Anthony James Esterwood, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Anthony James Esterwood, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1851350821, issued on Mar 20, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 33361, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony James Esterwood
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 33361 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 123 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 257-4730
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 232-2953
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Anthony James Esterwood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 33361Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,414 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate80 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate68 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
- Trazodone Hcl56 claims
- Eliquis53 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate53 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).
Anthony James Esterwood among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Anthony James Esterwood, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 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
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Common questions
What is Anthony James Esterwood, MD's NPI number?
Anthony James Esterwood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851350821, issued on Mar 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony James Esterwood, 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 Anthony James Esterwood, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 33361, 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 Anthony James Esterwood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anthony James Esterwood, MD had 1,414 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anthony James Esterwood, 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.