Denise Marie Stretcher, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Mills River, NC
Denise Marie Stretcher, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mills River, North Carolina, and NPI 1740223981, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-01212, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Denise Marie Stretcher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2012-01212 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 Vance Hill Dr, Mills River, NC 28759
- Phone
- (828) 891-7522
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 891-7523
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 125 Vance Hill Dr
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Verify Denise Marie Stretcher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-01212Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 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.
Denise Marie Stretcher among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Denise Marie Stretcher, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mills River
They are 7 of the 58 NPPES records with a practice address in Mills River, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Adams-Doolittle, DOMills River, NC 287591205221330
- Carol Anne Copenhaver, MDMills River, NC 287591205882370
- Amy Johnson, M.D.Mills River, NC 287591407082118
- Cynthia Logan, MDMills River, NC 287591306817259
- Christina Martin, MDMills River, NC 287591790212991
- Robert Smith, M.D.Mills River, NC 287591679566442
- Thomas Atkinson, M.D.Nebo, NC 287611760472195
- Robert Edwards, PA-CNebo, NC 287611649296419
Common questions
What is Denise Marie Stretcher, MD's NPI number?
Denise Marie Stretcher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740223981, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Denise Marie Stretcher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Vance Hill Dr, Mills River, NC, 28759. Phone: (828) 891-7522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Denise Marie Stretcher, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-01212, 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 Denise Marie Stretcher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Denise Marie Stretcher, MD had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.