NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sam R. Fulp, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · Charlotte, NC

Sam R. Fulp, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1548218118, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 32500, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548218118
Name
Sam R. Fulp
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
32500 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11430 Red Rust LN Ste 201, Charlotte, NC 28277
Phone
(704) 377-4009
Enumerated
May 5, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 24, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050502000828); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1983
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 11430 Red Rust LN Ste 201

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

  1. Srinivas Cheruvu, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1356367957
  2. Shiv Gandhi, MDGastroenterology Physician1205490166
  3. Alex Kesler, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1235662206
  4. Dennis Kokenes, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1407814999
  5. Viral Patel, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1346566858
  6. Robert Schmitz, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1548218183

Verify Sam R. Fulp 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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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

373 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Sam Fulp373
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf133 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium49 claims
  3. Omeprazole39 claims
  4. Dexlansoprazole Dr15 claims
  5. Peg 3350-Electrolyte14 claims
  6. Ursodiol14 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Charlotte Gastroenterology And Hepatology PLLCCharlotte, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sam R. Fulp among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina

Sam R. Fulp, M.D. is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Oscar Brann, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771003891094
  2. Srinivas Cheruvu, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771356367957
  3. Shiv Gandhi, MDCharlotte, NC 282771205490166
  4. Thomas Gavigan, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771760430607
  5. Alex Kesler, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771235662206
  6. Dennis Kokenes, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771407814999
  7. Pouneh Nikrooz, MDCharlotte, NC 282771992738983
  8. Viral Patel, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771346566858

Common questions

What is Sam R. Fulp, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sam R. Fulp, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548218118, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sam R. Fulp, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11430 Red Rust LN Ste 201, Charlotte, NC, 28277. Phone: (704) 377-4009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sam R. Fulp, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 32500, 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 Sam R. Fulp, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sam R. Fulp, M.D. had 373 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sam R. Fulp, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.