Amy R. Rich, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Amy R. Rich, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1285668244, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 00101434, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amy R. Rich
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 00101434 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 116 3RD St NW Ste 102, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 855-1192
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 358-0832
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081009000837); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 116 3RD St NW Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Amy R. Rich 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 00101434Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
12,144 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 219 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium614 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium543 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate426 claims
- Trazodone Hcl401 claims
- Metformin Hcl385 claims
- Furosemide348 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: $9.37
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 3 group practices
- Bowen Primary And Urgent Care PAHickory, NC
- Drx High Point PLLCHigh Point, NC
- Wilmington Health PLLCJacksonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amy R. Rich among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Amy R. Rich, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
128 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 128 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Amy R. Rich, PA-C's NPI number?
Amy R. Rich, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285668244, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amy R. Rich, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 116 3RD St NW Ste 102, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 855-1192. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amy R. Rich, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 00101434, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Amy R. Rich, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amy R. Rich, PA-C had 12,144 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.