NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bertha Bowen Hambidge, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Fort Bragg, NC

Bertha Bowen Hambidge, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and NPI 1043824998, issued on Sep 8, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 31994, 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
1043824998
Name
Bertha Bowen Hambidge
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
31994 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2817 Rock Merritt Ave Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC 28310
Phone
(910) 907-8922
Enumerated
Sep 8, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 7, 2025
Fax
(910) 907-6069
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2817 Rock Merritt Ave Womack Army Medical Center

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

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  2. Kathryn Abeyta, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1376350603
  3. Dylan Agans, MPH, RDRegistered Dietitian1376396135
  4. Annie AlmanGeneral Practice Dentistry1407566805
  5. Heather Ballard, DPT, MOTPhysical Therapist1639466212
  6. James Barbosa, PA-CPhysician Assistant1568936532

Verify Bertha Bowen Hambidge 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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71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,705 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Bertha Hambidge1,705
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl127 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl81 claims
  3. Olanzapine74 claims
  4. Risperidone73 claims
  5. Benztropine Mesylate69 claims
  6. Quetiapine Fumarate67 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: $737.76

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bertha Hambidge$737.76
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Bertha Bowen Hambidge among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Bertha Bowen Hambidge, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Caroline Ahlers-Burge, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101073765822
  2. Travis Bruce, M.D.Fort Liberty, NC 283101831150440
  3. Gustavo Cadavid, D.OFort Bragg, NC 283101952546293
  4. Vegas Coleman, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101629247267
  5. Mercedes Driscoll, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101912318395
  6. Dominador Gobaleza, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101407829153
  7. Daniel Hart, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101811346026
  8. Jennifer Hewitt, M.D.Fort Liberty, NC 283101992863922

Common questions

What is Bertha Bowen Hambidge, MD's NPI number?

Bertha Bowen Hambidge, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043824998, issued on Sep 8, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bertha Bowen Hambidge, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2817 Rock Merritt Ave Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC, 28310. Phone: (910) 907-8922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bertha Bowen Hambidge, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 31994, 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 Bertha Bowen Hambidge, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bertha Bowen Hambidge, MD had 1,705 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.