Patricia Lynn McHale, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Gastonia, NC
Patricia Lynn McHale, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1164404984, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2003-00843, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patricia Lynn McHale
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2003-00843 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 706 Summit Crossing PL, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 323-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- N00843 SC
89134MM NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100607000391); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 706 Summit Crossing PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Patricia Lynn McHale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2003-00843Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
341 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 117 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam89 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen49 claims
- Tramadol Hcl44 claims
- Methylprednisolone34 claims
- Celecoxib24 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen23 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: $85.87
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Peerless Surgical 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 2 group practices
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
- OrthocarolinaShelby, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Patricia Lynn McHale among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Patricia Lynn McHale, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 Gastonia → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ian Archibald, MDGastonia, NC 280541447224878
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- Kathryn Caulfield, MDGastonia, NC 280541538146550
- Ranjan Maitra, MDGastonia, NC 280541477535292
- Charles Niemeyer, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541700859790
- Michael Prater, D.O.Gastonia, NC 280541982955886
- Christopher Prato, MDGastonia, NC 280541376538686
- Timothy Sloand, MDGastonia, NC 280541790758787
Common questions
What is Patricia Lynn McHale, MD's NPI number?
Patricia Lynn McHale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164404984, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patricia Lynn McHale, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 706 Summit Crossing PL, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 323-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patricia Lynn McHale, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2003-00843, 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 Patricia Lynn McHale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patricia Lynn McHale, MD had 341 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Patricia Lynn McHale, 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.