NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather G. Matthews, PA

Physician Assistant · Kinston, NC

Heather G. Matthews, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Kinston, North Carolina, and NPI 1477538098, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 102570, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477538098
Name
Heather G. Matthews
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
102570 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
701 Doctors Dr, Kinston, NC 28501
Phone
(252) 559-2200
Enumerated
Dec 7, 2005
Record last updated
May 19, 2022
Fax
(252) 522-9778
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100730000126); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 701 Doctors Dr

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  5. Victoria Conway, FNPNurse Practitioner1407269426
  6. Ralph Cox, MDUrology Physician1891772695

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

5,501 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Matthews5,501
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate287 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium253 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide214 claims
  4. Omeprazole211 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium192 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium142 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,646.11

97 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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. Heather Matthews$1,646.11
  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 2 group practices

  1. Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncWilson, NC
  2. Vidant Medical Group LLCKenansville, NC

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

Heather G. Matthews among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Heather G. Matthews, PA 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

23 physician assistant records list a practice address in Kinston

They are 23 of the 521 NPPES records with a practice address in Kinston, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alex Brann, PA-CKinston, NC 285011366884769
  2. Carlton Crain, PAKinston, NC 285011083714711
  3. Ashley Eubanks, PAKinston, NC 285011679940258
  4. Abigail Hemmings, PA-CKinston, NC 285011457773020
  5. Danielle Hunt, PA-CKinston, NC 285011992194716
  6. Amy Kornegay, PA-CKinston, NC 285011730404880
  7. Emmanuel McLeodKinston, NC 285011891443560
  8. Eric Rutland, PAKinston, NC 285011972249134

Common questions

What is Heather G. Matthews, PA's NPI number?

Heather G. Matthews, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477538098, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather G. Matthews, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 Doctors Dr, Kinston, NC, 28501. Phone: (252) 559-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather G. Matthews, PA's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 102570, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather G. Matthews, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather G. Matthews, PA had 5,501 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather G. Matthews, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. 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.

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