NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dewey Herbert Bridger, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Wilmington, NC

Dewey Herbert Bridger, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1386683944, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 39162, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1386683944
Name
Dewey Herbert Bridger
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
39162 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1960 S 16TH St, Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone
(910) 343-9991
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2006
Record last updated
May 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 341-5164
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091005000630); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1987
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1960 S 16TH St

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

  1. Jennifer Blondin, FNPNurse Practitioner1699284521
  2. Deborah Carter, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1477593655
  3. Christopher Craig, DOInternal Medicine Physician1467718346
  4. Joey Eakins, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1871533901
  5. Charles Herring, MDInternal Medicine Physician1538109798
  6. Troy HoranFamily Medicine Physician1164985693

Verify Dewey Herbert Bridger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  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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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

13,383 Medicare Part D claims for 856 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 668 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dewey Bridger13,383
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium975 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium461 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate437 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate332 claims
  5. Omeprazole325 claims
  6. Lisinopril313 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: $14.78

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dewey Bridger$14.78
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLCLeland, NC

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

Dewey Herbert Bridger among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Dewey Herbert Bridger, 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 fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • 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).

121 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wilmington

They are 121 of the 6,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Seymore Abrons, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011942205307
  2. Constance Baker, MDWilmington, NC 284011720182413
  3. Vanessa Cain, FNPWilmington, NC 284011780603522
  4. Deborah Carter, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011477593655
  5. Woody Jackson, MDWilmington, NC 284011073587598
  6. Kevin Keagle, D.O.Wilmington, NC 284011841308277
  7. Jeffrey McFadden, DOWilmington, NC 284011487678652
  8. Isaias Melo-Lizardo, MDWilmington, NC 284011477579514

Common questions

What is Dewey Herbert Bridger, MD's NPI number?

Dewey Herbert Bridger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386683944, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dewey Herbert Bridger, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1960 S 16TH St, Wilmington, NC, 28401. Phone: (910) 343-9991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dewey Herbert Bridger, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 39162, 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 Dewey Herbert Bridger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dewey Herbert Bridger, MD had 13,383 Medicare Part D claims for 856 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.