NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vesna Stajkovic Francis, P.A.

Physician Assistant · Candler, NC

Vesna Stajkovic Francis, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Candler, North Carolina, and NPI 1760609978, issued on Apr 19, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-0012, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760609978
Name
Vesna Stajkovic Francis
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0010-0012 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1388 Sand Hill RD Ste 1, Candler, NC 28715
Phone
(828) 365-7652
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2022
Fax
(828) 365-7653
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070719000749); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2003
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 1388 Sand Hill RD Ste 1

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

  1. Craig Burnworth, M.D.Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1609839984
  2. Sanjna Malpani, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1306848056
  3. Dena Snead, D.OInternal Medicine Physician1154715936

Verify Vesna Stajkovic Francis in five checks

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

4,006 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Vesna Francis4,006
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam271 claims
  2. Alprazolam237 claims
  3. Lamotrigine209 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate197 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl193 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl149 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: $868.13

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vesna Francis$868.13
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Fletcher Hospital IncCandler, NC

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

Vesna Stajkovic Francis among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Vesna Stajkovic Francis, P.A. is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 20% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 physician assistant records list a practice address in Candler

They are 6 of the 200 NPPES records with a practice address in Candler, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Bernardi, PA-CCandler, NC 287151538609565
  2. Austin DykesCandler, NC 287151861040206
  3. Venecia Marte, PACandler, NC 287151063502805
  4. John Vogler, PA-S2Candler, NC 287151063218048
  5. Anja Woody, PA-CCandler, NC 287151417077736
  6. Emily Chappelear, PABurnsville, NC 287141205009420
  7. Nicole Foxworth, PA-CCanton, NC 287161548392699
  8. Alice Haldeman, PA-CBurnsville, NC 287141124143508

Common questions

What is Vesna Stajkovic Francis, P.A.'s NPI number?

Vesna Stajkovic Francis, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760609978, issued on Apr 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vesna Stajkovic Francis, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1388 Sand Hill RD Ste 1, Candler, NC, 28715. Phone: (828) 365-7652. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vesna Stajkovic Francis, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-0012, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vesna Stajkovic Francis, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vesna Stajkovic Francis, P.A. had 4,006 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.