Paul Wilson Sykes, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC
Paul Wilson Sykes, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1598782922, issued on Jul 15, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 93-00335, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Wilson Sykes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 93-00335 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1985 Startown RD, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 327-4745
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 322-3569
- Medicaid ID
- 8981313 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060509000790); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1985 Startown RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- David Cody, RPHPharmacist1588704001
- Penny Matlock, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043557069
Verify Paul Wilson Sykes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 93-00335Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,867 Medicare Part D claims for 534 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 131 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium722 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium699 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium602 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate479 claims
- Losartan Potassium447 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate405 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: $87.31
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Catawba Valley Medical Group IncHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Wilson Sykes among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Paul Wilson Sykes, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 49 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Duralia, M.DHickory, NC 286021972549301
- Daniel Gill, MDLong View, NC 286021700845062
- Anne Gonzalez, MDHickory, NC 286021821030834
- Jay Harvey, D.O.Hickory, NC 286021235247404
- Don Hoover, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021952392664
Common questions
What is Paul Wilson Sykes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul Wilson Sykes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598782922, issued on Jul 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Wilson Sykes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1985 Startown RD, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 327-4745. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Wilson Sykes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 93-00335, 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 Paul Wilson Sykes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Wilson Sykes, M.D. had 12,867 Medicare Part D claims for 534 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.