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Primary care doctors who accept Medicare in Hickory, NC
CMS lists 108 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Hickory. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 107. Offer telehealth: 29.
What a visit costs with Original Medicare
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 28601 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $125, of which you pay about $31; a follow-up visit $96, of which you pay about $24 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Christopher T. Bailey, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 1997 · West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineMaleBrendan Black, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 2011 · University of Michigan Medical SchoolMaleKeith R. Bucklen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 1976 · Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineMaleMarvin F. Ewy, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1987 · Ohio State University College of MedicineMaleBamdad Farhad, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005 · New York College of Osteo Medicine of New York Institute of TechnologyMaleSteven Ferguson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1996MaleBrian M. Giordano, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 2005 · Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson UniversityMaleJames B. Holleman Jr., MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992 · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineMaleVirginia E. Killoren, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002 · East Tennessee State University Quillen College of MedicineFemaleLaura Lym-Murphy, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 1992FemaleBrendan J. Michel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 2015 · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineMaleGlen L. Portwood, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 1989 · Medical College of Georgia School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $255Glen D. Rowe, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 1984 · Ohio University, College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $40Katherine A. Sullivan
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 2021 · Lincoln Mem Univ, Debusk Col of Osteopathic MedFemaleJacqueline Thompson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 1989 · Howard University College of MedicineFemaleBradley J. Zins, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 1990 · Wayne State University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $40Franklin C. Mikell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 97/100Graduated 2013MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $34Stephanie M. Stalcup, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 92.9/100Graduated 2017FemaleArun G. Philip, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 90.9/100Graduated 2017 · Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleColin P. Curran, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 90.8/100Graduated 1997MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $3,577Manisha Koirala, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 80.8/100Graduated 2013 · National Medical UniversityFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $120Kevin C. Harned, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 75/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002 · University of Kentucky College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $276Muhammad Alvi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $4,685Mirela Bacevac, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $110Zhanna Bates, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016 · Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Virginia CampusFemaleDaniel R. Bauer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $235Mary J. Britton, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1997 · Northeastern Ohio University College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,495Michael P. Burton, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · Virginia Commonwealth University, School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $174Lawrence S. Carter Jr., MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $541Mariely Castellanos Nouel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,825Aimee Cavendish, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006 · University of South Carolina School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $835Niranjana Chellappa, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $569Bradley T. Christoph, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018MaleDonald J. Costic, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007 · Northeastern Ohio University College of MedicineMaleElizabeth D. Cressy, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992 · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineFemaleCharles Davant III, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1972 · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $731Michael C. Desantis, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992 · Ohio State University College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Hickory: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,720Pauline E. Dibia, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010FemaleDavid R. Duralia, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · University of South Carolina School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,580Sebastine Elendu, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998MaleWilliam C. Faltermayer Jr., DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health SciencesMaleMichael L. Fisher, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · Indiana University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Hickory: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $161Robert F. Glenn, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1985 · Vanderbilt University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $237Aaron K. Goodwin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017 · Medical College of Georgia School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $702Charles D. Graham, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015 · Kansas City University of Med & Biosciences, College of Osteo MedMaleNeveen Habashi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1983FemaleBradley K. Hardee, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,029Cherrie C. Hart, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008 · Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $16Robert E. Hart, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989 · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $424Jay Harvey, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $162Lorena Hernandez Tellez, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012 · Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $62Michele L. Higerd, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicineFemaleMichael M. Hirsch, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1993 · University of Virginia School of MedicineMaleSteven J. Houston, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, ErieMaleIsmo M. Kaariainen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995MaleDavid M. Kays, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Osteopathic MedMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,058Kirsten S. Kerr, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1998 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $329Mohammad Khan, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $24Jason B. Kihneman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMaleOther offices in Hickory: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $45David G. Locklear, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1978MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $854William E. Long, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1972 · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineMaleRichard S. Lorenzo, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015 · Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, ErieMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $944Murthy V. Madduri, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1986MaleOther offices in Hickory: 1Dana E. Maxwell, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019 · Ohio University, College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $63Rachel C. Miranda, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleSara M. Movaghar, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $562Tooba Munawar, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $828Puja Myne, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $937Karim Nazer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1987MaleOther offices in Hickory: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $248Chhabindra Nepal, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $443Philip J. Odonnell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1987 · Georgetown University School of MedicineMaleArjun Ohri, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,106Sean L. Pacholec, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018 · Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, BradentonMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $25Paige K. Parker, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $289Shital S. Patel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001 · Wake Forest University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $18Scott D. Polster, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992 · Hahneman Medical College of the PacificMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $298John D. Powell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1993 · Medical College of Georgia School of MedicineMaleBilly L. Price Jr., MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityMaleKeerthi H. Rallapati, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003FemaleRobert J. Reichling, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1998 · University of Cincinnati College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $695Elizabeth D. Restino, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2001 · University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,649Michael J. Rewis II, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016 · University of Mississippi School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $719Christopher Richards, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022 · West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineMaleKarol A. Richards, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998FemaleMohammad Fayez B. Rujubali, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002MaleOther offices in Hickory: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $534Kate Ryan, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018 · Liberty Univ College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $816Steven L. Sanderson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1997 · University of Cincinnati College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $833Nitin P. Shenoy, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994 · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $535Zeeba A. Siddiqi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1994FemaleMichael Simhachalam, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · Creighton University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Hickory: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $409Jordan L. Simpson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $288Joshua Slusher, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Ohio University, College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $764Ailisa H. Smith, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005 · Wake Forest University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Hickory: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,292Zuma Speakman, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018 · At Still Un of Hlth Sciences, Col of Osteo Med, MesaFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $918John St.angelo Iii
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Temple University School of MedicineMaleShane O. Summers, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1986 · Ohio State University College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Hickory: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,122Paul W. Sykes, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · Medical College of Georgia School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $85Kayla Szolek, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas CampusFemaleUmpai Tedrow, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,658Tyler B. Thurman, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014Male
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Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
Other specialists in Hickory
- Nurse practitioners197
- Cardiologists24
- Dermatologists9
- Orthopedic surgeons16
- Neurologists7
- Gastroenterologists17
- Ophthalmologists14
- Optometrists25
- Podiatrists8
- Urologists7
- Pulmonologists10
- Nephrologists4
- Endocrinologists3
- Rheumatologists4
- ENT doctors7
- Oncologists4
- Psychiatrists13
- Psychologists3
- Therapists and counselors58
- Physical therapists13
- Occupational therapists5
- Audiologists10
- Chiropractors12
- Gynecologists25
- General surgeons11
- Vascular surgeons6
- Pain management doctors3
- Physiatrists7
- Dietitians4
- Neurosurgeons4
- Infectious disease doctors4
Other care in Hickory
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).