Joan E. East, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Moncure, NC
Joan E. East, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Moncure, North Carolina, and NPI 1407822521, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 98-00851, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan E. East
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 98-00851 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7228 Moncure Pittsboro RD, Moncure, NC 27559
- Phone
- (919) 542-4991
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 542-3726
- Medicaid ID
- 891215N NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051202000611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7228 Moncure Pittsboro RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Samantha Crawford, DMDDentist1578099412
- Elizabeth Desmond, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164979365
- Nicholas Eilertson, D.D.S.Dentist1275845505
- Melissa Gilmer-Scott, MDFamily Medicine Physician1861598328
- Mary Holmes, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285060459
- Zoe JenningsClinical Social Worker1265197495
Verify Joan E. East in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 98-00851Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,215 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate164 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium129 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium105 claims
- Lisinopril87 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er67 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate67 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: $23.73
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Piedmont Health Services IncMoncure, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Moncure
They are 5 of the 33 NPPES records with a practice address in Moncure, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 5 in Moncure → All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Moncure →
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Common questions
What is Joan E. East, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joan E. East, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407822521, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan E. East, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7228 Moncure Pittsboro RD, Moncure, NC, 27559. Phone: (919) 542-4991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan E. East, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 98-00851, 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 Joan E. East, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan E. East, M.D. had 2,215 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.