Kelly E Highland, MD

Primary specialty

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207ZP0102X

License

39617 Issued in NC

Practice address

1899 Tate Blvd SE
Suite 1105
Hickory, NC 28602-4200

Phone

(828) 322-3821

Fax

(828) 322-6697

NPI assigned

Mar 8, 2006

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 14

Addresses

Other identifiers 3

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Pathology

Education

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1986

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Piedmont Pathology Associates IncGroup PAC ID 8224000906, 9 clinicians

Wake Forest University Health SciencesGroup PAC ID 4486564952, 2,633 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center Hospital, Hickory, NC, CCN 340143
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC, CCN 340047
• Frye Regional Medical Center Hospital, Hickory, NC, CCN 340116
• Caldwell Memorial Hospital Hospital, Lenoir, NC, CCN 340041
• Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Hospital, Lexington, NC, CCN 340096

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Piedmont Pathology Associates Inc

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1922004852
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Wake Forest University Health Sciences

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1003803032
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Piedmont Pathology Associates Inc

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1194998781
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lenoir, NC
  • NPI 1114974029
  Care Compare affiliation
• Catawba Valley Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1164495255
  Care Compare affiliation
• DLP Frye Regional Medical Center LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1801823349
  Care Compare affiliation
• Lexington Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lexington, NC
  • NPI 1417958331
  Care Compare affiliation
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1063480531
  Care Compare affiliation
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1114995677
  Care Compare affiliation
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1144211301
  Care Compare affiliation
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1609162098

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital

  • Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1912179219

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "state": "NC",
            "license": "39617",
            "primary": false
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            "state": "NC",
            "license": "39617",
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            "state": "NC"
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• Brandy Johnson Hicks, NP
• Deborah Tonnette Hicks, FNP-C
• Jadyn Aaliyah Hicks
• Patricia Ann Hicks
• Michele Lynn Higerd, MD
• Robert A Highland, M.D.
• Lacy Hildebran
• Leigh Ann Hildebrand, LCSWA
• Erin Hilker
• Georgia Hill, PHARMD

• Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in Hickory, NC
• Providers in Hickory, NC by specialty
• Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 23, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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