Walter Harry Caulfield, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · Gastonia, NC
Walter Harry Caulfield, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1982696522, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9600399, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Harry Caulfield
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X
- License number
- 9600399 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2391 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 874-0095
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 866-8680
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070517000129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2391 Court Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kathryn Caulfield, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1538146550
- Kim Crosby, MDSurgery Physician1013974153
- Robert Liberatore, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1629064969
- Ashley Martin, DOSurgery Physician1720407422
- Megan Shongut, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1255166591
- Jaime Villarreal, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1376674028
Verify Walter Harry Caulfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9600399Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 1,895 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen76 claims
- Promethazine Hcl17 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 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: $21.96
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 2,042 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,814.09 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
- Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Harry Caulfield among 55 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in North Carolina
Walter Harry Caulfield, MD is one of 55 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 87% 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 · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2000 among the 22 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0122X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 55 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 55 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Emerson, MDGastonia, NC 280541134111289
- Brett BakerHuntersville, NC 280781033524319
- David Harley, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781215144670
- Claude Falls, M.D.Lincolnton, NC 280921356439517
- Lauren Hutchinson, MDShelby, NC 281501205241221
- Arthur Calabretta, MDCharlotte, NC 282071629017470
- James Shearer, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071255435988
- Robert Graper, MDCharlotte, NC 282111043346570
Common questions
What is Walter Harry Caulfield, MD's NPI number?
Walter Harry Caulfield, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982696522, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Harry Caulfield, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2391 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 874-0095. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Harry Caulfield, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9600399, 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 Walter Harry Caulfield, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Harry Caulfield, MD had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among plastic and reconstructive surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.