Samantha Kuhlman Branton, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Wilmington, NC
Samantha Kuhlman Branton, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1609488428, issued on Aug 21, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 5013458, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Kuhlman Branton
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 5013458 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4600 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- (910) 392-1921
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201016001624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samantha Kuhlman Branton 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 5013458Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
805 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin99 claims
- Pregabalin76 claims
- Clopidogrel59 claims
- Memantine Hcl49 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl36 claims
- Baclofen28 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: $402.23
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Minuteclinic Diagnostic OF North Carolina PCWilmington, NC
- Minuteclinic Primary Care North Carolina PLLCWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha Kuhlman Branton among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Samantha Kuhlman Branton, FNP is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 58% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
173 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Wilmington
They are 173 of the 6,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Samantha Kuhlman Branton, FNP's NPI number?
Samantha Kuhlman Branton, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609488428, issued on Aug 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Kuhlman Branton, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4600 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 392-1921. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Kuhlman Branton, FNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5013458, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samantha Kuhlman Branton, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Kuhlman Branton, FNP had 805 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.