Hematologic NeoplasmsHematologic DiseasesBGJ398
Dr. Richard Orlowski, MD
NPI1427053461PAC ID3678646569
- Medicare services, 2024
- 73,922
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 875
- Part D claims, 2024
- 50
- Clinical trials
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Practice address
- 2406 Century SE Pl, Hickory, NC 28602
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 324-9550
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Carolina Oncology Specialist PA
Hickory, North Carolina
Find Dr. Orlowski's professional email, personal email and mobile number
Dmand AI checks each channel through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. See what is on file with a free account, with practice phones, licenses and affiliations.
Dr. Richard Orlowski is a hematologist and oncologist in Hickory, North Carolina
Dr. Orlowski practices at Carolina Oncology Specialist PA in Hickory, North Carolina.
Dr. Orlowski's NPI, 1427053461, was assigned on June 16, 2005. Dr. Orlowski graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 1978. Dr. Orlowski holds North Carolina license 26336.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1427053461NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3678646569
- NPI enumeration date
- June 16, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 324-9550
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 74
- Medical school graduation
- 1978
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard Orlowski practices at Carolina Oncology Specialist PA in Hickory, North Carolina
Dr. Orlowski's primary practice is Carolina Oncology Specialist PA, at 2406 Century SE Pl, Hickory, NC 28602 in Catawba County. The practice phone is (828) 324-9550.
- Carolina Oncology Specialist PA2406 Century SE Pl, Hickory, NC 28602 · Catawba CountyPhone(828) 324-9550
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Richard Orlowski is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Orlowski's primary practice is Carolina Oncology Specialist PA in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Orlowski is also affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Carolina Oncology Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Orlowski to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.
Carolina Oncology Specialist PAPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Orlowski's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Orlowski practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Carolina Oncology Specialist PA | Available with a free account |
| +8 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
For health IT teams
See the EHR and IT leaders at every site where Dr. Orlowski practices
Dmand AI maps EHR vendors, IT decision makers and buying committees across each health system and 6.2K+ hospitals, with verified contacts in the same login.
Dr. Richard Orlowski is one of 420 hematologists and oncologists in North Carolina
Hematology and oncology is Dr. Orlowski's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Orlowski is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hematology and oncology, North CarolinaPrimary
Hematologists and oncologists near Dr. Orlowski
Counts of hematologists and oncologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
420hematologists and oncologists in North Carolina
9hematologists and oncologists in Hickory
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Orlowski billed Medicare for 73,922 services in 2024
CMS data shows 73,922 Medicare services from Dr. Orlowski across 47 procedure codes in 2024, for 875 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $962,069 for them.
Medicare services, 202473,922
Medicare patients875
Paid by Medicare$962,069
Procedure codes47
Dr. Orlowski's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 90,5242024: 63,96229%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 5,0102024: 4,29414%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,8502024: 2,40915%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,1582024: 1,94510%
- Other services
- 2023: 1,5192024: 1,21620%
- Surgery
- 2023: 832024: 9616%
Where Dr. Orlowski's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office73,906100%
- In a facility160%
Dr. Orlowski compared with the North Carolina median for hematologists and oncologists, 2024
- Dr. Orlowski
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 73,922vs 450164.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 875vs 1804.9 times
- Part D claims
- 13vs 32496% below
Medians across 402 hematologists and oncologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Orlowski's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
Need commercial claims for Dr. Orlowski?
Medicare shows one payer. Book a meeting to get commercial claims data for Dr. Orlowski and other hematologists and oncologists in North Carolina.
Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Orlowski treated 875 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 875 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Orlowski in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 368 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Orlowski's median patient age at 70, with 65% women.
