Kenneth Edward Locklear, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Red Springs, NC
Kenneth Edward Locklear, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Red Springs, North Carolina, and NPI 1275530594, issued on Jul 1, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 000024605, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Edward Locklear
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 000024605 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1002C E 4TH Ave, Red Springs, NC 28377
- Phone
- (910) 843-3311
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 843-3599
- Medicaid ID
- 8952453 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050317000916); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1002C E 4TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Herman Chavis, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1386630564
Verify Kenneth Edward Locklear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 000024605Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
21,771 Medicare Part D claims for 881 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 1,755 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin1,231 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen937 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium696 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen554 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium540 claims
- Omeprazole514 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: $20.46
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Cumberland County Hospital System IncRed Springs, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Edward Locklear among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Kenneth Edward Locklear, M.D. 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
- Graduated1979 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Red Springs
They are 2 of the 51 NPPES records with a practice address in Red Springs, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Red Springs → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Herman Chavis, M.D.Red Springs, NC 283771386630564
- Allen Ballew, DORaeford, NC 283761699185231
- Aliya Bayanagari, MDRaeford, NC 283761821343625
- Tabitha Bedini, M.D.Raeford, NC 283761003104092
- Linda Hughes, M.D.Raeford, NC 283761053474718
- Kyu Lee, MDRaeford, NC 283761336207158
- Garnett Lowry, M.D.Raeford, NC 283761790775690
- Martina Monroe, MDRaeford, NC 283761699779454
Common questions
What is Kenneth Edward Locklear, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth Edward Locklear, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275530594, issued on Jul 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Edward Locklear, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1002C E 4TH Ave, Red Springs, NC, 28377. Phone: (910) 843-3311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Edward Locklear, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 000024605, 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 Kenneth Edward Locklear, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Edward Locklear, M.D. had 21,771 Medicare Part D claims for 881 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.