NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Mearns, DO

Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Wilmington, NC

John Mearns, DO is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1710187869, issued on Jul 18, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 200701388, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710187869
Name
John Mearns
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
License numbers
200701388 NC
2306 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4402 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone
(910) 202-3363
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 21, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 332-1072
Medicaid ID
5914525 NC
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 4402 Shipyard Blvd

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

  1. Larry Arrowood, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1124027636
  2. Cortis Bailey, PAPhysician Assistant1386606564
  3. Michael Barri, MDInternal Medicine Physician1689679409
  4. Cynthia Bowers-Lee, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1912902305
  5. Machelle Burgess, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1104841519
  6. Samuel Collins, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1669477055

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024

410 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 73 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Mearns410
  2. Specialty average292

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt43 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl41 claims
  3. Cefdinir40 claims
  4. Prednisone37 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium26 claims
  6. Lactulose17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92 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 score82.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

John Mearns among 47 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in North Carolina

John Mearns, DO is one of 47 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 51% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 36% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X 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 Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 47 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark KesslerWilmington, NC 284111649108382
  2. Tiffany McCormickRed Springs, NC 283771497595581
  3. Don Bahner, MDPinehurst, NC 283741003853821
  4. John Bridgman, MDPinehurst, NC 283741316988082
  5. Jonathan Brower, MDPinehurst, NC 283741861433534
  6. Matthew Harmody, MDPinehurst, NC 283741265479414
  7. Linda Jingle, MDPinehurst, NC 283741720025844
  8. James Lewis, MDPinehurst, NC 283741699716738

Common questions

What is John Mearns, DO's NPI number?

John Mearns, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710187869, issued on Jul 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Mearns, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4402 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 202-3363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Mearns, DO's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200701388, 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 Mearns, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Mearns, DO had 410 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Mearns, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92 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), 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.