Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Vera Bude, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Shelby, NC

Vera Bude, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1659908440, issued on Mar 24, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-00755, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1659908440
Name
Vera Bude
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2023-00755 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
711 N Dekalb St, Shelby, NC 28150
Phone
(704) 482-1482
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 711 N Dekalb St

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

  1. Kyle Aldinger, MDInternal Medicine Physician1043203441
  2. Abigail Bell, DNP-FNP-CNurse Practitioner1659267383
  3. Gideon Besson, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1164415584
  4. Stephen Bryan, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1124783626
  5. Barry Coalson, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1275526683
  6. Paul Ferrell, MDRheumatology Physician1053304477

Verify Vera Bude 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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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,662 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 90 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vera Bude2,662
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium101 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium87 claims
  4. Omeprazole79 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide74 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate70 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: $274.46

13 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vera Bude$274.46
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Shelby Medical Associates PAShelby, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

38 internal medicine physician records list a Shelby practice address

They are 38 of the 924 NPPES records with a Shelby practice address, and 4,922 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

Other internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Ana Abaroa-Salvatierra, M.D.Pollocksville, NC1598101750
  2. Naa Deisa Abbey, MDShelby, NC1467899294
  3. Rami Abdo, MDDurham, NC1184693160
  4. Farhath Abdul Kareem, MDCary, NC1679687347
  5. Firas Abdulmajeed, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1427358043
  6. Erlinda Abella, MDSalisbury, NC1649251505
  7. Bisrat AberaFayetteville, NC1871453886
  8. David Abernathy, M. D.Morganton, NC1265497366
  9. Hiba Abouassi, M.D.Durham, NC1063617470
  10. Maroun Aboutayeh, D.O.Asheville, NC1447757992

Common questions

What is Vera Bude, MD's NPI number?

Vera Bude, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659908440, issued on Mar 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vera Bude, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 N Dekalb St, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (704) 482-1482. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vera Bude, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-00755, 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 Vera Bude, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vera Bude, MD had 2,662 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.