Derek Clifford Pinkerton, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Durham, NC
Derek Clifford Pinkerton, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1831543610, issued on Apr 19, 2016. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Clifford Pinkerton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 01084999A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2310 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (984) 209-3773
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 201359270 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220720003371); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Clifford Pinkerton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke University Health System, IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Clifford Pinkerton among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
Derek Clifford Pinkerton, MD is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
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- Samuel Hofacker, MDDurham, NC 277101003443821
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Common questions
What is Derek Clifford Pinkerton, MD's NPI number?
Derek Clifford Pinkerton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831543610, issued on Apr 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Clifford Pinkerton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2310 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (984) 209-3773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Clifford Pinkerton, MD's license?
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 Derek Clifford Pinkerton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Clifford Pinkerton, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.