Vincent J. Patrone, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Hickory, NC
Vincent J. Patrone, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1124029129, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9801006, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vincent J. Patrone
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 9801006 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2660 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 261-0009
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 261-0109
- Medicaid ID
- 7910755 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100407000389); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest interventional cardiology physician records → All 188 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2660 Tate Blvd SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ghassan Alkoutami, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1508867516
- Seth Call, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033183660
- Alicia Carroll, M.D.Specialist1457373763
- Ateet Kosaraju, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1225482581
- Tina Lum, NPNurse Practitioner1588180806
- Kevin McMahon, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1205809118
Verify Vincent J. Patrone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9801006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
6,757 Medicare Part D claims for 1,197 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis853 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate559 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium483 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate387 claims
- Clopidogrel273 claims
- Carvedilol238 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $982.78
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Dlp Frye Medical Group LLCLenoir, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vincent J. Patrone among 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina
Vincent J. Patrone, MD is one of 188 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 94% 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, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 159 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina.
All 188 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ateet Kosaraju, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021225482581
- Srinivas Mikkilineni, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021558595108
- John Morrison, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021457342263
- Richard Schultz, MDHickory, NC 286021124029137
- Donald Neal, D.O.Statesville, NC 286251558561670
- Matthew Grove, DONew Bern, NC 285621841322260
- David Jessup, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621477502136
- Alex Kirby, MDNew Bern, NC 285621356305676
Common questions
What is Vincent J. Patrone, MD's NPI number?
Vincent J. Patrone, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124029129, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vincent J. Patrone, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2660 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 261-0009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vincent J. Patrone, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9801006, 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 Vincent J. Patrone, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vincent J. Patrone, MD had 6,757 Medicare Part D claims for 1,197 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vincent J. Patrone, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.