NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luther Person, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Rutherfordton, NC

Luther Person, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, and NPI 1114909397, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-00367, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114909397
Name
Luther Person
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License numbers
2006-00367 NC
01053305A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
288 S Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Phone
(828) 395-1814
Enumerated
Nov 15, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
5905003 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190605001878); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 288 S Ridgecrest Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. William AmosEmergency Registered Nurse1033037346
  2. Dawn Bostic, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1588184667
  3. Elma CallisNurse Practitioner1093048522
  4. Emma Carter, DOFamily Medicine Physician1346864220
  5. Kerry Crain, RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871982603
  6. Brenton Curry, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457312639

Verify Luther Person in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 2006-00367
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $19.94

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luther Person$19.94
  2. Specialty average$2,488.38

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Luther Person among 1,389 diagnostic radiology physician records in North Carolina

Luther Person, M.D. is one of 1,389 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 998 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 diagnostic radiology physician records list a practice address in Rutherfordton

They are 5 of the 192 NPPES records with a practice address in Rutherfordton, and 1,389 diagnostic radiology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Grishaw, MDRutherfordton, NC 281391740260769
  2. Donald Lesher, MDRutherfordton, NC 281391285614206
  3. Franklin Mooring, MDRutherfordton, NC 281391982674966
  4. Michael Scruggs, MDRutherfordton, NC 281391871573394
  5. Xue Cunningham, M.D.Salisbury, NC 281441255607412
  6. Robert Kennedy, MDSalisbury, NC 281441285841130
  7. Deborah Lucas, MDSalisbury, NC 281441225032089
  8. Jeffry Neil, MDSalisbury, NC 281441144489949

Common questions

What is Luther Person, M.D.'s NPI number?

Luther Person, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114909397, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luther Person, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 288 S Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC, 28139. Phone: (828) 395-1814. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luther Person, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-00367, 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.

What is Luther Person, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.