Claire Ashton Cromer, PA
Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Claire Ashton Cromer, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1649908666, issued on Aug 9, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina 001014404, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claire Ashton Cromer
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 001014404 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 3RD Ave NE Ste 500, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 304-6363
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2022
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241126002190); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10 3RD Ave NE Ste 500
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Morgan Gibbons, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083274575
Verify Claire Ashton Cromer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 001014404Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $190.51
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Desantis Family PracticeHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claire Ashton Cromer among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Claire Ashton Cromer, PA is one of 9,279 physician assistant 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 2022, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 77% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
128 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 128 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 9,279 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Remus Bullard, PA-CHickory, NC 286011790728145
- Michael Cowick, PAHickory, NC 286011952363236
- Tracy Earl, P.A.Hickory, NC 286011053310250
- Dana Galinsky-Malaguti, P.A.Hickory, NC 286011366411704
- Marc Katz, P.A.-CHickory, NC 286011841284601
- Joel Kunze, P.A.Hickory, NC 286011265418586
- Bradford Lawrence, PA-CHickory, NC 286011376505651
- Linda Markley, PAHickory, NC 286011891714408
Common questions
What is Claire Ashton Cromer, PA's NPI number?
Claire Ashton Cromer, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649908666, issued on Aug 9, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claire Ashton Cromer, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 3RD Ave NE Ste 500, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 304-6363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claire Ashton Cromer, PA's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 001014404, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Claire Ashton Cromer, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claire Ashton Cromer, PA had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.