Christopher Haekang Chay, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Asheville, NC
Christopher Haekang Chay, M.D. is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1699764878, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9701282, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Haekang Chay
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License numbers
- 9701282 NC
97-01282 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 551 Brevard RD, Asheville, NC 28806
- Phone
- (828) 212-7021
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 232-8218
- Medicaid ID
- 89132TA NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080109000890); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest hematology & oncology physician records → All 431 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 551 Brevard RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Trevor Austin, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1659509644
- Joshua Baru, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1962571927
- Andrew Beardsley, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1881855948
- Caroline Brown, MSN, MA, NP-BCNurse Practitioner1013313873
- Charles Bryan, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1831189877
- Mridu Chand, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1851377196
Verify Christopher Haekang Chay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9701282Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
2,308 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims. 142 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone300 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate226 claims
- Xtandi95 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl80 claims
- Gabapentin75 claims
- Letrozole74 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,153.41
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Daiichi Sankyo Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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 PAAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Haekang Chay among 431 hematology & oncology physician records in North Carolina
Christopher Haekang Chay, M.D. is one of 431 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 302 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RH0003X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 431 hematology & oncology physician records in North Carolina.
All 431 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Trevor Austin, MDAsheville, NC 288061659509644
- Andrew Beardsley, M.D.Asheville, NC 288061881855948
- Charles Bryan, M.D.Asheville, NC 288061831189877
- Mridu Chand, MDAsheville, NC 288061851377196
- Shantae Lucas, MDAsheville, NC 288061063402998
- Eric Luk, M.D.Asheville, NC 288061992125934
- Michael Messino, M.D.Asheville, NC 288061699765529
- Martin Palmeri, M.D.,M.B.A.Asheville, NC 288061811005374
Common questions
What is Christopher Haekang Chay, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Haekang Chay, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699764878, issued on Oct 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Haekang Chay, M.D. 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 Christopher Haekang Chay, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701282, 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 Christopher Haekang Chay, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Haekang Chay, M.D. had 2,308 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Haekang Chay, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.