Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi, MD

  • Lenoir, NC
  • General surgeon
NPI1730269002PAC ID9537220819
Medicare services, 2024
118
Medicare patients, 2026
101
Part D claims, 2026
116
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$1,695
Practice address
321 Mulberry St SW, Lenoir, NC 28645
Practice phone
Call (828) 757-5100
Professional email
Get professional email
Personal email
Get personal email
Mobile number
Get mobile number
Social profiles

Primary practice

UNC Health Caldwell

Hospital · Lenoir, North Carolina

See all 3 affiliations

Find Dr. Pezzi'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.

View contacts for free

Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi is a general surgeon in Lenoir, North Carolina

Dr. Pezzi practices at UNC Health Caldwell in Lenoir, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System.

Dr. Pezzi's NPI, 1730269002, was assigned on October 17, 2006. Dr. Pezzi graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Pezzi holds North Carolina license 20000935.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9537220819
NPI enumeration date
October 17, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(828) 757-5100
Professional email
Get email
Personal email
Get email
Mobile number
Get number
Sex
Male
Estimated age
61
Medical school graduation
1991

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi practices at UNC Health Caldwell in Lenoir, North Carolina

Dr. Pezzi's primary practice is UNC Health Caldwell, at 321 Mulberry St SW, Lenoir, NC 28645 in Caldwell County. The practice phone is (828) 757-5100.

  • UNC Health Caldwell
    321 Mulberry St SW, Lenoir, NC 28645 · Caldwell CountyPhone(828) 757-5100

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Pezzi's primary practice is UNC Health Caldwell in Lenoir, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System. The medical group on file is Caldwell Sleep Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pezzi to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

See all 3 affiliations for Dr. Pezzi

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pezzi practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UNC Health CaldwellAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

For health IT teams

See the EHR and IT leaders at every hospital where Dr. Pezzi practices

Dmand AI maps EHR vendors, IT decision makers and buying committees across University of North Carolina Health Care System and 6.2K+ hospitals, with verified contacts in the same login.

Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi is one of 1,053 general surgeons in North Carolina

Surgery is Dr. Pezzi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Pezzi is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 20000935 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Pezzi

Counts of general surgeons 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. Thomas A. Pezzi billed Medicare for 118 services in 2024

CMS data shows 118 Medicare services from Dr. Pezzi across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 101 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,298 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024118
Medicare patients101
Paid by Medicare$6,298
Procedure codes7

Dr. Pezzi's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1162024: 1182%
Surgery
2023: 122024: 0100%

Dr. Pezzi compared with the North Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Pezzi
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
118vs 15122% below
Medicare patients
101vs 11512% below
Part D claims
94vs 412.3 times

Medians across 950 general surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Pezzi'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.

See all procedures by Dr. Pezzi

Need commercial claims for Dr. Pezzi?

Medicare shows one payer. Book a meeting to get commercial claims data for Dr. Pezzi and other general surgeons in North Carolina.

Book a meeting

Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi treated 101 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 74

CMS counts 101 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pezzi in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.88, 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. Pezzi's median patient age at 72, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2026101
Average age74
Average risk score1.88
Also on Medicaid22%

Dr. Pezzi's Medicare patients by age, 2026

Dr. Pezzi's Medicare patients by sex, 2026

  • Women5857%
  • Men4343%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Pezzi's Medicare patients, 2026

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Anxiety50%
  4. Arthritis50%
  5. Ischemic heart disease49%
  6. Chronic kidney disease41%
  7. Mood disorders40%
  8. Depression37%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Pezzi's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men45%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi wrote 116 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Pezzi wrote 116 Medicare Part D claims for 68 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 94 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,403 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 96 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2026116
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$5,403
Part D patients68

Dr. Pezzi's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026

  • Generic85 claims73%
  • Brand-name31 claims27%

Dr. Pezzi'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. Pezzi's Part D claims, 2026

  • Opioids16%18 of 116 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 962024: 942%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 5 in 2023.

See all prescribing by Dr. Pezzi

Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

How Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 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)

For MedTech and pharma teams

Find general surgeons like Dr. Pezzi 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. Thomas A. Pezzi received $1,695 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 69 general payments to Dr. Pezzi from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Integra LifeSciences Corporation paid the most, $400.

General payments to Dr. Pezzi by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Pezzi the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

See all payments to Dr. Pezzi

Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi graduated from Temple University School of Medicine

Dr. Pezzi graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1991.

  1. Medical schoolTemple University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

Data last refreshed October 2026Report an inaccuracyRemove my information

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi

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. Thomas A. Pezzi's NPI number?

Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi's NPI number is 1730269002. It was assigned on October 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi?

Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi is a general surgeon in Lenoir, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi practice?

Dr. Pezzi practices at 321 Mulberry St SW, Lenoir, NC 28645. Dr. Pezzi's primary practice is UNC Health Caldwell in Lenoir, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pezzi to 1 group practice or clinic, and a free account names each one.

What is Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Pezzi is (828) 757-5100. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

What is Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi's email address?

Dmand AI checks professional and personal email addresses for Dr. Pezzi through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. They are available with a free Dmand AI account.

What is Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi's medical license number?

Dr. Pezzi holds North Carolina license 20000935.

Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi affiliated with?

Dr. Pezzi practices at UNC Health Caldwell in Lenoir, North Carolina.

What medical group is Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi part of?

Dr. Pezzi is linked to Caldwell Sleep Medicine.

Who does Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi practice with?

Dmand AI links 123 HCPs to Dr. Pezzi's primary medical group, 6 of them general surgeons. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.

Does Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pezzi billed Medicare for 118 services in 2024, and Dr. Pezzi accepts Medicare assignment.

Show 7 more questionsShow fewer questions

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi see?

CMS counts 101 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pezzi in 2026, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Pezzi's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), hospital inpatient care (99231) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi go to medical school?

Dr. Pezzi graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1991.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pezzi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sutab, Famotidine and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,695 in general payments to Dr. Pezzi from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Integra LifeSciences Corporation.

How long has Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi been practicing?

Dr. Pezzi graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.

What EHR does Dr. Thomas A. Pezzi's practice use?

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at UNC Health Caldwell and at 1 more affiliated site. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

Selling to surgery practices?

See general surgeons 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

Cookie settings

Turn each category on or off. Your choice is kept for 12 months and you can change it here at any time.

Necessary

Always on. Sign-in, security, downloads you asked for, your cookie choice, and the page that led to a signup.

View cookies (6)
  • dm_consentDmand AI. Your cookie choices and whether your browser sent a Global Privacy Control signal. 12 months.
  • dm_ft, dm_ltDmand AI. The first and the latest page you arrived on, with the date, so a signup is credited to the page that worked. 90 days, 30 days.
  • dm_fs, dm_lsDmand AI. The first and the latest source of a visit (a search engine, a campaign or the site that linked here). 90 days, 30 days.
  • dm_dl, dm_dl_okDmand AI. After you give an email address for a download, lets you download files without being asked again. 30 days.
  • Session and CSRF cookiesDmand AI (app.dmand.ai). Sign-in and form protection in the application. Session.
  • __cf_bm, cf_clearanceCloudflare. Tells people from automated traffic and keeps the site available. 30 minutes; cf_clearance while a security check is valid.

Analytics

On unless you turn it off. How pages are used, in aggregate, and recordings of how pages are used.

View cookies (6)
  • Google Tag ManagerGoogle. Loads the analytics and marketing tags that are on. Sets no cookie of its own and does not load when both categories are off. n/a.
  • _ga, _ga_<container-id>Google Analytics 4. Visits and page views in aggregate on dmand.ai. 2 years.
  • _clck, _clskMicrosoft Clarity. Recordings and heatmaps of how pages are used, with form fields masked. 1 year, 1 day.
  • CLID, MUID, ANONCHK, MR, SMMicrosoft (clarity.ms). Set by Microsoft when Clarity loads, to recognize a browser across sites that use Clarity. Up to 1 year.
  • None (cookieless)Ahrefs Analytics. Page views in aggregate. n/a.
  • ph_<project>_posthogPostHog. Product usage, errors and performance in app.dmand.ai, used to fix bugs and improve features. 365 days.

Marketing

On unless you turn it off, and always off when your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal. A visitor identification service tells our sales team which companies and people visit.

View cookies (6)
  • _reb2buid, _reb2butkRB2B. Recognizes a returning browser for visitor identification. 360 days, 1 year.
  • _reb2bgeoRB2B. The location used to decide whether a visit can be identified. 20 days.
  • _reb2brefRB2B. The page or site that referred the visit. 15 days.
  • _reb2bfxf, _reb2btd, _reb2bliRB2B. Links the visit to an identified business profile. 1 month.
  • _reb2bresolveRB2B. Holds a match while it is being resolved. 2 days.
  • _reb2sessionID, _reb2bloadedRB2B. The current visit, and a guard against loading the script twice. 30 minutes, 1 second.

Functional

On unless you turn it off. Remembers choices such as a collapsed section.

View cookies (none today)