NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Ralph Scallion, MD

Surgery Physician · Bolivia, NC

Richard Ralph Scallion, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bolivia, North Carolina, and NPI 1215047543, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200700127, 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
1215047543
Name
Richard Ralph Scallion
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
200700127 NC
29512 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
257 Hospital Drive Suite 200, Bolivia, NC 28422
Phone
(910) 721-4000
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2006
Record last updated
May 11, 2023
Fax
(910) 721-4001
Medicaid ID
5905853 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070510000275); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1992
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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Also registered at 257 Hospital Drive Suite 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Matt Benenati, DOSurgery Physician1104058817
  2. Daniel Burk, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821648882
  3. Adolfo Desandre, M.D.Surgery Physician1710963475
  4. Joseph SmithSurgery Physician1245498013
  5. Mark Tillotson, M.D.Surgery Physician1649256850

Verify Richard Ralph Scallion 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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22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

179 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 121 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Scallion179
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen73 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 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: $1,893.18

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Scallion$1,893.18
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Novant Health Medical Group, LLCBolivia, NC

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

Richard Ralph Scallion among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina

Richard Ralph Scallion, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X 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 surgery physician records list a practice address in Bolivia

They are 7 of the 186 NPPES records with a practice address in Bolivia, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matt Benenati, DOBolivia, NC 284221104058817
  2. Adolfo Desandre, M.D.Bolivia, NC 284221710963475
  3. Breanna Durbin, MDBolivia, NC 284221023570629
  4. Alex FletcherBolivia, NC 284221184186611
  5. Joseph SmithBolivia, NC 284221245498013
  6. Mark Tillotson, M.D.Bolivia, NC 284221649256850
  7. Gregory Bebb, MDWilmington, NC 284121023098324
  8. Justin Faulkner, MDWilmington, NC 284121043715030

Common questions

What is Richard Ralph Scallion, MD's NPI number?

Richard Ralph Scallion, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215047543, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Ralph Scallion, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 257 Hospital Drive Suite 200, Bolivia, NC, 28422. Phone: (910) 721-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Ralph Scallion, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200700127, 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 Richard Ralph Scallion, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Ralph Scallion, MD had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.