Edward Karl Bridges, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Durham, NC
Edward Karl Bridges, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1336303098, issued on Jul 11, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 23895, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Karl Bridges
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 23895 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1814 Chapel Hill RD, Durham, NC 27707
- Phone
- (919) 489-2821
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 403-8115
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Karl Bridges in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 23895Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam11 claims
- Trazodone Hcl11 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.
Edward Karl Bridges among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Edward Karl Bridges, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
209 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 209 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Edward Karl Bridges, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Karl Bridges, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336303098, issued on Jul 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Karl Bridges, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1814 Chapel Hill RD, Durham, NC, 27707. Phone: (919) 489-2821. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Karl Bridges, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 23895, 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 Edward Karl Bridges, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Karl Bridges, M.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.