Brent Harkrider, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · New Bern, NC
Brent Harkrider, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in New Bern, North Carolina, and NPI 1669826186, issued on Apr 21, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-01460, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brent Harkrider
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 2021-01460 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 750 Mccarthy Blvd, New Bern, NC 28562
- Phone
- (252) 888-2980
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2016
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210819003382); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 750 Mccarthy Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brent Harkrider in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-01460Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
2,092 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 1,054 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl298 claims
- Gabapentin215 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen194 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen151 claims
- Pregabalin121 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl117 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): 81.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,886.68
81 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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 one group practice
- Johnston Pain Management PANew Bern, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brent Harkrider among 50 interventional pain medicine physician records in North Carolina
Brent Harkrider, M.D. is one of 50 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1999 among the 40 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 50 interventional pain medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 50 in North Carolina → Every provider in New Bern → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erin ChaneyJacksonville, NC 285461821263914
- Scott Johnston, M.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461255351110
- Russell Gilchrist, DOHickory, NC 286021144293143
- Phuong Nguyen, DOBoone, NC 286071275162919
- Emidio Novembre, DOElkin, NC 286211750308664
- Richard Stork, MDElkin, NC 286211205897956
- Harsh Govil, MD, MPHStatesville, NC 286251568671782
- Robert Theiss, MDStatesville, NC 286771669091260
Common questions
What is Brent Harkrider, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brent Harkrider, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669826186, issued on Apr 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brent Harkrider, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 750 Mccarthy Blvd, New Bern, NC, 28562. Phone: (252) 888-2980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brent Harkrider, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-01460, 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 Brent Harkrider, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brent Harkrider, M.D. had 2,092 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brent Harkrider, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.8 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.