Waldemar L. Riefkohl, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Pinehurst, NC
Waldemar L. Riefkohl, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and NPI 1184887234, issued on Jul 9, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 201100226, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Waldemar L. Riefkohl
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 201100226 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 First Village Dr, Pinehurst, NC 28374
- Phone
- (910) 295-6831
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 295-0244
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110419000055); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Waldemar L. Riefkohl in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 201100226Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
989 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine186 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide137 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate105 claims
- Omeprazole76 claims
- Methylprednisolone66 claims
- Cephalexin48 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 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: $218.90
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 2 group practices
- Mcpc-9 LLCPinehurst, NC
- Pinehurst Surgical Clinic PAPinehurst, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Waldemar L. Riefkohl among 403 otolaryngology physician records in North Carolina
Waldemar L. Riefkohl, M.D. is one of 403 otolaryngology 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 2008, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 269 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 otolaryngology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Pinehurst → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carl Berk, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741740295500
- Stanley Cox, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741982611885
- Matthew Grafenberg, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741225001357
- Wyman McGuirt, M.DPinehurst, NC 283741053335919
- George Henderson, M.D.Southern Pines, NC 283871215985957
- Anita Jackson, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581346286010
- Mark Lavigne, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521982736427
- Dimitri Pitovski, MDWilmington, NC 284011588034144
Common questions
What is Waldemar L. Riefkohl, M.D.'s NPI number?
Waldemar L. Riefkohl, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184887234, issued on Jul 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Waldemar L. Riefkohl, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 First Village Dr, Pinehurst, NC, 28374. Phone: (910) 295-6831. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Waldemar L. Riefkohl, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201100226, 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 Waldemar L. Riefkohl, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Waldemar L. Riefkohl, M.D. had 989 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Waldemar L. Riefkohl, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 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.