Brian E. Edwards, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Brian E. Edwards, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1376679571, issued on Feb 24, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-01029, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian E. Edwards
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2009-01029 NC
D69015 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 258-0397
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 258-3390
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160830001958); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian E. Edwards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2009-01029Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,833 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 124 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium452 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate412 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium334 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium290 claims
- Lisinopril212 claims
- Losartan Potassium203 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $23.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 3 group practices
- Carolina Internal Medicine Associates PAAsheville, NC
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncAsheville, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
203 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 203 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 203 in Asheville → All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville →
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Common questions
What is Brian E. Edwards, MD's NPI number?
Brian E. Edwards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376679571, issued on Feb 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian E. Edwards, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 258-0397. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian E. Edwards, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-01029, 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 Brian E. Edwards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian E. Edwards, MD had 8,833 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian E. Edwards, 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.