NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bradley Zins, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC

Bradley Zins, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1497776777, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-00267, 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
1497776777
Name
Bradley Zins
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
2022-00267 NC
7964 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
415 N Center St Ste 300, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone
(828) 328-3300
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220302000024); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1990
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 415 N Center St Ste 300

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

  1. Joann BlackwoodFamily Nurse Practitioner1457283467
  2. Kristie Ennis, PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1568626653
  3. Behnam Laderian, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1518494236
  4. Devan Patel, MDGastroenterology Physician1811482748
  5. Alicia Paxson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1366438111
  6. Michelle Sain, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1376174078

Verify Bradley Zins 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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

858 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Bradley Zins858
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium222 claims
  2. Gavilyte-G141 claims
  3. Omeprazole123 claims
  4. Peg 3350-Electrolyte73 claims
  5. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf72 claims
  6. Dicyclomine Hcl26 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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).

Bradley Zins among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Bradley Zins, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

37 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory

They are 37 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Grace Auten, MDHickory, NC 286011639176316
  2. David Cabral, MDHickory, NC 286011407031420
  3. Lawrence Carter, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011003811480
  4. Elizabeth Cressy, MDHickory, NC 286011497741987
  5. Richard Dickey, MDHickory, NC 286011467469189
  6. Michael Drewno, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011619084407
  7. James Goforth, M.DHickory, NC 286011811945470
  8. Clinton Guarino, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011194807669

Common questions

What is Bradley Zins, MD's NPI number?

Bradley Zins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497776777, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bradley Zins, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 N Center St Ste 300, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 328-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bradley Zins, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-00267, 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 Bradley Zins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bradley Zins, MD had 858 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.