NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aaron J. Braunsteiner, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC

Aaron J. Braunsteiner, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1063473577, issued on Apr 1, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200000729, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1063473577
Name
Aaron J. Braunsteiner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
200000729 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone
(828) 315-5000
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
89127GN NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 420 N Center St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Craig Anthony, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1538155783
  2. Shana Barkes, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1083214605
  3. Austin Brandt, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1609719855
  4. Stephen BrennanCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1811749294
  5. Jennifer Carver, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1235357302
  6. Kevin Clark, DOGeneral Practice Physician1053373399

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

48 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Aaron Braunsteiner48
  2. Specialty average226

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $14.79

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aaron Braunsteiner$14.79
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

25 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory

They are 25 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

Other emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Kyle Abshire, M.D.Durham, NC1184044331
  2. Stephanny Acevedo MartinezGreenville, NC1508271560
  3. Joanna Adams, M.D.Greenville, NC1083900062
  4. John Adams, M.D.Oxford, NC1801116892
  5. Victor Adan, MDFranklin, NC1497719645
  6. Juliana Adedoyin, MDGreenville, NC1235758053
  7. Paula AdkinsSanford, NC1336193184
  8. Fekadu AdmasuFayetteville, NC1801050257
  9. Frank AgatucciDurham, NC1912971631
  10. David AhlersConcord, NC1972829166

Common questions

What is Aaron J. Braunsteiner, MD's NPI number?

Aaron J. Braunsteiner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063473577, issued on Apr 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aaron J. Braunsteiner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 315-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aaron J. Braunsteiner, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200000729, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Aaron J. Braunsteiner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aaron J. Braunsteiner, MD had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.