John Nicholson, MD
NPI 1497723795ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Statesville, NC
Internal Medicine (MD) in Statesville, North Carolina, trained at Duke University School of Medicine (class of 1989). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,210,076 for 12,663 claims, against $69,498 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $528.78 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1497723795 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 10, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 28, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 36236 | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 221 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,427 across 49 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $69,498 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 12,663 · 28,332 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 616 |
| Total drug cost | $1,210,076 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Duke University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1989 |
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Iredell Physician Network LLCStatesville, NC · 96 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC
Other facilities
- Centerwell Home HealthHome health agency · Hickory, NC
- Iredell Home HealthHome health agency · Statesville, NC
- Hospice of Iredell County, IncHospice · Statesville, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$528.78 · 28 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$600.12 · 34 payments from 13 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $82.92 | 4 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $82.44 | 5 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $67.24 | 4 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $45.99 | 2 |
| Iti, Inc. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $40.29 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$528.78 · 28 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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