Ricardo L. Valle Diaz, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Kinston, NC
Ricardo L. Valle Diaz, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Kinston, North Carolina, and NPI 1588829675, issued on Jul 28, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-01700, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo L. Valle Diaz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2014-01700 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 Doctors Dr Ste G, Kinston, NC 28501
- Phone
- (252) 522-4446
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2025
- Fax
- (252) 522-4484
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230412002376); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 701 Doctors Dr Ste G
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Levi AlmondPhysician Assistant1508549627
- Alex Brann, PA-CPhysician Assistant1366884769
- Lowell Gill, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1265533095
- Lawrence Larabee, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1700842291
- Jason Lee, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1376981407
- Dimitri Thomas, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1679739106
Verify Ricardo L. Valle Diaz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-01700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
208 Medicare Part D claims for 93 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. 101 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl62 claims
- Meloxicam54 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 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: $2,570.21
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncWilson, NC
- Unc Physicians Network LLCKinston, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo L. Valle Diaz among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Ricardo L. Valle Diaz, M.D. 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
- Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
7 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Kinston
They are 7 of the 521 NPPES records with a practice address in Kinston, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Kinston → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Classen, M.D.Kinston, NC 285011114039278
- Lowell Gill, M.D.Kinston, NC 285011265533095
- Richard Huberman, M.D.Kinston, NC 285011811082126
- Lawrence Larabee, MDKinston, NC 285011700842291
- Scott Stegbauer, MDKinston, NC 285011104911155
- Dimitri Thomas, M.D.Kinston, NC 285011679739106
- Stephen Candela, M.D.Whiteville, NC 284721033169370
- Craig Lippe, MDWhiteville, NC 284721578504106
Common questions
What is Ricardo L. Valle Diaz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ricardo L. Valle Diaz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588829675, issued on Jul 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo L. Valle Diaz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 Doctors Dr Ste G, Kinston, NC, 28501. Phone: (252) 522-4446. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo L. Valle Diaz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-01700, 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 Ricardo L. Valle Diaz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo L. Valle Diaz, M.D. had 208 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.