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Paul Michael Lichstein, MSC, MD

NPI 1013203470ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Salisbury, NC

Orthopaedic Surgery (MSC, MD) in Salisbury, North Carolina, trained at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (class of 2011). 387 Medicare patients in 2024, $169,620 paid; nearly all of their 331 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Ethicon US, LLC reported $16.78 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1013203470
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMSC, MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 23, 2011
Last updated in NPPESOct 25, 2020
Certified by providerSep 6, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X2018-02063NC
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X269962MA
Surgery208600000X173880NC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (NC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients387
Services billed3,494 across 43 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$169,620

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)331 · 340 30-day fills
Patients171
Total drug cost$5,208
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolWake Forest University School of Medicine
Graduation year2011
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$16.78 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$174.33 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Ethicon US, LLC$16.781

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$16.78 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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