Nicholas Frank Munaretto, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charlotte, NC
Nicholas Frank Munaretto, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1154853810, issued on Mar 31, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-00664, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Frank Munaretto
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 2022-00664 NC
28411 MN
64159 MN
82015-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1915 Randolph RD, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Phone
- (704) 323-2426
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230907002019); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1915 Randolph RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Matthew Beam, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679810220
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Verify Nicholas Frank Munaretto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-00664Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl60 claims
- Cephalexin16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $192.22
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. 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
- Hand TO Shoulder Center OF Wisconsin, Ltd.Appleton, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Frank Munaretto among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Nicholas Frank Munaretto, 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 2017, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Charlotte → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walter Beaver, MDCharlotte, NC 282071679555692
- Bruce Darden, MDCharlotte, NC 282071780666172
- Leon Dickerson, MDCharlotte, NC 282071861474660
- Howard Dunaway, MDCharlotte, NC 282071538141551
- Thomas Fehring, MDCharlotte, NC 282071134101165
- James Foster, MDCharlotte, NC 282071386626315
- Paul Gilbert, MDCharlotte, NC 282071750363370
- William Griffin, MDCharlotte, NC 282071881676872
Common questions
What is Nicholas Frank Munaretto, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Frank Munaretto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154853810, issued on Mar 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Frank Munaretto, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1915 Randolph RD, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 323-2426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Frank Munaretto, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-00664, 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 Nicholas Frank Munaretto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Frank Munaretto, MD had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Frank Munaretto, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. 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.