Dr. Adam Walter Pflum, MD

  • Wilmington, NC
  • Cardiologist
NPI1649617416PAC ID9335542299
Medicare services, 2024
1,966
Medicare patients, 2024
818
Part D claims, 2024
1,657
Publications
3
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
1415 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC 28401
Practice phone
Call (910) 662-9700
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Primary practice

Nhmgcr Cape Fear Heart

Wilmington, North Carolina

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Dr. Adam Walter Pflum is a cardiologist in Wilmington, North Carolina

Dr. Pflum practices at Nhmgcr Cape Fear Heart in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Dr. Pflum's NPI, 1649617416, was assigned on June 3, 2013. Dr. Pflum holds North Carolina license 2017-00615.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9335542299
NPI enumeration date
June 3, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(910) 662-9700
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Adam Walter Pflum practices at Nhmgcr Cape Fear Heart in Wilmington, North Carolina

Dr. Pflum's primary practice is Nhmgcr Cape Fear Heart, at 1415 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC 28401 in New Hanover County. The practice phone is (910) 662-9700.

  • Nhmgcr Cape Fear Heart
    1415 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC 28401 · New Hanover CountyPhone(910) 662-9700

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Adam Walter Pflum is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Pflum's primary practice is Nhmgcr Cape Fear Heart in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Pflum is also affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute, Wilmington Main. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pflum to 4 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Adam Walter Pflum's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pflum practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Nhmgcr Cape Fear HeartAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Adam Walter Pflum is one of 726 cardiologists in North Carolina

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Pflum's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Pflum is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2017-00615 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Cardiologists near Dr. Pflum

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Adam Walter Pflum billed Medicare for 1,966 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,966 Medicare services from Dr. Pflum across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 818 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $145,080 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,966
Medicare patients818
Paid by Medicare$145,080
Procedure codes28

Dr. Pflum's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,1282024: 99712%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4552024: 4325%
Lab and pathology
2023: 1842024: 25840%
Surgery
2023: 1212024: 19057%
Other services
2023: 02024: 89

Where Dr. Pflum's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,36970%
  • In a facility59730%

Dr. Pflum compared with the North Carolina median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Pflum
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
1,966vs 1,71015% above
Medicare patients
818vs 7539% above
Part D claims
1,475vs 1,87922% below

Medians across 724 cardiologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Pflum's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Adam Walter Pflum treated 818 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 818 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pflum in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 372 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.57, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pflum's median patient age at 76, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 2024818
Average age76
Average risk score1.57
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Pflum's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Pflum's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women36144%
  • Men45756%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Pflum's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease63%
  4. Arthritis55%
  5. Atrial fibrillation46%
  6. Heart failure41%
  7. Diabetes36%
  8. Chronic kidney disease34%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Pflum's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 76

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men54%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Adam Walter Pflum wrote 1,657 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Pflum wrote 1,657 Medicare Part D claims for 363 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,475 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $112,921 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,017 claims across 21 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,657
Drugs named by CMS22
Total drug cost$112,921
Part D patients363

Dr. Pflum's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,511 claims91%
  • Brand-name146 claims9%

Dr. Pflum's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,0172024: 1,47545%

Drugs named by CMS: 22 in 2024, 21 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Adam Walter Pflum ranks in the 72nd percentile for coronary angioplasty and stenting in Medicare

Dr. Pflum accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 36 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Pflum, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Pflum ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Coronary angioplasty and stenting
72nd percentile36 procedures

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Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Adam Walter Pflum has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Pflum, published from 2020 to 2022. Dr. Pflum's most frequent co-authors are Nicklaus Powell Ashburn, MD, David McLeod Herrington, MD and Simon A. Mahler, MD.

Papers3
Years published2020 to 2022

Dr. Pflum's most frequent co-authors

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Dr. Adam Walter Pflum received $14,248 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 297 general payments to Dr. Pflum from 21 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $4,009.

General payments to Dr. Pflum by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Pflum by kind, 2017 to 2025

$14.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$11,12878%
  • Travel and lodging$3,12022%

Companies that paid Dr. Pflum the most, 2017 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Adam Walter Pflum's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Adam Walter Pflum's NPI number?

Dr. Adam Walter Pflum's NPI number is 1649617416. It was assigned on June 3, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Adam Walter Pflum?

Dr. Adam Walter Pflum is a cardiologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Adam Walter Pflum practice?

Dr. Pflum practices at 1415 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC 28401. Dr. Pflum's primary practice is Nhmgcr Cape Fear Heart in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pflum to 4 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.

What is Dr. Adam Walter Pflum's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Pflum is (910) 662-9700.

What is Dr. Adam Walter Pflum's medical license number?

Dr. Pflum holds North Carolina license 2017-00615.

Which hospitals is Dr. Adam Walter Pflum affiliated with?

Dr. Pflum is affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Pflum to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Adam Walter Pflum part of?

Dr. Pflum is linked to Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute, Wilmington Main. Dmand AI links Dr. Pflum to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Adam Walter Pflum accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pflum billed Medicare for 1,966 services in 2024, and Dr. Pflum accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Adam Walter Pflum see?

CMS counts 818 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pflum in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Adam Walter Pflum bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Pflum's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93000), office visit, established patient (99214) and special service (99152).

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What drugs does Dr. Adam Walter Pflum prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pflum's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Clopidogrel and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Adam Walter Pflum received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $14,248 in general payments to Dr. Pflum from 21 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.

How long has Dr. Adam Walter Pflum been practicing?

Dr. Pflum graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

Does Dr. Adam Walter Pflum do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Pflum, published from 2020 to 2022.

Who does Dr. Adam Walter Pflum publish with?

Dr. Pflum's most frequent co-authors are Nicklaus Powell Ashburn, MD (1 shared paper), David McLeod Herrington, MD (1 shared paper) and Simon A. Mahler, MD (1 shared paper).

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