NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nathan Carr Pulkingham, MD

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · Whiteville, NC

Nathan Carr Pulkingham, MD is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Whiteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1588663447, issued on Jul 21, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 34437, 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
1588663447
Name
Nathan Carr Pulkingham
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
License number
34437 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 Jefferson St, Whiteville, NC 28472
Phone
(910) 642-8011
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
891293F NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041101000303); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1988
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 500 Jefferson St

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

  1. Surafeal Abraha, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306930631
  2. Magd Akel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1891438560
  3. Vellayat Ali, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235620022
  4. Kelechi AruoguInternal Medicine Physician1366790834
  5. Mett Ausley, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1962477208
  6. Harrison Baucom, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1497987440

Verify Nathan Carr Pulkingham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $234.28

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,565.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nathan Pulkingham$234.28
  2. Specialty average$3,565.00

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. Associated Pathologists, LLCWhiteville, NC

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

Nathan Carr Pulkingham among 432 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in North Carolina

Nathan Carr Pulkingham, MD is one of 432 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 59% 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, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 242 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 432 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mett Ausley, MDWhiteville, NC 284721962477208
  2. David Baird, MDKinston, NC 285011922092980
  3. Michel Haddad, MDKinston, NC 285011700870771
  4. Craig Steffee, MDKinston, NC 285011548254527
  5. Warren White, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284121861537664
  6. Philip Barber, MBBSWilmington, NC 284011336692649
  7. Wanli Cheng, MDWilmington, NC 284011891771457
  8. Rachel Jester, MDWilmington, NC 284011285083915

Common questions

What is Nathan Carr Pulkingham, MD's NPI number?

Nathan Carr Pulkingham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588663447, issued on Jul 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nathan Carr Pulkingham, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Jefferson St, Whiteville, NC, 28472. Phone: (910) 642-8011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nathan Carr Pulkingham, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 34437, 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 Nathan Carr Pulkingham, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.5 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.