Edward Thurman Plyler, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Morganton, NC
Edward Thurman Plyler, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1316988058, issued on Jun 10, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 28077, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Thurman Plyler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 28077 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC 28655
- Phone
- (828) 580-6892
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 580-5138
- Medicaid IDs
- 1316988058 NC
8968290 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100722000585); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Thurman Plyler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 28077Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,518 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium273 claims
- Eliquis262 claims
- Sertraline Hcl242 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium221 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate175 claims
- Memantine Hcl165 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Burke Primary Care LLCMorganton, NC
- Curana Health OF North Carolina PLLCDurham, NC
- Geriatric Consultants PLLCTaylorsville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Thurman Plyler among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Edward Thurman Plyler, M.D. 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
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
35 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Morganton
They are 35 of the 986 NPPES records with a practice address in Morganton, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Edward Thurman Plyler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Thurman Plyler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316988058, issued on Jun 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Thurman Plyler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 580-6892. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Thurman Plyler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 28077, 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 Thurman Plyler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Thurman Plyler, M.D. had 6,518 Medicare Part D claims for 167 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.