Kenny Dewayne Hefner, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · N Wilkesboro, NC
Kenny Dewayne Hefner, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in N Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1699747329, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 97-00276, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenny Dewayne Hefner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 97-00276 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1919 W Park Dr, N Wilkesboro, NC 28659
- Phone
- (336) 651-2980
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 667-2047
- Medicaid ID
- 891062A NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040802001015); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1919 W Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kenny Dewayne Hefner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 97-00276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,118 Medicare Part D claims for 455 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 139 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate361 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium232 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium214 claims
- Lisinopril210 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate199 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium199 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
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCNorth Wilkesboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenny Dewayne Hefner among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Kenny Dewayne Hefner, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in N Wilkesboro
They are 1 of the 45 NPPES records with a practice address in N Wilkesboro, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kenny Dewayne Hefner, MD's NPI number?
Kenny Dewayne Hefner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699747329, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenny Dewayne Hefner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 W Park Dr, N Wilkesboro, NC, 28659. Phone: (336) 651-2980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenny Dewayne Hefner, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 97-00276, 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 Kenny Dewayne Hefner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenny Dewayne Hefner, MD had 7,118 Medicare Part D claims for 455 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.