NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Paul Hearon, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Hickory, NC

Brian Paul Hearon, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1437112836, issued on Apr 8, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 000025312, 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
1437112836
Name
Brian Paul Hearon
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
000025312 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1771 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone
(828) 324-4804
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2022
Fax
(828) 324-7256
Medicaid ID
8940881 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100111000123); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1977
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 1771 Tate Blvd SE

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

  1. Daniel Anderson, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1831154244
  2. Justin Ellis, P.A.Physician Assistant1972566651
  3. Ralph Mc Donald, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1609839901
  4. Douglas Miller, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407814536
  5. Sanjay Patel, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1326001603
  6. Lisa Rudisill, MSN FNP CFamily Nurse Practitioner1881646842

Verify Brian Paul Hearon 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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

266 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Brian Hearon266
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
  2. Jardiance32 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate19 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate19 claims
  6. Spironolactone14 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: $212.88

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Hearon$212.88
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Dlp Rutherford Physician Practices LLCRutherfordton, NC

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

Brian Paul Hearon among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina

Brian Paul Hearon, M.D. is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1977 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ghassan Alkoutami, MDHickory, NC 286021508867516
  2. Ralph Mc Donald, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021609839901
  3. Philip Paspa, MDHickory, NC 286021184625188
  4. Sanjay Patel, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021326001603
  5. Vincent Pompili, MDHickory, NC 286021720008360
  6. Pairoj Rerkpattanapipat, MDHickory, NC 286021306857883
  7. Deviprasad Venugopal, MDHickory, NC 286021770767527
  8. James Ritter, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011285601492

Common questions

What is Brian Paul Hearon, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brian Paul Hearon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437112836, issued on Apr 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Paul Hearon, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1771 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 324-4804. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Paul Hearon, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 000025312, 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 Brian Paul Hearon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Paul Hearon, M.D. had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.