NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Hilinski

Physical Therapist · Asheville, NC

Benjamin Hilinski is a physical therapist with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1003944398, issued on Mar 1, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 8202, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003944398
Name
Benjamin Hilinski
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
8202 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
75A Livingston St, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 258-8800
Enumerated
Mar 1, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 271-7177
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070718000730); accepts Medicare assignment
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 75A Livingston St

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

  1. Jamie Bernal, OTOccupational Therapist1962249698
  2. Paul Bonzani, OTHand Occupational Therapist1306956941
  3. Evan Brohan, MSOTOccupational Therapist1396675112
  4. Jennifer Buie, OTR/L, CHTHand Occupational Therapist1477692952
  5. Gabriel Cortes, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1376474569
  6. Taylor DuncanPhysical Therapist1386109502

Verify Benjamin Hilinski in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.4 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score94.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%67.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Emergeortho PADurham, NC

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

Benjamin Hilinski among 8,640 physical therapist records in North Carolina

Benjamin Hilinski is one of 8,640 physical therapist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 14% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2017 among the 3,140 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

327 physical therapist records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 327 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 8,640 physical therapist records in North Carolina.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sue Baker, PTAsheville, NC 288011588744874
  2. Greg Blais, P.T.Asheville, NC 288011578561353
  3. Annette DupontAsheville, NC 288011750333720
  4. Jacqueline Ellis, P.T.Asheville, NC 288011699777672
  5. Margaret Everett, P.T.Asheville, NC 288011205834082
  6. Joseph Gregory, PTAsheville, NC 288011235219510
  7. Daniel Hall, PHYSICAL THERAPISTAsheville, NC 288011114904885
  8. Michele Hobson, PTAsheville, NC 288011558438093

Common questions

What is Benjamin Hilinski's NPI number?

Benjamin Hilinski's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003944398, issued on Mar 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Hilinski located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75A Livingston St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 258-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Hilinski's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 8202, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Benjamin Hilinski's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.

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.