Joel H. Swofford, MD
Family Medicine Physician · N Wilkesboro, NC
Joel H. Swofford, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in N Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1659330116, issued on Mar 22, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 0000-39337, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel H. Swofford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0000-39337 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1919 W Park Dr, N Wilkesboro, NC 28659
- Phone
- (336) 651-2980
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 667-2047
- Medicaid ID
- 8981109 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040802001129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1919 W Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joel H. Swofford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 0000-39337Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,574 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 272 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium465 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium297 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate276 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate265 claims
- Omeprazole257 claims
- Lisinopril235 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Broad River RehabilitationCharlotte, NC
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCNorth Wilkesboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel H. Swofford among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Joel H. Swofford, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in N Wilkesboro
They are 2 of the 45 NPPES records with a practice address in N Wilkesboro, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joel H. Swofford, MD's NPI number?
Joel H. Swofford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659330116, issued on Mar 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel H. Swofford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 W Park Dr, N Wilkesboro, NC, 28659. Phone: (336) 651-2980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel H. Swofford, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0000-39337, 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 Joel H. Swofford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel H. Swofford, MD had 8,574 Medicare Part D claims for 536 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.