NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tadhg James O'Gara, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Winston Salem, NC

Tadhg James O'Gara, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1609884378, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2010-00551, 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
1609884378
Name
Tadhg James O'Gara
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
2010-00551 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
Phone
(336) 716-2255
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 716-8018
Medicaid ID
5914301 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100519000131); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2001
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 Medical Center Blvd

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

  1. Franco Abad, PAPhysician Assistant1154017440
  2. Mohammed Abdulhaleem, MDHospitalist Physician1023472693
  3. Firas Abdulmajeed, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1427358043
  4. Nuhad Abou Zeid, MDNeurology Physician1144427766
  5. Rachel AbrahamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790451987
  6. Jon Abramson, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1033194691

Verify Tadhg James O'Gara 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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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

147 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tadhg O'Gara147
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin53 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
  3. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl12 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: $10.81

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Augmedics Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tadhg O'Gara$11
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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. Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC

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

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 37 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in North Carolina.

Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Dion Arthur, MDHamlet, NC1245300888
  2. Daniel Cavanaugh, MDChapel Hill, NC1790004984
  3. Samuel Chewning, M.D.Charlotte, NC1255323044
  4. Olumide Danisa, MDDurham, NC1467413450
  5. Harlan Daubert, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1356306922
  6. Jason Eck, D.O.Fayetteville, NC1982809240
  7. Ryan Gentry, MDRaleigh, NC1427491257
  8. Hubert Gooch, M.D.Asheville, NC1700878212
  9. Sukhbir Guram, M.D.Asheville, NC1477685816
  10. Edward Hanley, MDCharlotte, NC1700890985

Common questions

What is Tadhg James O'Gara, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tadhg James O'Gara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609884378, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tadhg James O'Gara, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tadhg James O'Gara, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2010-00551, 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 Tadhg James O'Gara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tadhg James O'Gara, M.D. had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.