Ronald David Caldwell, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Hickory, NC
Ronald David Caldwell, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1982656567, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-00302, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald David Caldwell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 2006-00302 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 18TH St SE, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 322-9912
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 322-4078
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060816000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 234 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 225 18TH St SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Compton, MDRheumatology Physician1871973487
- Jill McClory, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1922190255
- Dayton Payne, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1639121239
Verify Ronald David Caldwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2006-00302Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
6,562 Medicare Part D claims for 660 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 631 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone1,202 claims
- Methotrexate710 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate640 claims
- Gabapentin357 claims
- Tramadol Hcl284 claims
- Leflunomide277 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,887.56
96 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- D Dennis Payne JR MD PAHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald David Caldwell among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Ronald David Caldwell, M.D. is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 234 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Compton, MDHickory, NC 286021871973487
- Jill McClory, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021922190255
- Dayton Payne, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021639121239
- Daniel Cirino, DOBoone, NC 286071275066508
- James Logan, MDBoone, NC 286071689675175
- Martina Ziegenbein, M.D.Boone, NC 286071629114277
- Bob Wodecki, MDStatesville, NC 286251649270190
- Robert Holmes, D.O.Pollocksville, NC 285731053496349
Common questions
What is Ronald David Caldwell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald David Caldwell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982656567, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald David Caldwell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 18TH St SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 322-9912. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald David Caldwell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-00302, 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 Ronald David Caldwell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald David Caldwell, M.D. had 6,562 Medicare Part D claims for 660 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald David Caldwell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.