NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aaron Michael Fairbanks, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Concord, NC

Aaron Michael Fairbanks, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Concord, North Carolina, and NPI 1255863239, issued on Mar 30, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-03201, 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
1255863239
Name
Aaron Michael Fairbanks
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
2025-03201 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 Lephillip Court NE, Concord, NC 28025
Phone
(704) 782-1127
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2017
Record last updated
Oct 30, 2025
Fax
(704) 782-1207
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220905000348); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Aaron Michael Fairbanks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,016 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Aaron Fairbanks1,016
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate258 claims
  2. Ketorolac Tromethamine254 claims
  3. Moxifloxacin228 claims
  4. Latanoprost55 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol40 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate33 claims

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: $84.30

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aaron Fairbanks$84.30
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cabarrus Eye Center PAConcord, NC
  2. Mayo Clinic Health System-Northwest Wisconsin Region IncEau Claire, WI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Aaron Michael Fairbanks among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina

Aaron Michael Fairbanks, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allison Baker, MDConcord, NC 280251063947612
  2. J. Bobbitt, M.D.Concord, NC 280251164506754
  3. Sandra Brown, M.D.Concord, NC 280251659364529
  4. William Burchfield, M.D.Concord, NC 280251649270505
  5. Jason Handler, M.D.Concord, NC 280251538293279
  6. David Harper, M. D.Concord, NC 280251134129513
  7. Kurt Lark, M.D.Concord, NC 280251497748396
  8. Buhilda McGriff, MDConcord, NC 280251295839918

Common questions

What is Aaron Michael Fairbanks, MD's NPI number?

Aaron Michael Fairbanks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255863239, issued on Mar 30, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aaron Michael Fairbanks, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Lephillip Court NE, Concord, NC, 28025. Phone: (704) 782-1127. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aaron Michael Fairbanks, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-03201, 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 Michael Fairbanks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aaron Michael Fairbanks, MD had 1,016 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.