Caroline Townson Brown, MSN, MA, NP-BC
Nurse Practitioner · Asheville, NC
Caroline Townson Brown, MSN, MA, NP-BC is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1013313873, issued on Nov 6, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 5007312, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline Townson Brown
- Credential
- MSN, MA, NP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 5007312 NC
1-156470 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 551 Brevard RD, Asheville, NC 28806
- Phone
- (828) 212-7021
- Enumerated
- Nov 6, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 232-8218
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150115001784); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caroline Townson Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5007312Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
582 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 122 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole35 claims
- Gabapentin34 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl34 claims
- Prednisone32 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Lorazepam20 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: $1,787.04
81 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- American Oncology Partners PAMarion, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline Townson Brown among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Caroline Townson Brown, MSN, MA, NP-BC is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 37% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
198 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 198 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Caroline Townson Brown, MSN, MA, NP-BC's NPI number?
Caroline Townson Brown, MSN, MA, NP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013313873, issued on Nov 6, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline Townson Brown, MSN, MA, NP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 551 Brevard RD, Asheville, NC, 28806. Phone: (828) 212-7021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline Townson Brown, MSN, MA, NP-BC's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5007312, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Caroline Townson Brown, MSN, MA, NP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline Townson Brown, MSN, MA, NP-BC had 582 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Caroline Townson Brown, MSN, MA, NP-BC'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.