NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anthony Keith Sterling, PA

Physician Assistant · Fayetteville, NC

Anthony Keith Sterling, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1154323335, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 86594, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154323335
Name
Anthony Keith Sterling
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
86594 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1638 Owen Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28304
Phone
(910) 609-6350
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041008000519); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1638 Owen Dr

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

  1. Chandar Abboy, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1275583585
  2. Rami Abdel Aziz, MDNeurology Physician1497252365
  3. Kamil Abdullah, MDHospitalist Physician1962082768
  4. Dennis Abedi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073208484
  5. Chase Abernathy, PHARMDPharmacist1134018047
  6. Kim Abrams, DPMStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548950652

Verify Anthony Keith Sterling in five checks

  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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5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

792 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 100 claims were for opioids.

  1. Anthony Sterling792
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone67 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl59 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt55 claims
  4. Ibuprofen36 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa32 claims
  6. Meloxicam29 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationRutherfordton, NC

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

Anthony Keith Sterling among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Anthony Keith Sterling, PA 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

280 physician assistant records list a practice address in Fayetteville

They are 280 of the 7,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Heine, PACFayetteville, NC 283041588654529
  2. Arthur Hooper, P.A.Fayetteville, NC 283041336140995
  3. Lisa Hutchison, PAFayetteville, NC 283041316948094
  4. Glen Johnson, PAFayetteville, NC 283041619971561
  5. Curtis Johnson, PA-CFayetteville, NC 283041245232289
  6. Michelle Lightner, PACFayetteville, NC 283041083603120
  7. Donald McLeod, PAFayetteville, NC 283041922009604
  8. Katherine Mouser, PA-CFayetteville, NC 283041861484107

Common questions

What is Anthony Keith Sterling, PA's NPI number?

Anthony Keith Sterling, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154323335, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anthony Keith Sterling, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1638 Owen Dr, Fayetteville, NC, 28304. Phone: (910) 609-6350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anthony Keith Sterling, PA's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 86594, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Anthony Keith Sterling, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anthony Keith Sterling, PA had 792 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Anthony Keith Sterling, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.