Robert C. Northrop, MD
Surgery Physician · Abingdon, VA
Robert C. Northrop, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Abingdon, Virginia, and NPI 1588695266, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert C. Northrop
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD36287 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16000 Johnston Memorial Dr, Abingdon, VA 24211
- Phone
- (276) 258-1880
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 3875209 TN
Q000959 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111031000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16000 Johnston Memorial Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Makynzee AdamsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275479743
- Stephanie Alford, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1386824332
- Eric Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1174154413
- Jerod Bachman, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679133540
- William Baker, MDInternal Medicine Physician1124196787
- Steven Bandy, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1205942596
Verify Robert C. Northrop in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel18 claims
- Xarelto16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $29.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Blue Ridge Medical Management CorporationMarion, VA
- Wellmont Medical Associates IncKingsport, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert C. Northrop among 865 surgery physician records in Virginia
Robert C. Northrop, MD is one of 865 surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 71% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Virginia
There are 865 surgery physician records in Virginia.
All 865 in Virginia → Every provider in Abingdon → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Cummins, MDAbingdon, VA 242111265483184
- James Denton, M.D.Abingdon, VA 242111649251521
- Matthew Dorn, D.O.Abingdon, VA 242111649477209
- Amy Hitchcock, M.D.Abingdon, VA 242111790044063
- Ricardo Lopez Hanson, MDAbingdon, VA 242111841751229
- David Smith, MDAbingdon, VA 242111033190905
- Bradley Nicholson, M.D.Stuart, VA 241711144227836
- John Kerr, MDLebanon, VA 242661962401448
Common questions
What is Robert C. Northrop, MD's NPI number?
Robert C. Northrop, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588695266, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert C. Northrop, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16000 Johnston Memorial Dr, Abingdon, VA, 24211. Phone: (276) 258-1880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert C. Northrop, MD's license?
Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert C. Northrop, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert C. Northrop, MD had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.