Matthew Allan Popa, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Clayton, NC
Matthew Allan Popa, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Clayton, North Carolina, and NPI 1265694194, issued on Jul 1, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-01150, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Allan Popa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 2014-01150 NC
4301092915 MI
35.121857 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2196 NC Hwy 42 W, Clayton, NC 27520
- Phone
- (919) 763-1050
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2022
- Fax
- (919) 763-1055
- Medicaid ID
- 0088367 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140919000588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2196 NC Hwy 42 W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tung Vo, PTPhysical Therapist1669485553
Verify Matthew Allan Popa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-01150Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
575 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 127 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone126 claims
- Tramadol Hcl88 claims
- Amoxicillin74 claims
- Meloxicam61 claims
- Gabapentin53 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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): 88.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,885.86
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; 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.
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
- Emergeortho PAClayton, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Allan Popa among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Matthew Allan Popa, 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 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- 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.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Clayton → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Alioto, M.D.Clayton, NC 275201780771220
- Zachary Bloom, M.D.Clayton, NC 275201861924193
- Joseph Massaglia, DOClayton, NC 275201770075020
- Gregory Knoll, MDCary, NC 275191477849446
- Arvind Narayanan, MDCary, NC 275191104272285
- Conor O'Neill, MDCary, NC 275191407347024
- Samantha Tayne, MD, MBACary, NC 275191578959490
- Robert Tisherman, MDCary, NC 275191417477423
Common questions
What is Matthew Allan Popa, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Allan Popa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265694194, issued on Jul 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Allan Popa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2196 NC Hwy 42 W, Clayton, NC, 27520. Phone: (919) 763-1050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Allan Popa, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-01150, 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 Matthew Allan Popa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Allan Popa, MD had 575 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Allan Popa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.