NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles A. Pfaff, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Morehead City, NC

Charles A. Pfaff, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Morehead City, North Carolina, and NPI 1033217583, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 101473, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; 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
1033217583
Name
Charles A. Pfaff
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
101473 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4220 Sound Dr, Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone
(252) 726-9423
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 2, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(252) 726-0373
Medicaid ID
8960286 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050414001044); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

217 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Pfaff217
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam129 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
  3. Celecoxib16 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone13 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: $16.49

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Pfaff$16.49
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. Carteret Medical Group LLCCedar Point, NC
  2. Moore Orthopedics And Sports Medicine PAMorehead City, NC

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

Charles A. Pfaff among 372 surgical physician assistant records in North Carolina

Charles A. Pfaff, PA-C is one of 372 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 73% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2014 among the 235 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina

There are 372 surgical physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alec FieldsMorehead City, NC 285571841898152
  2. Melvin Gaston, PA-CMorehead City, NC 285571902877277
  3. Kevin Martin, PA-CMorehead City, NC 285571215035779
  4. Churchill Bunce, PA-CNew Bern, NC 285601801359120
  5. Lori Pardue, PACNew Bern, NC 285601093758930
  6. Amanda Johnson, PA-CNew Bern, NC 285621396842837
  7. Ari Doucette, PA-CCamp Lejeune, NC 285471821398363
  8. Aimee Grande, DSC, MSPA, PA-CCamp Lejeune, NC 285471356684898

Common questions

What is Charles A. Pfaff, PA-C's NPI number?

Charles A. Pfaff, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033217583, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles A. Pfaff, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4220 Sound Dr, Morehead City, NC, 28557. Phone: (252) 726-9423. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles A. Pfaff, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 101473, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Charles A. Pfaff, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles A. Pfaff, PA-C had 217 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.