NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Octavio Cieza, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Smithfield, NC

Octavio Cieza, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Smithfield, North Carolina, and NPI 1326053067, issued on Jul 30, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-01166, 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
1326053067
Name
Octavio Cieza
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
2006-01166 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
507 N Brightleaf Blvd Ste 201, Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone
(919) 934-8544
Enumerated
Jul 30, 2006
Record last updated
May 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 934-8738
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071213000750); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Octavio Cieza 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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56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

1,075 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Octavio Cieza1,075
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy135 claims
  2. Vancomycin Hcl91 claims
  3. Daptomycin55 claims
  4. Ceftriaxone51 claims
  5. Dovato47 claims
  6. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim41 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: $2,779.98

134 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Octavio Cieza$2,779.98
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Tri County Community Health Council IncSalemburg, NC
  2. Unc Physicians Network LLCSmithfield, NC

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

Octavio Cieza among 287 infectious disease physician records in North Carolina

Octavio Cieza, M.D. is one of 287 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2002 among the 204 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 287 infectious disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gunther Lallinger, MD, MPH, FACPRoxboro, NC 275731578501409
  2. David Gremillion, M.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871710159454
  3. Dwight Cochran, D.V.M.Wendell, NC 275911871737858
  4. Hanna NigatuMorrisville, NC 275601104489657
  5. Evin Sides, MDMorrisville, NC 275601972672194
  6. Jeffrey Anderson, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991588755094
  7. Myron Cohen, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991265505093
  8. Joseph Duncan, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991932148053

Common questions

What is Octavio Cieza, M.D.'s NPI number?

Octavio Cieza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326053067, issued on Jul 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Octavio Cieza, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 507 N Brightleaf Blvd Ste 201, Smithfield, NC, 27577. Phone: (919) 934-8544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Octavio Cieza, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-01166, 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 Octavio Cieza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Octavio Cieza, M.D. had 1,075 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.