Kristopher Joel Swiger, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Wilmington, NC
Kristopher Joel Swiger, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1659670826, issued on Mar 27, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-00786, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristopher Joel Swiger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 2014-00786 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC 28401
- Phone
- (910) 662-9500
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 668-9501
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141003001422); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1415 Physicians Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chelsea Adcox, FNPNurse Practitioner1568274215
- Robert Ashworth, PHARM DPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1679577407
- Christopher Barber, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1487762464
- Taylor BazemoreClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1144648270
- Garrett Bostwick, PAPhysician Assistant1245783745
- Linda Calhoun, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1073572301
Verify Kristopher Joel Swiger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-00786Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,294 Medicare Part D claims for 1,001 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate422 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate399 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium369 claims
- Eliquis246 claims
- Furosemide239 claims
- Losartan Potassium196 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: $550.38
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 4 group practices
- Brunswick Community Hospital LLCBolivia, NC
- Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLCWilmington, NC
- Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center LLCWilmington, NC
- Pender Memorial Hospital IncorporatedBurgaw, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristopher Joel Swiger among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina
Kristopher Joel Swiger, MD is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 841 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Bishop, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011063423341
- Linda Calhoun, MDWilmington, NC 284011073572301
- Martin Conley, MDWilmington, NC 284011376537118
- William Crafford, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011780677187
- James Harper, MDWilmington, NC 284011740240324
- William Holt, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011821082264
- Anthony Maglione, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011922050145
- James McCriskin, DOWilmington, NC 284011700826617
Common questions
What is Kristopher Joel Swiger, MD's NPI number?
Kristopher Joel Swiger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659670826, issued on Mar 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristopher Joel Swiger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28401. Phone: (910) 662-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristopher Joel Swiger, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-00786, 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 Kristopher Joel Swiger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristopher Joel Swiger, MD had 4,294 Medicare Part D claims for 1,001 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.