Abigail Adams Eckard, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Abigail Adams Eckard, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1508542796, issued on Jun 23, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 001013246, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Abigail Adams Eckard
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 001013246 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1985 Startown RD Ste 102, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 732-5550
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 732-5501
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230801004078); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1985 Startown RD Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Abigail Adams Eckard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 001013246Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
1,425 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium94 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium78 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium53 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate51 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass45 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: $283.77
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Catawba Valley Medical Group IncHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Abigail Adams Eckard among 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina
Abigail Adams Eckard, PA-C is one of 1,352 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2013 among the 663 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina
There are 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 1,352 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Denise Curtis, PA-CHickory, NC 286021356340137
- Sydney Hall, PA-CHickory, NC 286021124757349
- Jimmy Johnson, P.A.Hickory, NC 286021831259084
- Sonal Lane, PA-CHickory, NC 286021992754972
- Grace McLaurin, PA-CHickory, NC 286021366441149
- Kevin McMahon, PA-CHickory, NC 286021205809118
- Kamlesh Mistri, PA-CHickory, NC 286021326115650
- Richard Poole, PA-CHickory, NC 286021548462161
Common questions
What is Abigail Adams Eckard, PA-C's NPI number?
Abigail Adams Eckard, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508542796, issued on Jun 23, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Abigail Adams Eckard, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1985 Startown RD Ste 102, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 732-5550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Abigail Adams Eckard, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 001013246, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Abigail Adams Eckard, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Abigail Adams Eckard, PA-C had 1,425 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.