NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sherman Austin Yeargan, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Wilmington, NC

Sherman Austin Yeargan, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1962421917, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200601004, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962421917
Name
Sherman Austin Yeargan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
200601004 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5725 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone
(910) 769-7878
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 7, 2023
Fax
(910) 769-8967
Medicaid ID
5905103 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061212000547); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 1999
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5725 Oleander Dr

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  1. Robert Fibich, D.C.Chiropractor1831336742
  2. Stacey Headrick, M.ED..CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1265753966
  3. Jennifer Holmes, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1871771352
  4. Melinda McDaries, DCChiropractor1568867844
  5. Susan O'Carroll, PTPhysical Therapist1174572812
  6. Sarah SnyderSpecialist1992421630

Verify Sherman Austin Yeargan 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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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

318 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 47 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sherman Yeargan318
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam111 claims
  2. Celecoxib41 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl24 claims
  4. Gabapentin23 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium20 claims
  6. Alprazolam17 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.

Sherman Austin Yeargan among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Sherman Austin Yeargan, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jack Bowling, MDWilmington, NC 284031891795977
  2. Matthew Braswell, MDWilmington, NC 284031417452954
  3. Michael Carter, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031245207919
  4. Zachary Diltz, MDWilmington, NC 284031922561174
  5. David Esposito, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031407895410
  6. Jeremy Hines, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031437538519
  7. Neil Macintyre, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031124264288
  8. Douglas Messina, MDWilmington, NC 284031104842012

Common questions

What is Sherman Austin Yeargan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sherman Austin Yeargan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962421917, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sherman Austin Yeargan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5725 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 769-7878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sherman Austin Yeargan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200601004, 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 Sherman Austin Yeargan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sherman Austin Yeargan, M.D. had 318 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.