Desantis Family Practice in Hickory, NC
This organization bills under NPI 1568763795, an organization record issued on Nov 4, 2010 with the primary taxonomy Family Medicine Physician. Each clinician who works there has their own NPI and license.
Organization recordNPPES, Aug 2026
1568763795
- Legal name
- Desantis Family Practice
- Entity
- Type 2 · organization
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- Practice location
- 10 3RD AVE NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- 828-304-6363
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2010
- Record updated
- Apr 4, 2011
- Authorized official
- Physician (title as filed)
4 clinicians CMS lists with Desantis Family Practice in Hickory
- Claire Cromer, PAPhysician Assistant1649908666
- Michael Desantis, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780610394
- Morgan Gibbons, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083274575
- Joel Kunze, PAPhysician Assistant1265418586
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians group affiliations, matched by practice name and city.
Checking an organization
- Confirm the business with the North Carolina secretary of state.
- Check the HHS-OIG exclusion list for the organization.
- Verify each clinician on their own record and the state license search.
Common questions
Is an organization NPI a license?
No. An NPI identifies who bills. Facilities and the clinicians who work there are licensed separately by the state.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), monthly file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.