Benjamin Howard Trichon, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Asheville, NC
Benjamin Howard Trichon, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1871599860, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2000-00644, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Howard Trichon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- 2000-00644 NC
200000644 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 274-6000
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 19, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 274-6025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040624000226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Womans Medical School, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5 Vanderbilt Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Andrew Beach, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1720217789
- Jeffrey Bonito, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346568482
- Lee Boyd, ARNPNurse Practitioner1295700573
- John Brandt, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1730472382
Verify Benjamin Howard Trichon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2000-00644Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
4,939 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone383 claims
- Torsemide361 claims
- Jardiance327 claims
- Eliquis276 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate264 claims
- Entresto258 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,926.35
67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncRaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Howard Trichon among 34 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in North Carolina
Benjamin Howard Trichon, M.D. is one of 34 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 97% 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, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 31 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 34 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in North Carolina.
All 34 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Riesbeck, D.O.Asheville, NC 288011154701696
- Vinay Thohan, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011184650798
- John Rommel, MDWilmington, NC 284011205061678
- Lisa Rose-Jones, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011386840890
- Joseph Mishkin, MDCharlotte, NC 282101376692640
- Shuktika Nandkeolyar, MDCharlotte, NC 282101518353077
- Scott Feitell, D.O.Charlotte, NC 282041770815540
- Ritesh Shrestha, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041093121543
Common questions
What is Benjamin Howard Trichon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Howard Trichon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871599860, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Howard Trichon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 274-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Howard Trichon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2000-00644, 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 Benjamin Howard Trichon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Howard Trichon, M.D. had 4,939 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Howard Trichon, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.