Brian Ritchie Lewis, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Brian Ritchie Lewis, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1942255013, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-01199, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Ritchie Lewis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2008-01199 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 372 Depot St, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 575-9600
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 575-2298
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Ritchie Lewis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2008-01199Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
529 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium47 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate45 claims
- Tramadol Hcl41 claims
- Lisinopril38 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium20 claims
- Gabapentin19 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.
Brian Ritchie Lewis among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Brian Ritchie Lewis, 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 updated2016 · 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
They are 243 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Brian Ritchie Lewis, MD's NPI number?
Brian Ritchie Lewis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942255013, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Ritchie Lewis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 372 Depot St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 575-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Ritchie Lewis, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-01199, 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 Ritchie Lewis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Ritchie Lewis, MD had 529 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.