NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Calder Abbott Staben, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC

Calder Abbott Staben, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1023544434, issued on May 4, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-02313, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023544434
Name
Calder Abbott Staben
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
2021-02313 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
810 Fairgrove Church RD, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone
(828) 326-3000
Enumerated
May 4, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220725000863); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2018
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 810 Fairgrove Church RD

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

  1. Randy Arrowood, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1336241553
  2. Brian Badders, LPTPhysical Therapist1023195039
  3. Cynthia BarePharmacist1841447539
  4. Jacquelin Barkley, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922100049
  5. Margaret Bell, MDAnesthesiology Physician1578785390
  6. Michelle Benfield, MIDWIFEAdvanced Practice Midwife1932308889

Verify Calder Abbott Staben 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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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

101 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Calder Staben101
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt15 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl12 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): 83.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerque, NM

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

Calder Abbott Staben among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

Calder Abbott Staben, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician 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 2017, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory

They are 25 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bernard Crain, MDHickory, NC 286021497797609
  2. Rachel Curtis, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021609873546
  3. Eric Einfalt, MDHickory, NC 286021528005394
  4. Norman Einstein, MDHickory, NC 286021841232824
  5. William Fisher, MDHickory, NC 286021952380263
  6. Christopher Geertz, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021669479473
  7. Jon Giometti, MDHickory, NC 286021568405041
  8. Gary Greer, MDHickory, NC 286021053353110

Common questions

What is Calder Abbott Staben, MD's NPI number?

Calder Abbott Staben, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023544434, issued on May 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Calder Abbott Staben, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 Fairgrove Church RD, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 326-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Calder Abbott Staben, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-02313, 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 Calder Abbott Staben, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Calder Abbott Staben, MD had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Calder Abbott Staben, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.