Dr. Sean Leon Pacholec, DO

Dr. Pacholec practices at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina, part of Catawba Valley Health System.

Dr. Pacholec's NPI, 1558859629, was assigned on April 24, 2018. Dr. Pacholec graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton in 2018. Dr. Pacholec holds North Carolina license 2021-01312.

Dr. Pacholec's primary practice is Catawba Valley Medical Center, at 810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602 in Catawba County. The practice phone is (828) 326-3809.

Dr. Pacholec's primary practice is Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina, part of Catawba Valley Health System. Dr. Pacholec is also affiliated with UNC Health Caldwell. The medical group on file is Catawba Valley Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pacholec to 1 more hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pacholec practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Pacholec's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Pacholec is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS data shows 682 Medicare services from Dr. Pacholec across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 244 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $60,956 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 244 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pacholec in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 91 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.24, 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. Pacholec's median patient age at 74, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pacholec wrote 259 Medicare Part D claims for 133 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 116 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,646 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 73 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Pacholec accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Pacholec from 1 drug or device company from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Inari Medical, Inc. paid the most, $55.

Dr. Pacholec graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton in 2018.