NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Preston Kennedy, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Morganton, NC

Thomas Preston Kennedy, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1427139211, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 33263, 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
1427139211
Name
Thomas Preston Kennedy
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
33263 NC
0101045012 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2209 S Sterling St Ste 600, Morganton, NC 28655
Phone
(828) 580-4577
Enumerated
Oct 18, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2024
Fax
(828) 580-4599
Medicaid ID
1427139211 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190228000687); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1975
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 2209 S Sterling St Ste 600

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

  1. Mark Brady, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1992768766
  2. David Clark, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1881654572
  3. Michael Clemens, M.D.Surgery Physician1871852095
  4. James Davidson, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1265744429
  5. Elie Fares, MDInternal Medicine Physician1184145088
  6. Nancy Goins, ANP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1851645584

Verify Thomas Preston Kennedy 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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15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,640 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.

  1. Thomas Kennedy1,640
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa286 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta279 claims
  3. Fluticasone Propionate79 claims
  4. Anoro Ellipta78 claims
  5. Azelastine Hcl70 claims
  6. Furosemide63 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sentara Medical GroupWilliamsburg, VA

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

Thomas Preston Kennedy among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina

Thomas Preston Kennedy, 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · 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.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Brady, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551992768766
  2. David Clark, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551881654572
  3. James Davidson, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551265744429
  4. Simon Waghchoure, MDMorganton, NC 286551528214442
  5. John Dew, M. D.Lenoir, NC 286451184620593
  6. Richard Lupton, MDLenoir, NC 286451326035353
  7. Stephen Scott, MDLenoir, NC 286451023201431
  8. Ahmed Elnaggar, M.D.Statesville, NC 286251255323804

Common questions

What is Thomas Preston Kennedy, MD's NPI number?

Thomas Preston Kennedy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427139211, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Preston Kennedy, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2209 S Sterling St Ste 600, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 580-4577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Preston Kennedy, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 33263, 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 Thomas Preston Kennedy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Preston Kennedy, MD had 1,640 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.