NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dara Wright Curtis, RN, MSN, CNM

Advanced Practice Midwife · Hickory, NC

Dara Wright Curtis, RN, MSN, CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1851509400, issued on May 18, 2007. Check the license 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
1851509400
Name
Dara Wright Curtis
Credential
RN, MSN, CNM
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
License number
2670 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
915 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone
(828) 345-0800
Enumerated
May 18, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 345-0350
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170324001509); 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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Also registered at 915 Tate Blvd SE

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

  1. Nicole Bellich, NPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1508683210
  2. Amee Bielski, ANPFamily Nurse Practitioner1750762266
  3. Denise Bilhorn, M.D.Gynecology Physician1609848555
  4. Natalie Broadway-Robertson, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1437611852
  5. Mariely Castellanos Nouel, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1649506494
  6. Jennifer Conway, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1295021749

Verify Dara Wright Curtis in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced practice midwife in 2024

34 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 72 among the 2,776 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dara Curtis34
  2. Specialty average72

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: $32.09

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 3,833 providers of this specialty with any payment received $204.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dara Curtis$32.09
  2. Specialty average$204.49

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. Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group IncMorganton, NC

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

Dara Wright Curtis among 567 advanced practice midwife records in North Carolina

Dara Wright Curtis, RN, MSN, CNM is one of 567 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in North Carolina. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 22% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2017 among the 214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Practice Midwife providers in North Carolina

There are 567 advanced practice midwife records in North Carolina.

The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michelle Benfield, MIDWIFEHickory, NC 286021932308889
  2. Jamie Brumley, CNMHickory, NC 286021801873468
  3. Jessica Chance, CNMHickory, NC 286021437426095
  4. Kathryn Dunning, SNMHickory, NC 286021134402837
  5. Sonia Foster, CNMHickory, NC 286021205162633
  6. Lauren Fountain, CNMHickory, NC 286021649621178
  7. Valerie Gaston, MIDWIFEHickory, NC 286021013116961
  8. Patricia Hickling-Beckman, MIDWIFEHickory, NC 286021003016999

Common questions

What is Dara Wright Curtis, RN, MSN, CNM's NPI number?

Dara Wright Curtis, RN, MSN, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851509400, issued on May 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dara Wright Curtis, RN, MSN, CNM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 345-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dara Wright Curtis, RN, MSN, CNM's license?

Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dara Wright Curtis, RN, MSN, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dara Wright Curtis, RN, MSN, CNM had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among advanced practice midwife prescribers was 72. 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.