Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

William Hickman, P.A.

Physician Assistant · Washington, NC

William Hickman, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Washington, North Carolina, and NPI 1891094967, issued on Mar 15, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 169518, 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 recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1891094967
Name
William Hickman
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
169518 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1730 Carolina Ave, Washington, NC 27889
Phone
(252) 946-2171
Enumerated
Mar 15, 2011
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 1730 Carolina Ave

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

  1. Timothy Klugh, O.D.Optometrist1407819212
  2. Nikhil Swarup, MDOphthalmology Physician1053994624

Verify William Hickman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 75.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%17.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Albemarle Eye Center PLLCElizabeth City, 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.

19 physician assistant records list a Washington practice address

They are 19 of the 411 NPPES records with a Washington practice address, and 8,335 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

Other physician assistant records in North Carolina

  1. Charles Aaron, PACharlotte, NC1396718037
  2. Franco Abad, PAWinston Salem, NC1154017440
  3. Christine Abbata, P.A.Wilmington, NC1730303603
  4. Princess Abbey, P.A.Matthews, NC1144661133
  5. Mary Abbott, PACAsheville, NC1619919776
  6. Samantha Abbott, PARaleigh, NC1194463729
  7. Mikayla Abee ThomasKing, NC1174345680
  8. Seth AbelHickory, NC1235510009
  9. Melinda Abercrombie, PA-CCharlotte, NC1760172647
  10. Caroline Aberman, PA-CGreensboro, NC1477180123

Common questions

What is William Hickman, P.A.'s NPI number?

William Hickman, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891094967, issued on Mar 15, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Hickman, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1730 Carolina Ave, Washington, NC, 27889. Phone: (252) 946-2171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Hickman, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 169518, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is William Hickman, P.A.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.