Martin Johann Pontasch, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Highlands, NC
Martin Johann Pontasch, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Highlands, North Carolina, and NPI 1053408872, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-01079, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Martin Johann Pontasch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 2015-01079 NC
036170623 IL
ME100079 FL
35058998P OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 190 Hospital Dr, Highlands, NC 28741
- Phone
- (828) 526-1200
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2024
- Fax
- (828) 526-1230
- Medicaid ID
- 0874406 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110331000360); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 190 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ian Caudle, RPHPharmacist1114519998
- Sean Dozier, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1184969701
- Leila Martin, MDAnesthesiology Physician1134166861
- Thomas Sadagursky, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1730431859
- Jonathon Schumaker, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1760409387
- Stewart Stancil, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1306131883
Verify Martin Johann Pontasch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2015-01079Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
247 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone20 claims
- Meclizine Hcl15 claims
- Naproxen15 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl12 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: $20.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 one group practice
- Small Hospital Innovations LLCClewiston, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Highlands
They are 3 of the 47 NPPES records with a practice address in Highlands, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 3 in Highlands → All 2,094 in North Carolina → Every provider in Highlands →
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- John Adams, M.D.Oxford, NC1801116892
- Victor Adan, MDFranklin, NC1497719645
- Juliana Adedoyin, MDGreenville, NC1235758053
- Paula AdkinsSanford, NC1336193184
- Fekadu AdmasuFayetteville, NC1801050257
- Frank AgatucciDurham, NC1912971631
- David AhlersConcord, NC1972829166
Common questions
What is Martin Johann Pontasch, MD's NPI number?
Martin Johann Pontasch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053408872, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Martin Johann Pontasch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 190 Hospital Dr, Highlands, NC, 28741. Phone: (828) 526-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Martin Johann Pontasch, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-01079, 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 Martin Johann Pontasch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Martin Johann Pontasch, MD had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.