Kristin Whitely Gaines, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Huntersville, NC
Kristin Whitely Gaines, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Huntersville, North Carolina, and NPI 1679991657, issued on Apr 7, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00973, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristin Whitely Gaines
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2018-00973 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9615 Kincey Ave Ste 100, Huntersville, NC 28078
- Phone
- (704) 316-5635
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181015000062); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9615 Kincey Ave Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anjan Chakrabarty, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1902111412
Verify Kristin Whitely Gaines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-00973Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,176 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium124 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate116 claims
- Metformin Hcl73 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium73 claims
- Lisinopril64 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium64 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, LLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristin Whitely Gaines among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Kristin Whitely Gaines, 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 2014, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
31 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Huntersville
They are 31 of the 1,525 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntersville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kristin Whitely Gaines, MD's NPI number?
Kristin Whitely Gaines, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679991657, issued on Apr 7, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristin Whitely Gaines, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9615 Kincey Ave Ste 100, Huntersville, NC, 28078. Phone: (704) 316-5635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristin Whitely Gaines, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00973, 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 Kristin Whitely Gaines, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristin Whitely Gaines, MD had 2,176 Medicare Part D claims for 159 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.