Michael Elliot Sternberg, DO, MS
NPI 1043746928ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Gastonia, NC
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (DO, MS) in Gastonia, North Carolina, trained at Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus (class of 2017). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $115,980 for 780 claims, against $1,600 paid for services in 2024. Cook Medical LLC was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,947 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1043746928 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO, MS |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 11, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 29, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | 2025-03437 | NC |
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | 207RC0000X | 0102206163 | VA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (NC); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (VA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 17 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 25 across 9 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,600 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 780 · 1,679 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 123 |
| Total drug cost | $115,980 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2017 |
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
Medical group
- Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC · 424 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,947 · 24 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$2,010 · 31 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Medical LLC | $1,007 | 7 |
| Abiomed | $429.97 | 6 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $177.83 | 4 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $151.87 | 2 |
| Cook Incorporated | $90.60 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,259 · 21 payments
- Travel and Lodging$688.53 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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