Kristen Zima, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Medical Physician Assistant · Shallotte, NC
Kristen Zima, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Shallotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1992581458, issued on Aug 31, 2023. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Zima
- Credential
- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- Practice location
- 4612 Main St, Shallotte, NC 28470
- Phone
- (910) 444-2970
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241004003446); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4612 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christine KnowlesFamily Nurse Practitioner1154090413
Verify Kristen Zima in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
511 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone83 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass54 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro49 claims
- Cephalexin37 claims
- Azithromycin33 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl27 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: $1,100.36
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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 one group practice
- Regional Gastroenterology Associates OF Lancaster, Ltd.Lancaster, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Zima among 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina
Kristen Zima, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is one of 1,352 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2013 among the 663 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina
There are 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 1,352 in North Carolina → Every provider in Shallotte → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kathleen Murphy, PA-CShallotte, NC 284701386778363
- Elizabeth Bickell, PA-CWhiteville, NC 284721871889568
- Roxana De La Luz Arieta, PA-CWhiteville, NC 284721578270385
- Claude Dufour, PACWhiteville, NC 284721265584874
- Olivia Goodnight, PA-CWhiteville, NC 284721578329496
- Joanne Murphy, PA-CWhiteville, NC 284721609185222
- Brent Perkins, PACalabash, NC 284671124035928
- Samuel Weatherford, PA-CWallace, NC 284661508075896
Common questions
What is Kristen Zima, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?
Kristen Zima, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992581458, issued on Aug 31, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Zima, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4612 Main St, Shallotte, NC, 28470. Phone: (910) 444-2970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Zima, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's license?
Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristen Zima, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Zima, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT had 511 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.