John Thomas Sweeney, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Winston Salem, NC
John Thomas Sweeney, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1427162320, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9701612, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Thomas Sweeney
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 9701612 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1901 S Hawthorne RD, Winston Salem, NC 27103
- Phone
- (336) 448-2427
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (336) 765-2869
- Medicaid ID
- 89-13272 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050502000836); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 681 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1901 S Hawthorne RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Whitney Brooks, PACPhysician Assistant1508099839
- Regina Gordon, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1821358326
- Robert Holmes, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1306803234
- Thomas Littlejohn, ATCAthletic Trainer1225052475
- Ryan McKimmie, MDGastroenterology Physician1144416934
- Deborah NifongNurse Practitioner1467539965
Verify John Thomas Sweeney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9701612Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
2,171 Medicare Part D claims for 512 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole331 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium238 claims
- Famotidine233 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl157 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium117 claims
- Linzess100 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): 87.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $376.99
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- Gastroenterology Associates OF The Piedmont PAWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Thomas Sweeney among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina
John Thomas Sweeney, MD is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 681 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Murat Akdamar, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031386678225
- William Bray, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031952345951
- Christopher Connolley, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031396702767
- James Gibbs, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031124132022
- Sean Harris, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031558328492
- Robert Holmes, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031306803234
- Charles McMurchy, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031417998279
- Henry Mixon, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031801900709
Common questions
What is John Thomas Sweeney, MD's NPI number?
John Thomas Sweeney, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427162320, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Thomas Sweeney, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 S Hawthorne RD, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 448-2427. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Thomas Sweeney, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701612, 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 Thomas Sweeney, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Thomas Sweeney, MD had 2,171 Medicare Part D claims for 512 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Thomas Sweeney, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.6 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.