Susan Vettichira, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Morehead City, NC
Susan Vettichira, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Morehead City, North Carolina, and NPI 1265403760, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-01112, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Susan Vettichira
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License numbers
- 2008-01112 NC
ME85242 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 147 Highway 24, Morehead City, NC 28557
- Phone
- (252) 726-4000
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 726-2530
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081008000677); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Susan Vettichira in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2008-01112Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin27 claims
- Oxycodone-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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.24
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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
- Carteret Medical Specialists PLLCMorehead City, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Susan Vettichira among 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in North Carolina
Susan Vettichira, MD is one of 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2007 among the 245 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in North Carolina.
All 423 in North Carolina → Every provider in Morehead City → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Delaney, MDNew Bern, NC 285601174563308
- Ala Elyaman, D.O.New Bern, NC 285601346789740
- Andrea Terry, D.O.New Bern, NC 285601174773923
- Katelyn George, PT, DPTNew Bern, NC 285621295530079
- Lynita Mullins, D.O.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471225189012
- Ronnie Pletl, PTAJacksonville, NC 285461154017069
- Julie Sullivan, PTAHubert, NC 285391326704685
- Nikalas Talsma, PTASnow Hill, NC 285801427648880
Common questions
What is Susan Vettichira, MD's NPI number?
Susan Vettichira, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265403760, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Susan Vettichira, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 147 Highway 24, Morehead City, NC, 28557. Phone: (252) 726-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Susan Vettichira, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-01112, 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 Susan Vettichira, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Susan Vettichira, MD had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Susan Vettichira, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.