Cordelia R. Stearns, M.D., AAHIVS
Internal Medicine Physician · Boone, NC
Cordelia R. Stearns, M.D., AAHIVS is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boone, North Carolina, and NPI 1265721872, issued on Apr 4, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-01879, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cordelia R. Stearns
- Credential
- M.D., AAHIVS
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2022-01879 NC
35998 AL
A124346 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 935 State Farm RD, Boone, NC 28607
- Phone
- (828) 262-3886
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220823000398); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 935 State Farm RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cordelia R. Stearns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-01879Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,826 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium128 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium119 claims
- Gabapentin110 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium85 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate79 claims
- Famotidine64 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: $172.90
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Appalachian Regional Medical Associates IncBoone, NC
- High Country Community HealthElkin, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cordelia R. Stearns among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Cordelia R. Stearns, M.D., AAHIVS is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Meadows, M.D.Boone, NC 286071528325354
- John Palmer, M.D.Boone, NC 286071811024847
- William Plyler, MDBoone, NC 286071619942158
- Richard Stark, M.D.Boone, NC 286071023104049
- Charlie Sykes, M.DBoone, NC 286071407851397
Common questions
What is Cordelia R. Stearns, M.D., AAHIVS's NPI number?
Cordelia R. Stearns, M.D., AAHIVS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265721872, issued on Apr 4, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cordelia R. Stearns, M.D., AAHIVS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 935 State Farm RD, Boone, NC, 28607. Phone: (828) 262-3886. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cordelia R. Stearns, M.D., AAHIVS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-01879, 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 Cordelia R. Stearns, M.D., AAHIVS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cordelia R. Stearns, M.D., AAHIVS had 2,826 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.