Joseph K. Hunter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Albemarle, NC
Joseph K. Hunter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Albemarle, North Carolina, and NPI 1174504237, issued on Nov 7, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9900256, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph K. Hunter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 9900256 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 Yadkin St, Albemarle, NC 28001
- Phone
- (980) 323-5360
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040227000180); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph K. Hunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9900256Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
24,975 Medicare Part D claims for 1,303 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 359 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,325 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,173 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium873 claims
- Omeprazole843 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium719 claims
- Gabapentin676 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncAlbemarle, NC
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph K. Hunter among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Joseph K. Hunter, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Albemarle
They are 13 of the 479 NPPES records with a practice address in Albemarle, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joseph K. Hunter, MD's NPI number?
Joseph K. Hunter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174504237, issued on Nov 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph K. Hunter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Yadkin St, Albemarle, NC, 28001. Phone: (980) 323-5360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph K. Hunter, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9900256, 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 Joseph K. Hunter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph K. Hunter, MD had 24,975 Medicare Part D claims for 1,303 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph K. Hunter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. 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.