Vern Arthur Metcalf, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Nags Head, NC
Vern Arthur Metcalf, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nags Head, North Carolina, and NPI 1720081128, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9900948, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vern Arthur Metcalf
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 9900948 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4810 S Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC 27959
- Phone
- (252) 449-7373
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 449-7371
- Medicaid ID
- 891243R NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040522000193); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4810 S Croatan Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vern Arthur Metcalf in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9900948Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,214 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 352 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium688 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium619 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate413 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium381 claims
- Alprazolam340 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate299 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $152.79
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Broad River RehabilitationCharlotte, NC
- Outer Banks Professional Services, LLCNags Head, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Nags Head
They are 3 of the 146 NPPES records with a practice address in Nags Head, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 3 in Nags Head → All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Nags Head →
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Common questions
What is Vern Arthur Metcalf, MD's NPI number?
Vern Arthur Metcalf, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720081128, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vern Arthur Metcalf, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4810 S Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC, 27959. Phone: (252) 449-7373. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vern Arthur Metcalf, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9900948, 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 Vern Arthur Metcalf, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vern Arthur Metcalf, MD had 12,214 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vern Arthur Metcalf, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.