Eric Preston Waddington, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Pinehurst, NC
Eric Preston Waddington, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and NPI 1457665093, issued on Aug 5, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-01775, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Preston Waddington
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 2021-01775 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 Memorial Dr, Pinehurst, NC 28374
- Phone
- (910) 715-2164
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 1457665093 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210608000112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 155 Memorial Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lisa Adams, CRNPNurse Practitioner1508850892
- Thellie Ainsley, M. D.Hospitalist Physician1548381924
- Crystal AlamRegistered Nurse1437042348
- Samantha AllenHealth Educator1073099446
- Melody Amell, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1992680045
- Mark Andrews, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1376584045
Verify Eric Preston Waddington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-01775Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
778 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium57 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate37 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate34 claims
- Clopidogrel34 claims
- Furosemide32 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium29 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $119.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 one group practice
- Fhpg LLCPinehurst, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Preston Waddington among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
Eric Preston Waddington, M.D. is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 44% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Pinehurst
They are 23 of the 1,305 NPPES records with a practice address in Pinehurst, and 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
All 989 in North Carolina → Every provider in Pinehurst → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thellie Ainsley, M. D.Pinehurst, NC 283741548381924
- Kristy Boan, PA-CPinehurst, NC 283741538133558
- Valerie Brown, MDPinehurst, NC 283741194769893
- Daniel Difrischia, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741942256078
- Aaron Gavett, D.O.Pinehurst, NC 283741124229703
- Joseph GibbonsPinehurst, NC 283741134173933
- John Kerr, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741356325856
- Dorothy Mixa, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741912968249
Common questions
What is Eric Preston Waddington, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric Preston Waddington, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457665093, issued on Aug 5, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Preston Waddington, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Memorial Dr, Pinehurst, NC, 28374. Phone: (910) 715-2164. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Preston Waddington, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-01775, 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 Eric Preston Waddington, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Preston Waddington, M.D. had 778 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric Preston Waddington, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.