Scott Polster, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC
Scott Polster, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1417936048, issued on Jan 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9700365, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Polster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 9700365 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24 2ND Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 328-2231
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 323-1562
- Medicaid ID
- 8910289 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081013000577); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahneman Medical College Of The Pacific, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott Polster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9700365Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,766 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 238 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium624 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium225 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium211 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium199 claims
- Ezetimibe189 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate183 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: $250.57
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Catawba Valley Medical Group IncHickory, NC
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott Polster among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Scott Polster, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
49 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 49 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, 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
- Michael Burton, MDHickory, NC 286011083693980
- Michael Desantis, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011780610394
- William Faltermayer, D.OHickory, NC 286011598767006
- Robert Glenn, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011265411938
- Bruce Goodson, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011366403578
- Luredean Hamilton-Brandon, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011629006994
- Robert Hart, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011326044504
- Baxter Leonard, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011609855246
Common questions
What is Scott Polster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Scott Polster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417936048, issued on Jan 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Polster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24 2ND Ave NE, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 328-2231. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Polster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9700365, 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 Scott Polster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Polster, M.D. had 6,766 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries; 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.