Joseph Tucker Cline, MD

NPI 1922453703ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Smithfield, NC

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) in Smithfield, North Carolina, trained at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (class of 2016). 421 Medicare patients in 2024, $173,840 paid; all of their 1,172 Part D prescriptions were generic. Stryker Corporation was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $344.31 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1922453703
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Apr 28, 2016
Last updated in NPPES	Mar 23, 2026
Certified by provider	Mar 23, 2026

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary	207X00000X	2022-01967	NC
Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery	207XS0114X	2022-01967	NC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	421
Services billed	13,146 across 48 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$173,840

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	1,172 · 1,314 30-day fills
Patients	354
Total drug cost	$18,685
Generic share	100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Graduation year	2016
Medicare specialty	Orthopedic Surgery
Telehealth	Offers telehealth