0%
Specialty average (est.)

17% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 6,492 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

6,492
Total Claims
$1.3M
Total Drug Cost
291
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
13,581
Total Day Supply
388,881
Brand vs Generic
17% brand / 83% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$1.1M
Generic Drug Cost
$144K
Opioid Claims
135 (2.1% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
288

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.36
Gender Split
66% female / 34% male
Age Distribution
<65: 55, 65-74: 151, 75-84: 69, 85+: 16

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
207
Omeprazole
192
Levothyroxine Sodium
184
Lisinopril
176
Gabapentin
163
Metformin Hcl
148
Zolpidem Tartrate
138
Amlodipine Besylate
135
Losartan Potassium
123
Prednisone
116

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Internal Medicine Physician Overview

How MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

172,858
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,716
Avg Claims per Provider

MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.'s 6,492 claims are above the specialty average of 2,716.

Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in North Carolina

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as CASTELLANOS NOUEL.

Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.'s specialty?
MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in HICKORY, North Carolina. Credentials: M.D..
How much does MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. wrote 6,492 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.3M in drug costs for 291 beneficiaries.
Where is MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. located?
MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. is located at 915 TATE BLVD SE, HICKORY, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 449-8458.
What is MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.'s NPI number?
MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649506494, issued on 10/29/2009.
Does MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.'s prescribing is 17% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.1M in brand drug costs.
Does MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. prescribe opioids?
Yes, MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. had 135 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.1%.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 172,858 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,716 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Omeprazole, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. accept Medicare?
MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 6,492 Part D claims and 291 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.'s credentials?
MARIELY CASTELLANOS NOUEL, M.D.'s NPI is 1649506494 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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