NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brittany Pierce Hipkins, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Sylva, NC

Brittany Pierce Hipkins, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sylva, North Carolina, and NPI 1336502525, issued on Apr 4, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 201702350, 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
1336502525
Name
Brittany Pierce Hipkins
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
201702350 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
293 Hospital RD, Sylva, NC 28779
Phone
(828) 477-4334
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200108002219); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2016
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 293 Hospital RD

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

  1. Jonathan Bentley, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1720595424
  2. R Nixon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1902863459
  3. David Ramsey, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780642876
  4. Ulrika Stenhammar, MDFamily Medicine Physician1215994652

Verify Brittany Pierce Hipkins 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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1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,514 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brittany Hipkins3,514
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium151 claims
  2. Gabapentin128 claims
  3. Lisinopril113 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl102 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate95 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium94 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: $389.81

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brittany Hipkins$389.81
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc.Hendersonville, NC

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

13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sylva

They are 13 of the 554 NPPES records with a practice address in Sylva, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

Other family medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Alvin Abaqueta, M.D.Charlotte, NC1235102187
  2. Atif Abbasi, M.DGreenville, NC1972958973
  3. Jennifer Abbott, MDAsheville, NC1144312604
  4. Linda Abbott, FNPEdenton, NC1306839832
  5. Thomas Abbott, MDWinston Salem, NC1659359875
  6. Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
  7. Alain Michael Abellada, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC1649582685
  8. David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
  9. Aya Abou-Jaoude, MDAsheville, NC1568222131
  10. Seymore Abrons, M.D.Wilmington, NC1942205307

Common questions

What is Brittany Pierce Hipkins, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brittany Pierce Hipkins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336502525, issued on Apr 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brittany Pierce Hipkins, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 293 Hospital RD, Sylva, NC, 28779. Phone: (828) 477-4334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brittany Pierce Hipkins, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201702350, 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 Brittany Pierce Hipkins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brittany Pierce Hipkins, M.D. had 3,514 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.