Wendy N. Rakestraw, CNM
Advanced Practice Midwife · Wilmington, NC
Wendy N. Rakestraw, CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1457836934, issued on Oct 1, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 147, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wendy N. Rakestraw
- Credential
- CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
- License numbers
- 147 NC
24839 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1124 Gallery Park LN, Wilmington, NC 28412
- Phone
- (910) 343-1031
- Enumerated
- Oct 1, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2024
- Fax
- (910) 251-8896
- Medicaid IDs
- Q044608 TN
1457836934 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240529001208); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest advanced practice midwife records → All 567 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1124 Gallery Park LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melissa Black, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1316514920
- Elizabeth D'Amelio, CNMMidwife1427882158
- Brian Daily, MDFamily Medicine Physician1427492503
- Catherine Daum, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497863476
- Jessica Davis, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1952860918
- Emily Doyle, CNM, WHNP-BCMidwife1265252266
Verify Wendy N. Rakestraw in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 147Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced practice midwife in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 72 among the 2,776 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol11 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: $61.01
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 3,833 providers of this specialty with any payment received $204.49 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 one group practice
- Wilmington Health PLLCWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wendy N. Rakestraw among 567 advanced practice midwife records in North Carolina
Wendy N. Rakestraw, CNM is one of 567 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in North Carolina. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Practice Midwife providers in North Carolina
There are 567 advanced practice midwife records in North Carolina.
All 567 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Advanced Practice Midwife nationwide →
The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melissa Black, CNMWilmington, NC 284121316514920
- Heather Wilson, CNMWilmington, NC 284121629642558
- Jessica Bentley, CNMBolivia, NC 284221194222869
- Denise Davies, CNMBolivia, NC 284221629204870
- Sarah Koenigseker, CNMBolivia, NC 284221528513223
- Emily Lineberger, CNM, WHNPBolivia, NC 284221205692365
- Nicole Rose Cervantes, CNMBolivia, NC 284221528720729
- Shea Stewart, CNMBolivia, NC 284221912792607
Common questions
What is Wendy N. Rakestraw, CNM's NPI number?
Wendy N. Rakestraw, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457836934, issued on Oct 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wendy N. Rakestraw, CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1124 Gallery Park LN, Wilmington, NC, 28412. Phone: (910) 343-1031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wendy N. Rakestraw, CNM's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 147, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Wendy N. Rakestraw, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wendy N. Rakestraw, CNM had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among advanced practice midwife prescribers was 72. 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.