NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jennifer Hitch Preston

Medical Physician Assistant · Wilmington, NC

Jennifer Hitch Preston is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1073542502, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 103631, 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
1073542502
Name
Jennifer Hitch Preston
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
103631 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5115 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone
(910) 362-1011
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060912000164); accepts Medicare assignment
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 5115 Oleander Dr

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

  1. Gabriella BasdekisMedical Physician Assistant1215709878
  2. Callie Brinker, PA-CPhysician Assistant1013741974
  3. Kunal Dalal, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1497065338
  4. Cameron DenglerPhysician Assistant1952922106
  5. Russell Dolan, MDGastroenterology Physician1093162661
  6. Robert Henihan, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1912950403

Verify Jennifer Hitch Preston in five checks

  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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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

899 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jennifer Preston899
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole172 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium124 claims
  3. Gavilyte-G72 claims
  4. Linzess52 claims
  5. Dexlansoprazole Dr50 claims
  6. Dicyclomine Hcl47 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $876.94

37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jennifer Preston$876.94
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates, PAWilmington, NC

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

Medical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina

There are 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.

Other medical physician assistant records in North Carolina

  1. Moboluwade Abe - Lathan, PA-CDurham, NC1558641746
  2. Izabella Abookire, PA-CGastonia, NC1619857299
  3. Hita Abrams, PA-CDurham, NC1972789477
  4. Shrija AcharyaFuquay Varina, NC1013597715
  5. Shekitta Acker, PA-CManson, NC1558398693
  6. Jennifer Adair, PAChapel Hill, NC1104959311
  7. Myron Adams, PA-CBenson, NC1972159465
  8. Ellen Aeschleman, PAGranite Falls, NC1477749935
  9. Hanan AlazzamBurlington, NC1871343814
  10. Michael AlbrightGoldsboro, NC1184047912

Common questions

What is Jennifer Hitch Preston's NPI number?

Jennifer Hitch Preston's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073542502, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jennifer Hitch Preston located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5115 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 362-1011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jennifer Hitch Preston's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 103631, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jennifer Hitch Preston prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jennifer Hitch Preston had 899 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jennifer Hitch Preston's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.