Brian M. Bechtol, PA
Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Brian M. Bechtol, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1508827239, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 103505, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian M. Bechtol
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 103505 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4129 Carriage LN, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 514-3518
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040914000180); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian M. Bechtol 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 103505Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
701 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone189 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate63 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Amoxicillin44 claims
- Azithromycin35 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl34 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: $13.52
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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 2 group practices
- Catawba Valley Medical Group IncHickory, NC
- Urgent Care OF Mountain View PLLCMorganton, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian M. Bechtol among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Brian M. Bechtol, 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 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
- Graduated2002 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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.
All 9,279 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Troy Alley, P.A.Hickory, NC 286021275587255
- Kenneth Anderson, PAHickory, NC 286021073569224
- Seth Call, PA-CHickory, NC 286021033183660
- Katherine Rose Christinzio, PA-CHickory, NC 286021346209517
- Barbara Dean, PA-CHickory, NC 286021538114673
- Justin Ellis, P.A.Hickory, NC 286021972566651
- Todd Harvey, PA-CHickory, NC 286021851367239
- Ann Horton, PA-CHickory, NC 286021215971619
Common questions
What is Brian M. Bechtol, PA's NPI number?
Brian M. Bechtol, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508827239, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian M. Bechtol, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4129 Carriage LN, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 514-3518. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian M. Bechtol, PA's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 103505, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian M. Bechtol, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian M. Bechtol, PA had 701 Medicare Part D claims for 414 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.