Richard William Poole, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Richard William Poole, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1548462161, issued on Jun 5, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-10300, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard William Poole
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 0010-10300 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2280 US Highway 70 SE, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 270-7331
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 322-3280
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200812001868); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2280 US Highway 70 SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard William Poole 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 0010-10300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
235 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin38 claims
- Prednisone34 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim26 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium16 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Fastmed PCDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard William Poole among 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina
Richard William Poole, PA-C is one of 1,352 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2013 among the 663 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina
There are 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 1,352 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Denise Curtis, PA-CHickory, NC 286021356340137
- Abigail Eckard, PA-CHickory, NC 286021508542796
- Sydney Hall, PA-CHickory, NC 286021124757349
- Jimmy Johnson, P.A.Hickory, NC 286021831259084
- Sonal Lane, PA-CHickory, NC 286021992754972
- Grace McLaurin, PA-CHickory, NC 286021366441149
- Kevin McMahon, PA-CHickory, NC 286021205809118
- Kamlesh Mistri, PA-CHickory, NC 286021326115650
Common questions
What is Richard William Poole, PA-C's NPI number?
Richard William Poole, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548462161, issued on Jun 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard William Poole, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2280 US Highway 70 SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 270-7331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard William Poole, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-10300, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard William Poole, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard William Poole, PA-C had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.