Clara Kim Chay, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Clara Kim Chay, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1285600304, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9701436, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clara Kim Chay
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 9701436 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 Tunnel RD, Asheville, NC 28805
- Phone
- (828) 298-7911
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 891321N NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051202000468); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Clara Kim Chay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9701436Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
300 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium22 claims
- Losartan Potassium19 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 claims
- Simvastatin11 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
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- MemorycareAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clara Kim Chay among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Clara Kim Chay, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Clara Kim Chay, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clara Kim Chay, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285600304, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clara Kim Chay, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Tunnel RD, Asheville, NC, 28805. Phone: (828) 298-7911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clara Kim Chay, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701436, 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 Clara Kim Chay, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clara Kim Chay, M.D. had 300 Medicare Part D claims for 128 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.