Thomas Kevin McKean, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Hickory, NC
Thomas Kevin McKean, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1841359486, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9700662, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Kevin McKean
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 9700662 NC
97-00662 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24 Second Avenue, N.E., Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 324-9900
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 324-8322
- Medicaid ID
- 891042M NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060110001031); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 1,725 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Thomas Kevin McKean in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9700662Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
5,783 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam530 claims
- Clonazepam490 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate299 claims
- Bupropion Xl267 claims
- Trazodone Hcl253 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate218 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: $2,670.68
133 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Thomas Kevin McKean among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Thomas Kevin McKean, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Barker, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011922189927
- Eugene Roberts, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011134148745
- Javier Rojas, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011235559667
- Jay Synn, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011518026160
- Lizette Villacorte, MDHickory, NC 286011598780397
- Jacob Whitener, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011073538195
- Debra Bolick, MDHickory, NC 286021164458956
- Kevin Carmen, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021558565358
Common questions
What is Thomas Kevin McKean, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Kevin McKean, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841359486, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Kevin McKean, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24 Second Avenue, N.E., Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 324-9900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Kevin McKean, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9700662, 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 Kevin McKean, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Kevin McKean, M.D. had 5,783 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.