NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard William Pomerantz, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Hickory, NC

Richard William Pomerantz, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1154321321, issued on Jul 28, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-00665, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154321321
Name
Richard William Pomerantz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
2008-00665 NC
28207-1106 NC
ME77899 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2386 Springs RD NE, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone
(828) 732-5400
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2023
Fax
(828) 732-5401
Medicaid IDs
N0066H SC
5912406 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080609000800); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2386 Springs RD NE

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

  1. Peter Alford, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1356333827
  2. Matthew Fowler, DO, PHDPulmonary Disease Physician1871910091
  3. Pooja PatakInternal Medicine Physician1376171082
  4. Mohammad Fayez Rujubali, MBBSInternal Medicine Physician1306068234
  5. Tara Taylor, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1912931213
  6. John Wilkinson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871606913

Verify Richard William Pomerantz in five checks

  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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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,677 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.

  1. Richard Pomerantz1,677
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa207 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta145 claims
  3. Breztri Aerosphere130 claims
  4. Montelukast Sodium123 claims
  5. Stiolto Respimat98 claims
  6. Pramipexole Dihydrochloride90 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: $161.01

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Pomerantz$161.01
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. 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).

Richard William Pomerantz among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina

Richard William Pomerantz, MD is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Alford, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011356333827
  2. Muhammad Alvi, MDHickory, NC 286011992227953
  3. Matthew Fowler, DO, PHDHickory, NC 286011871910091
  4. Franklin McGuire, MDHickory, NC 286011467419358
  5. McKendree McNabb, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011164579777
  6. Tara Taylor, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011912931213
  7. Daniel Anderson, MDHickory, NC 286021831154244
  8. Lakshmi Kallur, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021073992343

Common questions

What is Richard William Pomerantz, MD's NPI number?

Richard William Pomerantz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154321321, issued on Jul 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard William Pomerantz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2386 Springs RD NE, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 732-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard William Pomerantz, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-00665, 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 Richard William Pomerantz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard William Pomerantz, MD had 1,677 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.