NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Kearney, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Joseph Kearney, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1285160861, issued on May 3, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 227697, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285160861
Name
Joseph Kearney
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
227697 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone
(984) 974-7832
Enumerated
May 3, 2017
Record last updated
May 25, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 101 Manning Dr

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

  1. Jihad Abdelgadir Imam Mohamed Ahmed, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1942706320
  2. Abimbola Abiola, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831880780
  3. Elise Abken, MDPsychiatry Physician1558884221
  4. Amy Abramowitz, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1871983676
  5. Sudeep Acharya, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144719402
  6. Stephen Acosta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1255741757

Verify Joseph Kearney in five checks

  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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

65 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Kearney65
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt17 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $614.39

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Kearney$614.39
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Joseph Kearney among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina

Joseph Kearney, M.D. is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

73 surgery physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 73 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shannelle Campbell, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141689893281
  2. Anthony Charles, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141730297680
  3. Jeremiah Deneve, DOChapel Hill, NC 275141043373038
  4. Caprice Greenberg, MD MPHChapel Hill, NC 275141245271220
  5. Benjamin Haithcock, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141356561583
  6. Robert Hanfland, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141982813101
  7. Cathleen Khandelwal, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141972722171
  8. Booker King, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141407910219

Common questions

What is Joseph Kearney, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Kearney, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285160861, issued on May 3, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Kearney, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (984) 974-7832. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Kearney, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 227697, 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 Kearney, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Kearney, M.D. had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.