Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 75
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 73
- Part D claims, 2024
- 158
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $60
- Practice address
- 2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Gastonia, North Carolina
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Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Gastonia, North Carolina
Dr. Caulfield practices at Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Dr. Caulfield's NPI, 1982696522, was assigned on August 19, 2005. Dr. Caulfield graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Caulfield holds North Carolina license 9600399.
- NPI
- 1982696522NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8729013529
- NPI enumeration date
- August 19, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1988
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III practices at Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina
Dr. Caulfield's primary practice is Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD, at 2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054.
- Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Caulfield's primary practice is Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina. Dr. Caulfield is also affiliated with CaroMont Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is CaroMont Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Caulfield to 1 more physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Caulfield practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III is one of 50 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in North Carolina
Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Caulfield's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Caulfield is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Caulfield's licenses on file in 4 states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
- South Carolina license
- Pennsylvania license
- Texas license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, breast surgery and cancerous skin growth removal among the conditions Dr. Caulfield treats.
Plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians near Dr. Caulfield
Counts of plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III billed Medicare for 75 services in 2024
CMS data shows 75 Medicare services from Dr. Caulfield across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 73 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,504 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Caulfield's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Office and hospital visits55
- Surgery20
Dr. Caulfield compared with the North Carolina median for plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Caulfield
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 75vs 352.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 73vs 5630% above
- Part D claims
- 119vs 412.9 times
Medians across 46 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Caulfield'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.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III treated 73 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 73 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Caulfield in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 32 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Caulfield's median patient age at 69, with 68% women.
Dr. Caulfield's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Caulfield's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4764%
- Men2636%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Caulfield's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol73%
- High blood pressure70%
- Arthritis51%
- Cancer38%
- Diabetes36%
- Anxiety33%
- Chronic kidney disease33%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Caulfield's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women68%
- Men31%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Caulfield wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims for 71 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 119 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $936 in total drug cost.
Dr. Caulfield'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Caulfield's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids56%89 of 158 claims
- Antibiotics23%37 of 158 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
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. Walter Harry Caulfield III ranks in the 81st percentile for melanoma (skin cancer) excision in Medicare
Dr. Caulfield accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 33 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Caulfield, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Caulfield ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 69th percentile34 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 81st percentile33 procedures
- Mastectomy
- 78th percentile20 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III received $60 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Caulfield from 2 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Mentor Worldwide LLC paid the most, $38.
General payments to Dr. Caulfield by program year, 2024 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Caulfield the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III has 3 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Caulfield, most recently NCQA PPC in 2016.
Awards and honors for Dr. Caulfield
- 2016
- NCQA PPC
- 2013
- ACS Fellow
- Undated
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dr. Caulfield graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Caulfield is a member of ACS and ASPS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in plastic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Caulfield is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Cigna
- Molina
- HCSC
- Humana
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Caulfield accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare10
- PPO8
- HMO5
- Medicaid4
- POS3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III's NPI number?
Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III's NPI number is 1982696522. It was assigned on August 19, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III?
Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Gastonia, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0122X).
Where does Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III practice?
Dr. Caulfield practices at 2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054. Dr. Caulfield's primary practice is Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Caulfield to 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III's medical license number?
Dr. Caulfield holds North Carolina license 9600399, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Caulfield in North Carolina (1996 to 2026), South Carolina (2002 to 2027), Pennsylvania (1992 to 2006) and Texas (1990 to 1996).
Which hospitals is Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III affiliated with?
Dr. Caulfield is affiliated with CaroMont Regional Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III part of?
Dr. Caulfield is linked to CaroMont Medical Group.
Does Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Caulfield billed Medicare for 75 services in 2024, and Dr. Caulfield accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III see?
CMS counts 73 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Caulfield in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III board certified?
Yes. Dr. Caulfield is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Caulfield's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), surgery: skin and soft tissue (11642) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III go to medical school?
Dr. Caulfield graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1988.
What drugs does Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Caulfield's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Promethazine HCl and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $60 in general payments to Dr. Caulfield from 2 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Mentor Worldwide LLC.
How long has Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III been practicing?
Dr. Caulfield graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Walter Harry Caulfield III accept?
Dr. Caulfield is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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