NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Desantis-Wilcox, PAC

Medical Physician Assistant · Cary, NC

Maria Desantis-Wilcox, PAC is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Cary, North Carolina, and NPI 1891878328, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-00589, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891878328
Name
Maria Desantis-Wilcox
Credential
PAC
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
0010-00589 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
222 Ashville Ave, Cary, NC 27518
Phone
(919) 859-1136
Enumerated
Oct 20, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100518000396); accepts Medicare assignment
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 222 Ashville Ave

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

  1. Danielle Almond, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1760840292
  2. Leanne Avery, PA-CPhysician Assistant1487619680
  3. Katherine Bogart, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1780710764
  4. Edgar Caro, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1659348217
  5. Neal Chawla, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1033291190
  6. Patrick Donahue, MDFamily Medicine Physician1275581142

Verify Maria Desantis-Wilcox in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

324 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Maria Desantis-Wilcox324
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone39 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass38 claims
  3. Cephalexin31 claims
  4. Mupirocin25 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 claims
  6. Cefdinir21 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: $15.58

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. 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.

  1. Maria Desantis-Wilcox$15.58
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

  1. Wakemed Specialists Group LLCFuquay Varina, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Maria Desantis-Wilcox among 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina

Maria Desantis-Wilcox, PAC 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2013 among the 663 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cheryl Beauman, P.A.Cary, NC 275181073572673
  2. Brendan Benitez, PA-CCary, NC 275181508644873
  3. Kimberly Cakerice, PA-CCary, NC 275181427366905
  4. Claire Goodwin, BSN, RN, MSN FNPCary, NC 275181336438829
  5. Melanie Grim, PACary, NC 275181356997381
  6. Sarah Hicks, PA-CCary, NC 275181013914837
  7. Sandra Krissinger, PA-CCary, NC 275181659035756
  8. Theresa Kubicki, PA-CCary, NC 275181801949474

Common questions

What is Maria Desantis-Wilcox, PAC's NPI number?

Maria Desantis-Wilcox, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891878328, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Desantis-Wilcox, PAC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 Ashville Ave, Cary, NC, 27518. Phone: (919) 859-1136. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Desantis-Wilcox, PAC's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-00589, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Maria Desantis-Wilcox, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Desantis-Wilcox, PAC had 324 Medicare Part D claims for 224 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.