Billy L. Poole, PA-C
NPI 1588164370ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Gastonia, NC
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Caromont Medical Group Inc, practicing in Gastonia, North Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $137,471 for 760 claims, against $43,234 paid for services in 2024. Integra Lifesciences Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $34.43 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Caromont Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1588164370 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 18, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 20, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 0010-07705 | 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 - Physician Assistant (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 463 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 611 across 4 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $43,234 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 760 · 1,639 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 267 |
| Total drug cost | $137,471 |
| Generic share | 79% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC · 424 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$34.43 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$14.68 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $18.67 | 1 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $15.76 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$34.43 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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