Robert James Updaw, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Charlotte, NC
Robert James Updaw, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1215115332, issued on Jan 31, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-01064, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert James Updaw
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 2008-01064 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 E W T Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28262
- Phone
- (704) 863-5847
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100927000110); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 E W T Harris Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert James Updaw in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2008-01064Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
620 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa95 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate52 claims
- Prednisone43 claims
- Montelukast Sodium41 claims
- Breo Ellipta38 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta33 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert James Updaw among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
Robert James Updaw, 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 2008, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- James Jones, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282871740200047
- George Childs, MDFayetteville, NC 283011366624173
- David Hostler, M.D., MPH, FACP,FCCPFayetteville, NC 283011699916775
- Rahul Kakkar, MDFayetteville, NC 283031821038209
- Sonal Arora, MDFayetteville, NC 283041477592327
Common questions
What is Robert James Updaw, MD's NPI number?
Robert James Updaw, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215115332, issued on Jan 31, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert James Updaw, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E W T Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28262. Phone: (704) 863-5847. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert James Updaw, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-01064, 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 Robert James Updaw, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert James Updaw, MD had 620 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert James Updaw, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.