Frances Alice Bishopric, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Hickory, NC
Frances Alice Bishopric, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1225024532, issued on Sep 22, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 23468, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frances Alice Bishopric
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 23468 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1205 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 328-2901
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 327-6223
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100309000360); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1205 N Center St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Frances Alice Bishopric in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 23468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
590 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol70 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate55 claims
- Alendronate Sodium26 claims
- Imvexxy25 claims
- Ibandronate Sodium22 claims
- Progesterone22 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: $439.40
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Dlp Frye Medical Group LLCHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frances Alice Bishopric among 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina
Frances Alice Bishopric, MD is one of 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2007 among the 1,043 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207V00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,548 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
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- Jennifer Conway, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021295021749
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- Laura Faruque, MDHickory, NC 286021902892045
- Robert Highland, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021831145036
Common questions
What is Frances Alice Bishopric, MD's NPI number?
Frances Alice Bishopric, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225024532, issued on Sep 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frances Alice Bishopric, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1205 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 328-2901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frances Alice Bishopric, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 23468, 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 Frances Alice Bishopric, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frances Alice Bishopric, MD had 590 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.