John Taylor Collins, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Gastonia, NC
John Taylor Collins, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1922487925, issued on May 22, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00878, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Taylor Collins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2018-00878 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (502) 643-0876
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180702000182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Taylor Collins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-00878Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
286 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir46 claims
- Ondansetron Odt32 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
- Cephalexin16 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
- Gastonia Physician Services PLLCGastonia, NC
- Vidant Medical Group LLCRoanoke Rapids, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Taylor Collins among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
John Taylor Collins, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician 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 2015, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 2,094 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elias Awad, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541871904599
- Karen Bentley, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541275670010
- Adam Brunfeldt, MDGastonia, NC 280541477789725
- Ian Cole, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541003037359
- Timothy Corvino, MDGastonia, NC 280541245326156
- Diana Cramp, MDGastonia, NC 280541477691715
- Robert Farquharson, MDGastonia, NC 280541639287295
- Renee Fulbright, MDGastonia, NC 280541346389236
Common questions
What is John Taylor Collins, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Taylor Collins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922487925, issued on May 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Taylor Collins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (502) 643-0876. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Taylor Collins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00878, 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 John Taylor Collins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Taylor Collins, M.D. had 286 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.