Edward Hernandez, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Charlotte, NC
Edward Hernandez, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1235663170, issued on Apr 18, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-01054, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Hernandez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2024-01054 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
- Phone
- (704) 355-3641
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240908000132); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Florida International Univ, College Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-01054Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
75 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole14 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 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: $79.95
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCCharlotte, NC
- Novant Health Western Carolina Medical Group LLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Hernandez among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
Edward Hernandez, M.D. is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Fruscione, MDCharlotte, NC 282031952712127
- Christian Gage, MDCharlotte, NC 282031346635802
- Timothy Park, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282031932494655
Common questions
What is Edward Hernandez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Hernandez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235663170, issued on Apr 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Hernandez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28203. Phone: (704) 355-3641. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Hernandez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-01054, 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 Hernandez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Hernandez, M.D. had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.