Joel C. Kunze, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Joel C. Kunze, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1265418586, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 102190, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel C. Kunze
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 102190 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 3RD Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 304-6363
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 304-0033
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050405001428); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10 3RD Ave NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joel C. Kunze in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 102190Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
6,221 Medicare Part D claims for 728 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 437 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium284 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium244 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate227 claims
- Lisinopril223 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium221 claims
- Tramadol Hcl212 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: $1,760.44
106 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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
- Desantis Family PracticeHickory, NC
- Michael Christopher Desantis MDHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel C. Kunze among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Joel C. Kunze, P.A. 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
- Graduated1996 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
128 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 128 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joel C. Kunze, P.A.'s NPI number?
Joel C. Kunze, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265418586, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel C. Kunze, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 3RD Ave NE, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 304-6363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel C. Kunze, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 102190, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joel C. Kunze, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel C. Kunze, P.A. had 6,221 Medicare Part D claims for 728 beneficiaries; 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.