NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Malcolm Hines, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC

Charles Malcolm Hines, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1881681617, issued on Oct 6, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-01461, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881681617
Name
Charles Malcolm Hines
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
2015-01461 NC
77820 MA
39531 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
90 Southside Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 277-4810
Enumerated
Oct 6, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
3112624 MA
395316 SC
1881681617 NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 90 Southside Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Megan Abbott, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1063889749
  2. Tyler Allen, PAPhysician Assistant1053583294
  3. Andrea Bailey, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376955906
  4. Kimberly Baptiste, MDFamily Medicine Physician1881646693
  5. Greg Blais, P.T.Physical Therapist1578561353
  6. Eric Boeshore, MDInternal Medicine Physician1093993008

Verify Charles Malcolm Hines in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,185 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Hines3,185
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate143 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium132 claims
  3. Gabapentin116 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium106 claims
  5. Eliquis105 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl92 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.

Charles Malcolm Hines among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Charles Malcolm Hines, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anna Bartow, MDAsheville, NC 288011851377501
  2. Kenneth Cassell, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011831150317
  3. Ronald Friedman, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011154311082
  4. William Halstenberg, MDAsheville, NC 288011699770685
  5. Hal Hemme, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011194791442
  6. David Humphrey, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011972592301
  7. John McLelland, MDAsheville, NC 288011396739181
  8. Craig Mills, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011295701563

Common questions

What is Charles Malcolm Hines, M.D.'s NPI number?

Charles Malcolm Hines, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881681617, issued on Oct 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Malcolm Hines, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 90 Southside Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 277-4810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Malcolm Hines, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-01461, 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 Charles Malcolm Hines, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Malcolm Hines, M.D. had 3,185 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.