Lorena Hernandez Tellez, M.D., PHD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC
Lorena Hernandez Tellez, M.D., PHD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1396010658, issued on Mar 19, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 00118, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lorena Hernandez Tellez
- Credential
- M.D., PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 00118 NC
262557 MA
273200 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1771 Tate Blvd SE Ste 103, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 322-1128
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200518003170); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1771 Tate Blvd SE Ste 103
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Alison Smith, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1346046810
Verify Lorena Hernandez Tellez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 00118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,352 Medicare Part D claims for 501 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 254 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium468 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium320 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate290 claims
- Lisinopril282 claims
- Losartan Potassium262 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium230 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 SciencesHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lorena Hernandez Tellez among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Lorena Hernandez Tellez, M.D., PHD 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 2012, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · 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).
37 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 37 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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- Alicia Howard, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021366887283
- Rachel Kelly, DOHickory, NC 286021871725861
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Common questions
What is Lorena Hernandez Tellez, M.D., PHD's NPI number?
Lorena Hernandez Tellez, M.D., PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396010658, issued on Mar 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lorena Hernandez Tellez, M.D., PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1771 Tate Blvd SE Ste 103, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 322-1128. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lorena Hernandez Tellez, M.D., PHD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 00118, 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 Lorena Hernandez Tellez, M.D., PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lorena Hernandez Tellez, M.D., PHD had 8,352 Medicare Part D claims for 501 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.