Elizabeth D. Cressy, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC
Elizabeth D. Cressy, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1497741987, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 179899, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth D. Cressy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 179899 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1375 4TH Street Dr NW, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 322-1213
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 322-9192
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130306000224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elizabeth D. Cressy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 179899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,155 Medicare Part D claims for 855 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 152 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium721 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium549 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate532 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium457 claims
- Losartan Potassium426 claims
- Lisinopril345 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 one group practice
- Viewmont Internal Medicine PLLCHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elizabeth D. Cressy among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Elizabeth D. Cressy, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 37 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Elizabeth D. Cressy, MD's NPI number?
Elizabeth D. Cressy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497741987, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth D. Cressy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1375 4TH Street Dr NW, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 322-1213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth D. Cressy, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 179899, 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 Elizabeth D. Cressy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth D. Cressy, MD had 12,155 Medicare Part D claims for 855 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.