NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Peter Charles Gerst, D.O.

Anesthesiology Physician · Hickory, NC

Peter Charles Gerst, D.O. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1245678614, issued on Jun 7, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-01612, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245678614
Name
Peter Charles Gerst
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
2017-01612 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
415 N Center St Ste 201, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone
(828) 327-8105
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(828) 327-4245
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170922001585); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of New England, College Of Osteo Medicine, 2013
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Anesthesiology Associates PASalisbury, NC

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

Peter Charles Gerst among 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina

Peter Charles Gerst, D.O. is one of 1,482 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 997 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

32 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Hickory

They are 32 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Donald Brown, MDHickory, NC 286011013997709
  2. Michelle Brown, MDHickory, NC 286011376523068
  3. Felicia Cain, MDHickory, NC 286011619957305
  4. Eric Hanson, MDHickory, NC 286011124008321
  5. Thomas Herfurth, MDHickory, NC 286011952381642
  6. Christopher Hunt, MDHickory, NC 286011558341255
  7. Paul Lafavore, MDHickory, NC 286011568442762
  8. Christopher Lariscy, MDHickory, NC 286011407836125

Common questions

What is Peter Charles Gerst, D.O.'s NPI number?

Peter Charles Gerst, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245678614, issued on Jun 7, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Peter Charles Gerst, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 N Center St Ste 201, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 327-8105. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Peter Charles Gerst, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-01612, 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.

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.