NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald Alan Summers, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Raleigh, NC

Ronald Alan Summers, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1730183559, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9801077, 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
1730183559
Name
Ronald Alan Summers
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
9801077 NC
01077 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3009 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone
(919) 232-5020
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2023
Medicaid ID
891137J NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090210000799); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 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 3009 New Bern Ave

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

  1. Kristin Alves, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1760745202
  2. Bryan Assenmacher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467211292
  3. Giuliana BallabenPhysician Assistant1952194953
  4. Logan Batten, PAMedical Physician Assistant1417721465
  5. William Benesky, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1255408498
  6. Matthew Bologna, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1609239862

Verify Ronald Alan Summers 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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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

276 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 66 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ronald Summers276
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib60 claims
  2. Gabapentin37 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium32 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl31 claims
  5. Meloxicam27 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 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: $171.36

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, 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.

  1. Ronald Summers$171
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Wakemed Specialists Group LLCRaleigh, NC

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

Ronald Alan Summers among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Ronald Alan Summers, 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
  • Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristin Alves, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101760745202
  2. Matthew Bologna, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101609239862
  3. Gurvinder Deol, MDRaleigh, NC 276101467487025
  4. Kurt Ehlert, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101013930312
  5. Robert Howard, MDRaleigh, NC 276101427119189
  6. Ryan Li, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101790129278
  7. Lincoln Pratson, MDRaleigh, NC 276101033607643
  8. Mark Wood, MDRaleigh, NC 276101134172372

Common questions

What is Ronald Alan Summers, MD's NPI number?

Ronald Alan Summers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730183559, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald Alan Summers, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3009 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27610. Phone: (919) 232-5020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald Alan Summers, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9801077, 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 Summers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald Alan Summers, MD had 276 Medicare Part D claims for 106 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.