NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher John Irvine, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC

Christopher John Irvine, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1275982571, issued on Jun 7, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-00958, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275982571
Name
Christopher John Irvine
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
2021-00958 NC
A157892 CA
S8577 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
43 Oakland RD, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 252-2511
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 19, 2023
Fax
(828) 252-5711
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210914002932); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 43 Oakland RD

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

  1. Anne Irvine, MDFamily Medicine Physician1346760477
  2. Kyle Knowlson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1134514011
  3. Andrea Preston, MDFamily Medicine Physician1386670289
  4. Jodi Schwab, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144287293
  5. Michael Weizman, MDFamily Medicine Physician1366409989
  6. Kimberly Wilson, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1861788366

Verify Christopher John Irvine 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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,560 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Irvine1,560
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium105 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl72 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate64 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate50 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate49 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Our Family Doctor, PLLCAsheville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher John Irvine among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Christopher John Irvine, 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 2016, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Andrews, M. D.Asheville, NC 288011982690129
  2. Eileen Caquias-Gonzalez, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011609862010
  3. Patrick Contino, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011952393324
  4. John Corder, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011154300820
  5. John Dean, MDAsheville, NC 288011568455665
  6. Karen Dedman, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011023080454
  7. Jose Gonzalez, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011457347627
  8. James Ladd, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011790771244

Common questions

What is Christopher John Irvine, MD's NPI number?

Christopher John Irvine, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275982571, issued on Jun 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher John Irvine, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 43 Oakland RD, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 252-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher John Irvine, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-00958, 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 John Irvine, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher John Irvine, MD had 1,560 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher John Irvine, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. 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.