Paula Diane Hunter, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Arden, NC
Paula Diane Hunter, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Arden, North Carolina, and NPI 1588695381, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 102232, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Diane Hunter
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 102232 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 Skyland Inn Dr, Arden, NC 28704
- Phone
- (828) 681-5327
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040818001446); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula Diane Hunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 102232Check 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 physician assistant in 2024
2,426 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium159 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium94 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium87 claims
- Alendronate Sodium82 claims
- Lisinopril80 claims
- Losartan Potassium65 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: $659.49
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Fletcher Hospital IncArden, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Diane Hunter among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Paula Diane Hunter, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 physician assistant records list a practice address in Arden
They are 27 of the 441 NPPES records with a practice address in Arden, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Fluech, PA-CArden, NC 287041114979283
- Kristen Fromal, PA-CArden, NC 287041023446481
- Anne Fulbright, MA. MMS, PA-CArden, NC 287041730449638
- Whitney Garren, PAArden, NC 287041437426079
- Ryan Groth, PAArden, NC 287041629384268
Common questions
What is Paula Diane Hunter, PA-C's NPI number?
Paula Diane Hunter, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588695381, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Diane Hunter, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Skyland Inn Dr, Arden, NC, 28704. Phone: (828) 681-5327. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Diane Hunter, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 102232, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Diane Hunter, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Diane Hunter, PA-C had 2,426 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.