Amy Howard Russell, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Amy Howard Russell, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1336137652, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-00045, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amy Howard Russell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2013-00045 NC
36476 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 123 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 257-4730
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 257-4738
- Medicaid IDs
- 1336137652 NC
33807744 CO - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130614000435); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amy Howard Russell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2013-00045Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
738 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate43 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium34 claims
- Lisinopril33 claims
- Metformin Hcl30 claims
- Losartan Potassium25 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mountain Area Health Education Center IncAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amy Howard Russell among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Amy Howard Russell, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
243 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 243 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Amy Howard Russell, MD's NPI number?
Amy Howard Russell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336137652, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amy Howard Russell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 257-4730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amy Howard Russell, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-00045, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amy Howard Russell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amy Howard Russell, MD had 738 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amy Howard Russell, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.