Ronald Alan Epner, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Wake Forest, NC
Ronald Alan Epner, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and NPI 1699048058, issued on Feb 15, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 25132, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Alan Epner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 25132 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2405 Welsh Tavern Way, Wake Forest, NC 27587
- Phone
- (720) 890-8896
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald Alan Epner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 25132Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Ronald Alan Epner among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Ronald Alan Epner, 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 2012, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 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 Wake Forest → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Chimento, M.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871437111366
- Lawrence Yenni, MDWake Forest, NC 275871609856905
- Deren Bagsby, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771215372834
- Stanley Bylciw, MDSmithfield, NC 275771932191020
- Joseph Cline, MDSmithfield, NC 275771922453703
- Michael Madsen, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771043430911
- Lucas Romine, MDSmithfield, NC 275771700046620
- Donald Bynum, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991184723033
Common questions
What is Ronald Alan Epner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald Alan Epner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699048058, issued on Feb 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Alan Epner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2405 Welsh Tavern Way, Wake Forest, NC, 27587. Phone: (720) 890-8896. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Alan Epner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 25132, 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 Alan Epner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Alan Epner, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; 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.