Ernesto M. Tamez, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Rockingham, NC
Ernesto M. Tamez, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Rockingham, North Carolina, and NPI 1316091325, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-09276, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernesto M. Tamez
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 0010-09276 NC
PA03097 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 104 Physicians Park Dr, Rockingham, NC 28379
- Phone
- (910) 895-1989
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 895-1988
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190909001835); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 104 Physicians Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffery Kern, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1194713701
Verify Ernesto M. Tamez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0010-09276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
9,868 Medicare Part D claims for 514 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium477 claims
- Omeprazole344 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate306 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium297 claims
- Lisinopril270 claims
- Furosemide248 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: $14.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 LLCRockingham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernesto M. Tamez among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Ernesto M. Tamez, P.A. is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 20% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 physician assistant records list a practice address in Rockingham
They are 8 of the 271 NPPES records with a practice address in Rockingham, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 9,279 in North Carolina → Every provider in Rockingham → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alvin Barber, P.A.Rockingham, NC 283791144205089
- Jaclyn BatesRockingham, NC 283791184994238
- Emily FawRockingham, NC 283791346010022
- Tod Frazer, PA-CRockingham, NC 283791104457068
- Matheson McDonald, PACRockingham, NC 283791932804721
- Steven MilliganRockingham, NC 283791619523628
- Joshua Perry, PA-CRockingham, NC 283791043835796
- Robert Chavis, PARed Springs, NC 283771629268594
Common questions
What is Ernesto M. Tamez, P.A.'s NPI number?
Ernesto M. Tamez, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316091325, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernesto M. Tamez, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 104 Physicians Park Dr, Rockingham, NC, 28379. Phone: (910) 895-1989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernesto M. Tamez, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-09276, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ernesto M. Tamez, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernesto M. Tamez, P.A. had 9,868 Medicare Part D claims for 514 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ernesto M. Tamez, P.A.'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.