NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton, MSN, AGNP-C, OCN

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Durham, NC

Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton, MSN, AGNP-C, OCN is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1235500893, issued on Oct 8, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 5008065, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235500893
Name
Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton
Credential
MSN, AGNP-C, OCN
Primary taxonomy
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
License number
5008065 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Duke Cancer Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Phone
(919) 681-5257
Enumerated
Oct 8, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 613-5228
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160224000156); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2015
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 Duke Cancer Ctr

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

  1. Gail Martino, M.S., C.G.CGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1275522104
  2. Stephanie Yates, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1992907299

Verify Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024

577 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 92 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paula Kennedy-Newton577
  2. Specialty average1,492

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl53 claims
  2. Potassium Chloride38 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl31 claims
  4. Xermelo31 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium23 claims
  6. Diphenoxylate-Atropine21 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: $15.57

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paula Kennedy-Newton$15.57
  2. Specialty average$625.13

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. Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC

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

Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton among 347 primary care nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton, MSN, AGNP-C, OCN is one of 347 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 17% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2021 among the 173 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in North Carolina

There are 347 primary care nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marilyn AkyeaDurham, NC 277101760068654
  2. Kathryn Crabtree, AGPCNP-BCDurham, NC 277101568930196
  3. Elizabeth Devore, NPDurham, NC 277101699244525
  4. Jan JohnsonDurham, NC 277101881778942
  5. Laura Lewis, N.P.Durham, NC 277101649677931
  6. Katelyn LinkerDurham, NC 277101831851005
  7. Candace MartindaleDurham, NC 277101346004769
  8. Vanessa Sillaman, NPDurham, NC 277101962180091

Common questions

What is Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton, MSN, AGNP-C, OCN's NPI number?

Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton, MSN, AGNP-C, OCN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235500893, issued on Oct 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton, MSN, AGNP-C, OCN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Duke Cancer Ctr, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 681-5257. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton, MSN, AGNP-C, OCN's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5008065, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton, MSN, AGNP-C, OCN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paula Suzanne Kennedy-Newton, MSN, AGNP-C, OCN had 577 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.