David Justin Drago, PA

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

0010-01811 Issued in NC

Practice address

19485 Old Jetton Rd Ste 210
Cornelius, NC 28031-6592

Phone

(704) 316-1830

Fax

(704) 316-1835

NPI assigned

Jul 13, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 2

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: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2003

Medicare assignment

May accept Medicare assignment

Group practices

OrthocarolinaGroup PAC ID 2062316821, 288 clinicians

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital AuthorityGroup PAC ID 2961310685, 594 clinicians

Novant Health Medical Group, LLCGroup PAC ID 1153234893, shared by 14 NPIs, 2,413 clinicians

Comprehab, IncGroup PAC ID 2769653757, 376 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Hospital, Huntersville, NC, CCN 340183
• Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health Hospital, Charlotte, NC, CCN 340113

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

94 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

81.63

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

100 of 100Reported as group

Promoting interoperability

99

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: ddrago454173@carolinashealthcaresystem.direct-ci.com
• Direct secure messaging: ddrago1739570@direct.novanthealth.org

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.

• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

  dba Levine Cancer Institute

  • Medical Oncology Physician
  • Indian Land, SC
  • NPI 1669738829

  NC

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Orthocarolina

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1497704217
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Novant Health Medical Group, LLC

  dba Novant Health Endocrinology

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1306950282
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Novant Health Medical Group, LLC

  dba Novant Health Pediatric Neurology & Sleep

  • Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1366409492
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Comprehab LLC

  dba Compleat KiDZ Pediatric Therapy

  • Physical Therapist
  • Gastonia, NC
  • NPI 1407932775
  Care Compare group
• Northeast Surgical Specialties, LLC

  dba Piedmont Orthopedic Specialists - Poplar Tent

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Concord, NC
  • NPI 1730410192
  NPD
• Novant Health Medical Group, LLC

  dba Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Cornelius, NC
  • NPI 1215179296
  NPD
• Novant Health Medical Group, LLC

  dba Novant Health Elizabeth OB/GYN

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Matthews, NC
  • NPI 1386506137
  NPD
• Novant Health Medical Group, LLC

  dba NHMG Orthopedic Clinics

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1558084772
  NPD
• Orthocarolina, PA

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Mooresville, NC
  • NPI 1770982753

  Physician Assistant

  NPD
• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

  dba NorthEast Rheumatology

  • Rheumatology Physician
  • Concord, NC
  • NPI 1063849487
  NPD
• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

  dba Atrium Health Pineville Rehabilitation Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1962987131
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Carolinas Medical Center

  dba Atrium Health Behavioral Health

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1053358945
  Care Compare affiliation
• Carolinas Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1295789907
  Care Compare affiliation
• Carolinas Medical Center

  dba Atrium Health Mercy

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1376985135
  Care Compare affiliation
• Carolinas Medical Center

  dba Levine Children's Hospital Pediatrics

  • Children's Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1699829887
  Care Compare affiliation
• Carolinas Medical Center

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1720029705

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Carolinas Medical Center

  dba Atrium Health Laboratory

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1811005150

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• The Presbyterian Hospital

  dba Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Huntersville, NC
  • NPI 1346291309
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "100 N 6th St Ste 900A",
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• Physician Assistant in Cornelius, NC
• Providers in Cornelius, NC by specialty
• Physician Assistant in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 20, 2025; 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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