Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Joseph K Hunter, MD

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1174504237

Joseph K Hunter, MD is registered under Family Practice in Albemarle, North Carolina. Graduated from Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in 1997, 29 years ago. Practices with Carolinas Physicians Network Inc, a 2,328-clinician group and works from 5 locations. Licensed in North Carolina.

Years since qualifying
29
Trained at
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Licensed in
NC
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

105 Yadkin St Ste 301
Albemarle, NC 28001-3449
Phone: (980) 323-5360
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Additional practice locations (4)

  • 269 S Main St, Norwood, NC 28128-6435 — (980) 323-5470
  • 112 E 1st St, Oakboro, NC 28129-9715 — (980) 323-5240
  • 243 N Highway 49, Richfield, NC 28137-5731 — (980) 323-5520
  • 835 Albemarle Rd, Troy, NC 27371-8682 — (910) 572-2309

Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence 9900256 (NC)

Record details

NPI number1174504237
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedNovember 7, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJuly 15, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolBRODY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Graduated 1997 (29 years in practice)
Group practice Carolinas Physicians Network Inc — 2328 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Not indicated
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients478
Services billed 2,731 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $19 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Carolinas Physicians Network Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2328 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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