Byron Keith Strother, M.D., J.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Morganton, NC
Byron Keith Strother, M.D., J.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1174582563, issued on Mar 22, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-00531, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Byron Keith Strother
- Credential
- M.D., J.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 2008-00531 NC
D00075007 MD
MD425694 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 123 Wamsutta Mill RD Ste D, Morganton, NC 28655
- Phone
- (828) 475-4327
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (866) 492-9528
- Medicaid ID
- 5910683 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081115000022); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 1,725 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Byron Keith Strother in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2008-00531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
4,134 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam415 claims
- Clonazepam352 claims
- Trazodone Hcl308 claims
- Buspirone Hcl306 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate220 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine191 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $42.85
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Byron Keith Strother among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Byron Keith Strother, M.D., J.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Morganton
They are 26 of the 986 NPPES records with a practice address in Morganton, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Morganton → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Khaja Ahsanuddin, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551114970811
- Rasheda Ahsanuddin, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551790738391
- Anthony Burnett, MDMorganton, NC 286551245277474
- Hae Chung, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551881614543
- Anthony Frasca, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551508885443
- Joanna Gaworowski, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551699792028
- Robert Hanowell, MDMorganton, NC 286551124063565
- Nancy Hill-Price, MDMorganton, NC 286551942287800
Common questions
What is Byron Keith Strother, M.D., J.D.'s NPI number?
Byron Keith Strother, M.D., J.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174582563, issued on Mar 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Byron Keith Strother, M.D., J.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 Wamsutta Mill RD Ste D, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 475-4327. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Byron Keith Strother, M.D., J.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-00531, 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 Byron Keith Strother, M.D., J.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Byron Keith Strother, M.D., J.D. had 4,134 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.