Kelly E. Highland, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · Hickory, NC
Kelly E. Highland, MD is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1891762829, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 39617, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelly E. Highland
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
- License number
- 39617 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1899 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 322-3821
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2026
- Fax
- (828) 322-6697
- Medicaid ID
- 8942380 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101220000543); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kelly E. Highland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 39617Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $47.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Celgene Corporation. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,565.00 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 2 group practices
- Piedmont Pathology Associates IncHickory, NC
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelly E. Highland among 432 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in North Carolina
Kelly E. Highland, MD is one of 432 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 59% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2001 among the 242 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 432 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in North Carolina.
All 432 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Atkins, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021962470559
- Toby Foster, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021912199399
- Sarah Hamler, D.O.Hickory, NC 286021033366570
- Georgia Olympio, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021619945649
- James Parker, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021891763405
- Kerry Payne, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021184713406
- Eric Pittman, MDHickory, NC 286021518914837
- Jason Reutter, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021154316545
Common questions
What is Kelly E. Highland, MD's NPI number?
Kelly E. Highland, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891762829, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelly E. Highland, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1899 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 322-3821. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelly E. Highland, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 39617, 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.
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.