NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1891358784, issued on Apr 17, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 250204, 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
1891358784
Name
Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
250204 NC
73675 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone
(984) 974-5217
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 3, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230724002159); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 101 Manning Dr

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

  1. Jihad Abdelgadir Imam Mohamed Ahmed, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1942706320
  2. Abimbola Abiola, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831880780
  3. Elise Abken, MDPsychiatry Physician1558884221
  4. Amy Abramowitz, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1871983676
  5. Sudeep Acharya, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144719402
  6. Stephen Acosta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1255741757

Verify Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma 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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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average psychiatry physician in 2024

999 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.

  1. Nicholas Ma999
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Escitalopram Oxalate82 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl76 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl64 claims
  4. Lorazepam63 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl53 claims
  6. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine52 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): 83.5 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 score81.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Allina Health SystemMaple Grove, MN

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

Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

226 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 226 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Freeman, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141245250901
  2. Donna Frick, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141275508327
  3. Phillip Fullwood, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141710909288
  4. David Hawkins, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141871512327
  5. Bruce Hughes, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141487660304
  6. David Johnson, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141396758678
  7. Kathleen Lapp, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141356439244
  8. Mary Lunsford, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141669491080

Common questions

What is Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891358784, issued on Apr 17, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (984) 974-5217. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 250204, 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 Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma, MD had 999 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicholas Shao Kuang Ma, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.