NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alan Michael Hicks, NP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Morganton, NC

Alan Michael Hicks, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1720503972, issued on Aug 9, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 5009756, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720503972
Name
Alan Michael Hicks
Credential
NP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
5009756 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 August St Ste 200, Morganton, NC 28655
Phone
(828) 218-4212
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 24, 2026
Fax
(833) 449-4125
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180124003114); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen 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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Also registered at 150 August St Ste 200

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

  1. Sarah Jonas, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1043887649
  2. Justin Snipes, FNPNurse Practitioner1275799967

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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7.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

9,820 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 634 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alan Hicks9,820
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium282 claims
  2. Omeprazole265 claims
  3. Gabapentin247 claims
  4. Alprazolam236 claims
  5. Lisinopril215 claims
  6. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen211 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: $2,966.37

113 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alan Hicks$2,966.37
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Family 1St Healthcare Associates PLLCLenoir, NC

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

Alan Michael Hicks among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Alan Michael Hicks, NP-C is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% 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 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 42% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Morganton

They are 48 of the 986 NPPES records with a practice address in Morganton, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Baden, F.N.PMorganton, NC 286551083640395
  2. Elizabeth BrowningMorganton, NC 286551992101703
  3. Buffie Buchanan, FNP-CMorganton, NC 286551881925899
  4. Tracy Chapman, F.N.P.Morganton, NC 286551285637413
  5. Lindsay Cox, NPMorganton, NC 286551588032288
  6. Annie Deal, FNP-CMorganton, NC 286551467620906
  7. Barbara Deaton, APRN-BCMorganton, NC 286551336130418
  8. Amy Evans, FNP,CNMMorganton, NC 286551790939320

Common questions

What is Alan Michael Hicks, NP-C's NPI number?

Alan Michael Hicks, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720503972, issued on Aug 9, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alan Michael Hicks, NP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 August St Ste 200, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 218-4212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alan Michael Hicks, NP-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5009756, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alan Michael Hicks, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alan Michael Hicks, NP-C had 9,820 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.