NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashley Tempestt Badger, MD

Surgery Physician · Marion, NC

Ashley Tempestt Badger, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Marion, North Carolina, and NPI 1942628425, issued on Apr 2, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 03432, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942628425
Name
Ashley Tempestt Badger
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
03432 NC
2020-03432 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
472 Rankin Dr, Marion, NC 28752
Phone
(828) 659-5700
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2014
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2023
Fax
(828) 659-5785
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200728003048); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 472 Rankin Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dale Buchanan, FNPNurse Practitioner1407097520
  2. Alison Christopher, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1699089615
  3. Wesley Davenport, NPNurse Practitioner1225682511
  4. Crystal Ferree, FNPNurse Practitioner1982564415
  5. Rebecca Fischer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306161971
  6. Taylor Fischer, PAPhysician Assistant1346429438

Verify Ashley Tempestt Badger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

32 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ashley Badger32
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,646.62

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ashley Badger$3,646.62
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Albemarle Physician Services - Sentara IncElizabeth City, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ashley Tempestt Badger among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina

Ashley Tempestt Badger, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Marion

They are 4 of the 314 NPPES records with a practice address in Marion, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Bechtel, M.D.Marion, NC 287521144481383
  2. Joseph Chung, MDMarion, NC 287521205842655
  3. Eleanor Ricketts, CSFAMarion, NC 287521649929688
  4. Christopher Edwards, MDHendersonville, NC 287391851319966
  5. Thomas Eisenhauer, MDHendersonville, NC 287391346248002
  6. John Kogoy, MDHendersonville, NC 287391194033522
  7. Lachlan Noyes, MD, FACSHendersonville, NC 287391790755791
  8. David Price, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287391710984166

Common questions

What is Ashley Tempestt Badger, MD's NPI number?

Ashley Tempestt Badger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942628425, issued on Apr 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashley Tempestt Badger, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 472 Rankin Dr, Marion, NC, 28752. Phone: (828) 659-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashley Tempestt Badger, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 03432, 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 Ashley Tempestt Badger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashley Tempestt Badger, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ashley Tempestt Badger, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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