NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cheri Walls Folk, NP-C

Nurse Practitioner · Sanford, NC

Cheri Walls Folk, NP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sanford, North Carolina, and NPI 1679008288, issued on Apr 21, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 5009575, 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
1679008288
Name
Cheri Walls Folk
Credential
NP-C
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
5009575 NC
178795 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1140 Carthage St Ste B, Sanford, NC 27330
Phone
(919) 499-5150
Enumerated
Apr 21, 2017
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2023
Fax
(919) 499-0347
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170816003458); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024

4,301 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 104 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cheri Folk4,301
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium251 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate176 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl145 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa144 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium143 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide123 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: $854.66

45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cheri Folk$854.66
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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 Central Carolina Medical Group LLCBroadway, NC

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

Cheri Walls Folk among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Cheri Walls Folk, NP-C is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% 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 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 50% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Sanford

They are 13 of the 855 NPPES records with a practice address in Sanford, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tara Alin, ANP-BCSanford, NC 273301083914550
  2. Kelly Buie Jones, NP-CSanford, NC 273301952502957
  3. Ana CrowSanford, NC 273301578311643
  4. Kristi Hildebrand, PNP-ACSanford, NC 273301164870184
  5. Patricia Hoffmeyer, FNPSanford, NC 273301548969363
  6. Candace Marin, ARNPSanford, NC 273301164918470
  7. Courtney Queen, NPSanford, NC 273301376773093
  8. Baylee Smith, FNPSanford, NC 273301124844766

Common questions

What is Cheri Walls Folk, NP-C's NPI number?

Cheri Walls Folk, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679008288, issued on Apr 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cheri Walls Folk, NP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1140 Carthage St Ste B, Sanford, NC, 27330. Phone: (919) 499-5150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cheri Walls Folk, NP-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5009575, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cheri Walls Folk, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cheri Walls Folk, NP-C had 4,301 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.