Matthew Aaron Applebaum, MD

Primary specialty

Plastic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208200000X

License

2023-00072 Issued in NC

Practice address

937 Cox Rd
Gastonia, NC 28054-3455

Phone

(704) 898-8014

Fax

(704) 898-8018

NPI assigned

Mar 21, 2017

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Education

University of South Florida College of Medicine, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology PAGroup PAC ID 6800875188, 56 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

89.65 of 100Reported as group

Quality

91.92

Promoting interoperability

94

Improvement activities

40

Cost

78.58

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: mapplebaum@piedmontderm.emadirect.md

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Piedmont Plastic Surgery & Dermatology PA

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Gastonia, NC
  • NPI 1801832837
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Shelby, NC
  • NPI 1316056104
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "1072 X RAY DR STE B",
            "city": "GASTONIA",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "280547488",
            "telephone_number": "704-671-1094"
        },
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            "state": "NC",
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            "telephone_number": "704-898-8014",
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            "telephone_number": "704-866-7576",
            "fax_number": "704-866-0106",
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        }
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    "basic": {
        "last_name": "APPLEBAUM",
        "first_name": "MATTHEW",
        "middle_name": "AARON",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2017-03-21",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-30",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-30",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        },
        {
            "code": "390200000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program",
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        }
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    "identifiers": [],
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• Plastic Surgery Physician in Gastonia, NC
• Providers in Gastonia, NC by specialty
• Plastic Surgery Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 30, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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