Rick J. Hernandez, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Southport, NC
Rick J. Hernandez, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Southport, North Carolina, and NPI 1437351806, issued on Jun 5, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-01465, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick J. Hernandez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2008-01465 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3960 Executive Park Blvd, Southport, NC 28461
- Phone
- (910) 454-4343
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 457-9209
- Medicaid ID
- 5913552 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3960 Executive Park Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Slade Suchecki, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1194839647
Verify Rick J. Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2008-01465Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $122.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Rick J. Hernandez among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Rick J. Hernandez, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Southport
They are 12 of the 237 NPPES records with a practice address in Southport, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- August Adams, MDSouthport, NC 284611992803985
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- George Holland, MDSouthport, NC 284611679550305
- John Irvin, MDSouthport, NC 284611043207749
- William Meacham, M.D.Southport, NC 284611932462090
- Domenic Palagruto, D.O.Southport, NC 284611215936356
- Kerry Partis, MDOak Island, NC 284611942437256
- Hailey Sparacino, DOOak Island, NC 284611518498062
Common questions
What is Rick J. Hernandez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rick J. Hernandez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437351806, issued on Jun 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick J. Hernandez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3960 Executive Park Blvd, Southport, NC, 28461. Phone: (910) 454-4343. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick J. Hernandez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-01465, 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 Rick J. Hernandez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick J. Hernandez, M.D. had 43 Medicare Part D claims; 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.