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Abigail Adams Eckard, PA-C is a physician assistant practicing in Hickory, NC. Abigail trained at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, graduating in 2022. Abigail is also listed as specializing in physician assistant — medical. According to Medicare claims data, Abigail cared for 348 Medicare patients across 546 services.
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What kind of doctor is Dr. Eckard?
Dr. Eckard is a physician assistant in Hickory, NC. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT”.
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What is Dr. Eckard's address?
Dr. Eckard is listed at 1985 STARTOWN RD STE 102, Hickory, NC 28602. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
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How can I make an appointment with Dr. Eckard?
The number on file is (828) 732-5550. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
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What is Dr. Eckard's NPI number?
Dr. Eckard's National Provider Identifier is 1508542796. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
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Where did Dr. Eckard train?
Dr. Eckard attended Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, graduating in 2022. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Eckard been practicing?
Dr. Eckard has 4 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2022, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. Eckard perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Eckard performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of chest, 2 views; provides treatments such as influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (828) 732-5550
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1985 STARTOWN RD STE 102
Hickory, NC 28602
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
546 services · 348 patients · 12 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
131 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | Imaging | 71046 |
15 |
| Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Treatment | 90662 |
14 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
198 |
| Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Lab test | 85025 |
33 |
| Automated urinalysis test | Lab test | 81003 |
32 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
27 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | Lab test | 87428 |
24 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
23 |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Billing code | G0439 |
20 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
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Other physician assistants at this location 2
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Related specialists at this location 3
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Also at this address 4
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Other physician assistants in Hickory 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2022 at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in NC who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.