Patrick W. Tester, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Leland, NC
Patrick W. Tester, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Leland, North Carolina, and NPI 1649263617, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-02161, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patrick W. Tester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2014-02161 NC
MD19075 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1333 South Dickinson Drive, Leland, NC 28451
- Phone
- (910) 341-3300
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 815-2882
- Medicaid ID
- 061502 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150224001671); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Patrick W. Tester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-02161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,292 Medicare Part D claims for 884 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 98 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium991 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate517 claims
- Losartan Potassium361 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide353 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium317 claims
- Omeprazole284 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: $93.34
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Wilmington Health PLLCJacksonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Patrick W. Tester among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Patrick W. Tester, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Leland
They are 5 of the 349 NPPES records with a practice address in Leland, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Leland → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Darshan Dave, MDLeland, NC 284511285052639
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- Trenee Little, MDLeland, NC 284511215515606
- Kimberly Grigsby-Sessoms, M.D.Rose Hill, NC 284581396799334
- Filipe Masquil, M.D.Rose Hill, NC 284581982787958
- Michael Caveness, M.D.Hampstead, NC 284431952428831
- Christopher McKibbin, M.D.Hampstead, NC 284431386088607
Common questions
What is Patrick W. Tester, MD's NPI number?
Patrick W. Tester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649263617, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patrick W. Tester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1333 South Dickinson Drive, Leland, NC, 28451. Phone: (910) 341-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patrick W. Tester, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-02161, 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 Patrick W. Tester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patrick W. Tester, MD had 9,292 Medicare Part D claims for 884 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.