Peter John Dorton, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Peter John Dorton, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1083655211, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-00739, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter John Dorton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2013-00739 NC
20449 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7804 Fairview RD Ste A, Charlotte, NC 28226
- Phone
- (704) 316-3136
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2023
- Fax
- (704) 316-3140
- Medicaid ID
- 204497 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140207001022); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7804 Fairview RD Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Angela Davis, FNPNurse Practitioner1851768352
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Verify Peter John Dorton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2013-00739Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,507 Medicare Part D claims for 693 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 90 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium397 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate287 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium242 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium221 claims
- Losartan Potassium177 claims
- Lisinopril174 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: $117.77
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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
- Mcpc-17 LLCPinehurst, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter John Dorton among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Peter John Dorton, MD 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
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
417 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 417 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Peter John Dorton, MD's NPI number?
Peter John Dorton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083655211, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter John Dorton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7804 Fairview RD Ste A, Charlotte, NC, 28226. Phone: (704) 316-3136. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter John Dorton, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-00739, 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 Peter John Dorton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter John Dorton, MD had 5,507 Medicare Part D claims for 693 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.