Kenneth L. Parish, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Hickory, NC
Kenneth L. Parish, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1215990502, issued on Apr 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 009900978, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth L. Parish
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 009900978 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 415 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 327-9178
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 304-0202
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040515000293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 415 N Center St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kenneth L. Parish in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 009900978Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen22 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
- 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).
Kenneth L. Parish among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
Kenneth L. Parish, 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,170 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Bradshaw, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011295798155
- Leland Cook, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011235192261
- Montgomery Cox, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011720041767
- Jonathan Hata, MDHickory, NC 286011386858165
- Baker Henson, DOHickory, NC 286011013295195
- Roy Baskin, MDHickory, NC 286021871113183
- Todd Fridley, D.O.Hickory, NC 286021396040739
- Bryan McCluer, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021386640514
Common questions
What is Kenneth L. Parish, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth L. Parish, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215990502, issued on Apr 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth L. Parish, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 327-9178. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth L. Parish, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 009900978, 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 L. Parish, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth L. Parish, M.D. had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 37 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.