Medicare patients, 2024875
Average age75
Average risk score2.04
Also on Medicaid7%
Dr. Orlowski's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Orlowski's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women53261%
- Men34339%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Orlowski's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Cancer56%
- Arthritis47%
- Chronic kidney disease36%
- Diabetes35%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Anxiety30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Orlowski's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women65%
- Men34%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Orlowski wrote 50 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Orlowski wrote 50 Medicare Part D claims for 11 patients. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $103,091 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202450
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$103,091
Part D patients11
Dr. Orlowski's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 122024: 138%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Orlowski scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Orlowski for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Orlowski accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Orlowski's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 73.9of 100Quality
- 94of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
For MedTech and pharma teams
Find hematologists and oncologists like Dr. Orlowski by procedure volume and prescribing
Filter 7.4M+ HCPs by Medicare procedures, Part D drugs and Open Payments history, then reach them with verified contacts in one login.
Dr. Richard Orlowski has worked on 2 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Orlowski to 2 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 2 studies. Conditions studied include Hematologic Neoplasms, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms and Breast Neoplasms.
Conditions in Dr. Orlowski's trials
- Hematologic Neoplasms
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
- Breast Neoplasms
- Hematologic Diseases
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Orlowski
- Francis P. Arena, MD1 shared trial
- Myron Emil Bednar, MD1 shared trial
- Kimberly L. Blackwell, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Orlowski
Study of Glembatumumab Vedotin (CDX-011) in Patients With Metastatic, gpNMB Over-Expressing, Triple Negative Breast Cancer (opens in a new tab)
CompletedPhase 2
Triple Negative Breast NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsCDX-011Capecitabine
Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Richard Orlowski received $33,810 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 2,008 general payments to Dr. Orlowski from 105 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $4,329. It also lists 14 research payments totaling $19,490 from 2016 to 2017.
General payments to Dr. Orlowski by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Orlowski by kind, 2016 to 2025
$33.8Kin total
- Food and beverage$31,14092%
- Device or supply loans$1,5315%
- Education$1,1393%
Companies that paid Dr. Orlowski the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard Orlowski graduated from Washington University School of Medicine
Dr. Orlowski graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 1978.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard Orlowski's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
Data last refreshed October 2026Report an inaccuracyRemove my information
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dr. Richard Orlowski
Spotted something out of date? Email hello@dmand.ai and we will check the record. Contact details live in the free trial.
What is Dr. Richard Orlowski's NPI number?
Dr. Richard Orlowski's NPI number is 1427053461. It was assigned on June 16, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Orlowski?
Dr. Richard Orlowski is a hematologist and oncologist in Hickory, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hematology & Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 207RH0003X).
Where does Dr. Richard Orlowski practice?
Dr. Orlowski practices at 2406 Century SE Pl, Hickory, NC 28602. Dr. Orlowski's primary practice is Carolina Oncology Specialist PA in Hickory, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Orlowski to 4 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 hospice.
What is Dr. Richard Orlowski's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Orlowski is (828) 324-9550.
What is Dr. Richard Orlowski's medical license number?
Dr. Orlowski holds North Carolina license 26336.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Orlowski affiliated with?
Dr. Orlowski is affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Orlowski to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Richard Orlowski part of?
Dr. Orlowski is linked to Carolina Oncology Specialists.
Does Dr. Richard Orlowski accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Orlowski billed Medicare for 73,922 services in 2024, and Dr. Orlowski accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Richard Orlowski's MIPS score?
Dr. Orlowski's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Orlowski see?
CMS counts 875 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Orlowski in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Show 6 more questionsShow fewer questions
What services does Dr. Richard Orlowski bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Orlowski's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1439), injected or infused drug (J0897) and injected or infused drug (J9271).
Where did Dr. Richard Orlowski go to medical school?
Dr. Orlowski graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 1978.
What drugs does Dr. Richard Orlowski prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Orlowski's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hyqvia.
Has Dr. Richard Orlowski received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $33,810 in general payments to Dr. Orlowski from 105 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
How long has Dr. Richard Orlowski been practicing?
Dr. Orlowski graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.
Does Dr. Richard Orlowski do research?
Dr. Orlowski has worked on 2 clinical trials.
Selling to hematology and oncology practices?
See hematologists and oncologists in North Carolina by site of care and group
Find the practices, groups and hospitals they work with, and the right people to contact at each.
- 30 days free
- Self-serve
- No credit card