Morgan C. Eckerd, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Hickory, NC
Morgan C. Eckerd, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1538428081, issued on May 3, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 201801308, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Morgan C. Eckerd
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License numbers
- 201801308 NC
ME142281 FL
R2914 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18 13TH Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 322-2644
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 327-2235
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200430002739); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Morgan C. Eckerd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 201801308Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average diagnostic radiology physician in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 51 among the 2,711 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $465.65
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Argon Medical Devices, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Florida Hospital Physician Group IncTampa, FL
- Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Morgan C. Eckerd among 1,389 diagnostic radiology physician records in North Carolina
Morgan C. Eckerd, MD 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 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 998 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
25 diagnostic radiology physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 25 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 1,389 diagnostic radiology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Booker, M, D.Hickory, NC 286011245215011
- John Bools, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011013028695
- Maddalena Duarte, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011679794796
- Nicholas Frankel, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011982715546
- Steve Harlan, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011841301538
- Adrian Holtzman, MDHickory, NC 286011447205778
- Michael Jacobs, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011659482040
- Alan Massengill, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011013028562
Common questions
What is Morgan C. Eckerd, MD's NPI number?
Morgan C. Eckerd, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538428081, issued on May 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Morgan C. Eckerd, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18 13TH Ave NE, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 322-2644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Morgan C. Eckerd, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201801308, 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 Morgan C. Eckerd, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Morgan C. Eckerd, MD had 30 Medicare Part D claims; the average among diagnostic radiology physician prescribers was 51. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Morgan C. Eckerd, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.