NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gretchen Barnes, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Charlotte, NC

Gretchen Barnes, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1598353427, issued on Jan 6, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-10314, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598353427
Name
Gretchen Barnes
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0010-10314 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3101 Latrobe Dr, Charlotte, NC 28211
Phone
(980) 580-0639
Enumerated
Jan 6, 2021
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210119000509); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3101 Latrobe Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kurian Abraham, MDGeriatric Psychiatry Physician1891754297
  2. Jason Bolden, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1033157318
  3. Laura Crumpler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1386651826
  4. Cheryl Cunningham, NPNurse Practitioner1205842929
  5. Joseph Dore, MDInternal Medicine Physician1881615300
  6. Robert Driver, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1184795031

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

141 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Gretchen Barnes141
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl14 claims
  2. Rexulti13 claims
  3. Trintellix13 claims
  4. Buspirone Hcl12 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: $148.71

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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.

  1. Gretchen Barnes$148.71
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Blooming Medical Group, PLLCCary, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gretchen Barnes among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Gretchen Barnes, PA-C 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 2021, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 72% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

1,308 physician assistant records list a practice address in Charlotte

They are 1,308 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bonisa, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282111760444723
  2. Shannon Ervin, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282111386606028
  3. Steven Frantz, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282111114919743
  4. Kevin Greene, PACharlotte, NC 282111265476675
  5. Amy Harrelson, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282111588626915
  6. Bryan Kerchner, PACharlotte, NC 282111437139920
  7. Nicholas Oravetz, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282111619939667
  8. Ashley Phillips, PACharlotte, NC 282111104856368

Common questions

What is Gretchen Barnes, PA-C's NPI number?

Gretchen Barnes, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598353427, issued on Jan 6, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gretchen Barnes, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3101 Latrobe Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28211. Phone: (980) 580-0639. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gretchen Barnes, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-10314, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Gretchen Barnes, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gretchen Barnes, PA-C had 141 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.