Thomas B. Kelso, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Southport, NC
Thomas B. Kelso, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Southport, North Carolina, and NPI 1265570469, issued on Feb 1, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 200300626, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas B. Kelso
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 200300626 NC
120032 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 902 N Howe St, Southport, NC 28461
- Phone
- (910) 457-4789
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 579-4589
- Medicaid ID
- 204883003 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100714000924); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 902 N Howe St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Eric Dyer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467468041
- Mark Foster, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1609876788
- Ashley Harrington, MPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1386730521
- Eric Lescault, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1992772248
- John McElhinneyPhysician Assistant1710165550
Verify Thomas B. Kelso in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200300626Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
833 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib209 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium129 claims
- Meloxicam120 claims
- Amoxicillin94 claims
- Gabapentin81 claims
- Prednisone76 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): 88.4 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: $384.29
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.
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
- Emergeortho PADurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas B. Kelso among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Thomas B. Kelso, 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 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
5 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Southport
They are 5 of the 237 NPPES records with a practice address in Southport, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Southport → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Azzato, MDSouthport, NC 284611811914435
- Mark Foster, MDSouthport, NC 284611609876788
- Matthew Landfried, MDSouthport, NC 284611497721153
- Eric Lescault, DOSouthport, NC 284611992772248
- Benjamin Browning, MDSupply, NC 284621790075844
- John Capelle, M.D.Supply, NC 284621528419579
- Ryan Harrell, DOSupply, NC 284621750724167
- Richard Leighton, DOSupply, NC 284621861489734
Common questions
What is Thomas B. Kelso, MD's NPI number?
Thomas B. Kelso, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265570469, issued on Feb 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas B. Kelso, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 902 N Howe St, Southport, NC, 28461. Phone: (910) 457-4789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas B. Kelso, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200300626, 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 Thomas B. Kelso, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas B. Kelso, MD had 833 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas B. Kelso, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.