Katherine Alexandra Despotes, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Katherine Alexandra Despotes, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1891172961, issued on Apr 28, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 209604, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Alexandra Despotes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 209604 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- CB# 7020, 130 Mason Farm Road 4TH Floor Bioinformatics, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (984) 974-5703
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (984) 974-5737
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190718001925); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at CB# 7020, 130 Mason Farm Road 4TH Floor Bioinformatics
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Terra Swanson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1538798798
Verify Katherine Alexandra Despotes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 209604Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
231 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone26 claims
- Azithromycin22 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta17 claims
- Anoro Ellipta13 claims
- Xolair12 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 one group practice
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
158 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill
They are 158 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 2,356 pediatrics physician records in North Carolina.
All 158 in Chapel Hill → All 2,356 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill →
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Common questions
What is Katherine Alexandra Despotes, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Alexandra Despotes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891172961, issued on Apr 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Alexandra Despotes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at CB# 7020, 130 Mason Farm Road 4TH Floor Bioinformatics, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (984) 974-5703. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Alexandra Despotes, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 209604, 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 Katherine Alexandra Despotes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Alexandra Despotes, MD had 231 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.