Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

John Baumrucker, MD

Specialist · Highlands, NC

John Baumrucker, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Highlands, North Carolina, and NPI 1295710085, issued on Dec 14, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 17200, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1295710085
Name
John Baumrucker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
17200 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
209 Hospital Dr, Highlands, NC 28741
Phone
(828) 526-1700
Enumerated
Dec 14, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 209 Hospital Dr

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

  1. Boyd Allsbrook, LCMHC-AMental Health Counselor1275385668
  2. Robert Buchanan, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1639135692
  3. Sherry Burkett, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1851765465
  4. Paul Cabiran, M.D.Specialist1538195177
  5. Julie Carpenter, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1720194236
  6. Carl Curtiss, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1215981501

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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

133 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,524 among the 12,477 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. John Baumrucker133
  2. Specialty average1,524

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl22 claims
  2. Eliquis18 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium15 claims
  4. Carvedilol11 claims
  5. Lisinopril11 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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).

2 specialist records list a Highlands practice address

They are 2 of the 47 NPPES records with a Highlands practice address, and 1,130 specialist records in North Carolina.

Other specialist records in North Carolina

  1. Bernadette Abadiano, PTWinston Salem, NC1386965788
  2. Kimberly Abraham, TRICHOLOGISTFayetteville, NC1427876283
  3. Robert Abram, M.D.Whittier, NC1740301225
  4. Jeffrey Acree, MDShelby, NC1750474573
  5. Donna Bryan Adair, COTAZebulon, NC1629357504
  6. James Adelman, MDGreensboro, NC1629035548
  7. Edward Adkins, HHCPElizabeth City, NC1285758706
  8. Ahmet Aksu, M.D.Fayetteville, NC1700974284
  9. Karen Alexander, MDDurham, NC1265490494
  10. George Alford, CPCharlotte, NC1669520284

Common questions

What is John Baumrucker, MD's NPI number?

John Baumrucker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295710085, issued on Dec 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Baumrucker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Hospital Dr, Highlands, NC, 28741. Phone: (828) 526-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Baumrucker, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 17200, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Baumrucker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Baumrucker, MD had 133 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,524. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Baumrucker, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.